James McGreevey

State Sen./Mayor Brian P. Stack (D-Union City), right, with former Gov. James McGreevey

UNION CITY - When state Sen. Brian P. Stack (D-Union City) ceremonially kicked off the grand opening of Union City High School earlier today, he didn't forget to include an old friend, former Gov. James McGreevey. 

"No one was a bigger advocate for Union City than Governor McGreevey and we should never forget that," Stack told the massive crowd, mobilized for a Stack-led walk-through of the massive $200 million facility on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, the first high school built in Union City in 90 years.

The Soaring Eagles' media center is named for McGreevey, who during his short tenure as governor helped secure funding for the fledgling school project through the Schools Facilities and Construction Act.

Former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan

The image of Chris Christie still standing and smiling at his podium at the end of last Tuesday night’s debate in the studio of NJN today threw the question back onto Steve Lonegan, who had pledged in the lead-up to “take him out.”

On the eve of their second television encounter - this one taped, not live - Lonegan told reporters in a conference call that he did not feel bogged down in the minutia of defending his flat tax, and trusts in the voters to value detail and explication of a definite plan over what he believes are platitudes from Christie.  

“I’ll do what comes naturally,” said Lonegan. “Mr. Christie has spent $1.5 million attacking my tax plan, and I’m still moving up and he’s moving down.”

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The good news for Democrats is that someone finally took a shot at the most likely Republican candidate for Governor in 2009.  The bad news is that the criticism came from Wayne Bryant's lawyer.

Carl Poplar, a veteran player in South Jersey Democratic politics, told The Star-Ledger that he believed U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie was targeting Bryant for "political reasons," and has asked a federal judge to hear his arguments to determine if the longtime State Senator from Camden County was the victim of "selective prosecution."

Former First Lady Dina Matos McGreevey will appear on Oprah Winfrey's show today to discuss her new book, Silent Partner: A Memoir of My Marriage, which was released today.  Barnes & Noble ranked her book sales this morning at #162.   Her estranged husband, former Governor James E. McGreevey, appeared on the same show last September to launch his own book, The Confession.