Perfect together...........Both LOSERS.

I guess he can't find a credible and legitmate Democrat dumb enough to run with him so he found a dumber Republican in a year the Republican nominee is going to actually win.

You can't make this stuff up! It only confirms the complete amateur approach of Jon Corzine and the fact he's only taken seriously is beacause he's been a human ATM machine for the Democratic Party.

Corzine will lose to Christie or Lonegan by 400,000 to 600,000 votes and take 10 Democrats in the legislature with him...

Good riddance!

Vote Column "A" - All the way!

This is the most politically brain dead choice he could make. This plus Abbott would mean that Christie might actually win some urban areas, as if this flake would play in the South Ward of Newark and Perth Amboy. This would also cost Corzine whatever is left of the white ethnic vote as well.

This is another example of how the Dems use any opportunity available to try to satisfy the objective to win rather than lead. Our problem is that we continue to feed into the hipocrisy as if it is all we have to accept.I am sure something like President Obama naming Corzine to be an Amdassador to some Greek Island in no-where is the best option for the Dems to win this one. What else is left?

she has practically no record to slice and dice which is a plus for Corzine. If she can walk and chew gum at the same time she's probably the best of the lot thus far. Everyone else in the mix has a long Trenton record to defend.

It is incomprehensible that the first opportunity a woman is given to run statewide, the Democrats are going to offer it to a Republican?! This will not sit well with many Democratic voters, myself included. Not sure what Corzine hopes to gain from this - but I can guarantee that given the choices, many Dem voters from my neck of the woods may just forget to come out and vote in November..

NewJerseyGirl - I hate to say it, but this is a ridiculous political stunt! There are so many Democratic women throughout the entire state that will be offended if he chooses a Republican. It would be an unwise choice to say the least.

Some of those who say that Verplanck is a poor choice are the same who argued McCain would win New Jersey. Hard to take such an opinion seriously.

The Republicans in the senate and assembly have been decidedly partisan and unhelpful in working with Corzine on most legislation. Why reward them with a Republican pick on the Democratic ticket?

Corzine should pick an unabashedly progressive Democrat for his Lt. Governor position, someone who solidifies his liberal credentials while also broadening his appeal. Is there a better candidate than Barbara Buono to do exactly this?

Martin, I agree that picking a republican would do little for the Corzine ticket. But, with very little research anyone can see that Buono has established a clear committment to progressive ideals...authoring legislation to cap global warming emmissions in NJ, consumer friendly measures such as the lemon law expansion and do not call list, establishing the paid family leave program, creating the new school funding formula, strengthening laws to prevent abusive residential mortgage lending through the original anti-predatory lending legislation and the more recent licensing requirements for mortgage lenders, good government/transparency measures such as legislation establishing a state spending website ...the list can go on. What is more, as Chair of the Senate Budget Committee she has demonstrated the ability to impliment these measures while also keeping checks on excessive and wasteful spending.

Posts items like this just to see how gullible most readers are. This is never gonna happen. Labor will freak (even more than they already are) and Verplanck is too smart to hook herself to this sinking ship. Corzine is gonna end up with a b-teamer like Buono (anyone ever read her divorce docs?). All the top choices are running for the hills awaiting their own chance. Who wants to be this Al Gore's Joe Lieberman?