For a while this afternoon it looked like US Representative Frank Pallone was going to be the designated idiot in the Torricelli scam. Now PoliticsNJ is reporting that
Lautenberg now the leading candidate as Pallone changes his mindI guess we know who has the brains in the Pallone family.
Former Sen. Frank Lautenberg will likely be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Democratic sources said shortly after 5 PM.. The 78-year-old Lautenberg could become the third candidate in less than 24 hours after a bizarre and startling turn of events.
Earlier this afternoon, Rep. Frank Pallone told Gov. James E. McGreevey that he would accept the Democratic nomination, but an hour later, he backed out of the race. Sources say that changed his mind at the urging -- or insistence -- of his wife, Sarah.
Lautenberg is en route to Trenton now, with an announcement by McGreevey expected soon.McGreedy better find the jumper cables to get that old hack going. The next thing you know, we'll hear that Bubba has moved to New Jersey and is tossing his hat in the ring.
