TIPS AND SNIPPETS:
Here we go again, another New Jersey politician is found guilty of committing a crime. What else is new? Over the past several decades 130 New Jersey politicians (both Republican and Democrat) have been sentenced to jail terms. It makes you wonder how these people sleep at night. Don’t they have a conscience?
Apparently not!
Former State Senator Wayne Bryant (Camden 5th District, Democrat) is the latest thief that will soon be wearing a new suit of prison blues. Caught with his hand in the taxpayers cookie jar a jury convicted Bryant on 13 COUNTS of selling his Senate influence to pad a government pension.
Bryant’s 28 year political career began in 1980 when he was first elected to the Camden County Freeholder Board. He served in that capacity until 1982 when he ran for the State Assembly. While in the General Assembly Bryant served as Majority Leader from 1990 to 1991. Upon the death of longtime Democratic Senator Walter Rand on January 6, 1995, Bryant was selected to serve the remaining term. In 2006 after being indicted Bryant resigned from the Senate.
http://www.answers.com/topic/wayne-r-bryant
I knew Wayne from the days he served on the Camden County Board of Freeholders and watched his rise into the state legislature. As a reporter I often covered events that he was in attendance. Always a firm handshake and a warm smile he was a typical politician. You couldn’t help not to like him.
Ask anyone in his hometown of Lawnside what they think of their beloved Senator Bryant and they will tell you in their opinion he was the greatest.
One wonders though when he decided that he was going to deceive these constituents and everyone else in the state? In other words when did he decide to become another shifty underhanded politician? Was it just greed? He had a successful law practice and from all accounts was financially secured. So what happened?
Looking for an answer to what makes politicians steal I found a number of theories. One that stood out more than the others was written several years ago by Richard Reeves http://realclearpolitics.com .
\”Among politicians, I have watched more than a few friends and acquaintances go off to prison. There are no hard and fast rules for corruption, but I have noticed that many Republicans go wrong because they believe that it is business as usual, un-American to pass up a chance at profit. They do what comes naturally in the private sector, but some of what comes naturally to a speculator is against the law for a public servant.
Democrats I\’ve known have gone wrong because they came to believe they had earned their way into a privileged class, complete with free meals and vacations, life on the fast track. Then comes a day, often when they are first faced with college tuitions for their children that they realize they can\’t afford the life of the people asking, begging them for little favors. They step onto the slippery slope of favors and loans and then bribes.\”
By Working Together a Problem was Solved: The TIP- Bill, if you get a chance check out the flag flying at the G.H.S. football field. It is shredded and hanging by one eyelet. I was very embarrassed while attending the state playoff game at the field yesterday between G.C.H.S. and Pope John XXIII. Everyone staring at this scrap while the visiting band played the National Anthem. I never saw a flag in worse shape than this one. I know you take this disrespect towards our country and our flag seriously like I do so I figured I would mention it to you.
I am happy to report that within hours after contacting School Superintendent Paul Spaventa the flag was replaced.
Mr. Spaventa writes, Bill, Just wanted to let you know that the problem with the flag was that the rope broke in the high winds. John Kenney called the fire department and they were able to take down the old rope and replace it with new. The rope measures 85 feet. Thanks again for your concern. We certainly wouldn\’t want to disrespect our flag.
HEARD ON THE STREET-The unofficial list of the applicants for the job of Gloucester City Administrator are: Ted Howarth, Patrick Keating, Paul Kain, and Kathy Jentsch. Only one will be chosen. The official announcement will be made at the January reorganization meeting of City Council.
~Bill Cleary
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