NEW BRUNSWICK NJ – New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill today announced he will seek the local Democratic Party’s mayoral nomination in the June 8, 2010 primary.
“Our City is so dynamic, always moving forward, always making progress because we work together, create partnerships, and share a vision for our future that embraces meaningful change to make New Brunswick an even greater place to live, work and play. New Brunswick is always getting better,” Cahill said. “I look forward to working with our residents for an even better tomorrow.”
“I have been honored …

As Of Yet Untitled

Let me be clear: I am not an Obama supporter. I did not vote for the man, and frankly, I disagree with the majority of his policy initiatives. That said, to my mind, no President has made a more real and concerted effort to cut through the muck of political rhetoric (read: lies) and work in a bipartisan manner with the opposing party.

When I received my absentee ballot to vote in the special election to replace the late great Ted Kennedy, I felt an immeasurable disappointment with the names I saw on it. The choices, as I saw them, were these: a giant douche, a cold-hearted woman, a babbling hypocrite and a space for me to waste my vote. To be honest, no candidate on the ballot seemed capable of filling the position. Over the course of several days I deliberated and resolved that I simply could not make a decision. And …

Local Group Urges Senate to Vote Down S-3157
Today, the State Senators of New Jersey are being asked to vote on S-3157. If signed into law, it would extend the time citizens must wait between submitting petitions for charter changes from 4 years to 10 years.  This is unreasonable, undemocratic, and harmful overall to civic engagement, and we are asking our State Senators to vote against this measure.

Marriage equality is up for a vote this Thursday in the New Jersey Senate. Chris discusses his experience at Monday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the process by which recently proposed Marriage Equality legislation could become law, and shares with us a personal letter addressed to his State Senator Jennifer Beck.

Considering the gravity of this issue for the LGBTQ community, New Jersey, and the nation at large, as well as the impending date of the vote, we’ve published this piece as a mid-week update for your consideration. Do your civic duty and weigh in with your State Senator.

Ah, the tired and true (and trite) subject of abortion…

We’ve all heard the arguments from pro-lifers, so I won’t waste your time or brain cells rehashing them. What does concern me, however, is the question of whether or not pro-lifers really understand the implications of what they are arguing for. Do they really realize what would happen if having an abortion was banned in the United States?

The Popular Capitalist View

In my last column, I discussed education through the filter of the perennial New Jersey political theme of property taxes. There I had slain the dragon, at least to my own satisfaction, so that I can return to the subject again without further acknowledgment of what remains a pressing issue for politicians who do not bother to read the Johnsonville Press despite my pointing them to it on numerous occasions. This column is therefore directed to those of us who find more to education than the uninteresting problem of how to pay for it.

What a world, what a world…

Where crooked Politicians steal.

Oh, how they look on in stupor,

Mouthes agape

as commerce screeches to a halt

Four major elections are breaking as we speak: Virginia’s Gubernatorial, New Jersey’s Gubernatorial, New York’s Mayoral, and the New Brunswick Wards Question.
Here is what we know so far:
In Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell was swept into office as expected by pollsters. We don’t live there, and so don’t care all that much. But just know that this constitutes a big, if expected, victory for the party that lost the state in 2008. While Obama did stump for Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds, voters in VA said that Obama was not a factor …

A Timid Observer

Until rather recently, I’ve been feeling pessimistic about whether Congress would manage to pass meaningful heath care reform this year. My opinion is changing, and for the better.

Barely a few weeks ago health care reform seemed all but dead. In the House, progressive Democrats staunchly held their ground in support of a robust public option to be included in the House bill, vowing to kill any bill that did not include one.