Written by: Beck

Well, I'm assuming that, for Senator John Corzine, attaining his goal of becoming the next governor of New Jersey would be a source of happiness. Because Corzine is well on his way to methodically buying the post. Unfortunately for Corzine, there's been one small road bump: it would appear that campaign finance laws apply to Senators along with the rest of America's citizens. Enlighten-New Jersey has the story.

Yes, Senator Corzine, the rules apply to you too. For a man that co-sponsored McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform, you'd think he'd want to set an example by living up to the spirit, as well as, the letter of the law. Corzine is very passionate about limiting campaign donations from everyone, except those from Jon Corzine and family.

Corzine wants to split hairs because FEC rules severely limit the amount of money he can raise and personally contribute to New Jersey Democrats and state political action committees. If you'll remember, it was Corzine's money that caused Democrat Party bosses to abandon Acting Governor Codey in favor of Jon Corzine as their nominee for Governor.

I find this especially entertaining considering the strategic implications of replacing a sitting governor from within your own party with a newcomer. In other words, Corzine has spread enough money around among his state Democratic party cronies that they're willing to forgo the significant advantages which come with incumbency.

Note: that last sentence was not so much intended as a criticism of the Democratic Party as it was a criticism of New Jersey politics in general.

There's already enough to criticize the Democratic party for without blaming them for New Jersey.