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To: michael97123 who wrote (61325)	8/18/2004 12:35:05 PM
From: t4texas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793957

male or female professor?

To: michael97123 who wrote (61325)	8/18/2004 3:42:04 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793957

No way! He told the Israeli press he was straight but McGreevey "pressured" him into an affair. :-/ BTW, I like the NY Daily News take on McGreevey's desperate grip on power: Why on Earth won't McGreevey go? NY Daily News editorial 8/18/04 In an op-ed piece in yesterday's USA Today (what, there are no newspapers in New Jersey?), Gov. Jim McGreevey attempted to defend the indefensible: his refusal to resign immediately and permit the voters to elect their next governor. If he leaves office before Sept. 3, there will be a special election for an interim governor. If he stays until Nov. 15, as he insists he must, New Jersey will have an unelected chief executive until January '06. Still draping himself in the mantle of humility, McGreevey says he must remain to oversee "an orderly transition of power." Hogwash. New Jersey may have its political problems, but there is no threat of a military coup, no danger that Trenton will fall to barbarians if Lame Duck Jim quacks his last in a few weeks rather than a few months. The gov also writes: "In two weeks, New Jersey will again play a central role in ensuring the security and preparedness of America during the Republican National Convention in New York." And that requires McGreevey's personal attention how? As he astutely notes, the convention is in New York, not Newark. But there could be other reasons, outside the realm of politics, behind his insistence on remaining until November. This is pure speculation, but consider: He has weeks to kill until Barney's late-autumn sale. Needs more time to finish reading Machiavelli's "The Prince." Golan Cipel is demanding more than 15 minutes of fame. By November, all the shore resorts will be shuttered and he'll have a better excuse for refusing that hot dog vendor's job in Seaside. Still waiting to hear if he has been accepted at Touro College. Still waiting to hear if he has been accepted by "The Apprentice." Division of Tourism needs time to replace all those happy-family ads the McGreeveys filmed. Tony Soprano is insistent. Gubernatorial E-ZPass is good through Nov. 15. He could pardon one more Thanksgiving turkey. Wants to avail self of front-row ticket to Bette Midler's "Kiss My Brass" concert in Atlantic City in October. President Bush is begging him to stay, since the longer he's in Trenton, the more animosity there is against the Democrats. Lots more hotties to interview for jobs.