The AG steps aside

Zulima Farber did the right thing — but not without some kicking and screaming and possibly for the first time — in stepping down yesterday as attorney general. This was an absurd situation that has left the entire state looking bad.

The governor handled this well, considering how difficult of a situation he faced. Critics would have liked him to act more quickly, but that’s just politics. He ran Farber through an investigative process and then did not waste time once the independent panel found she violated several ethics rules. (The reality, of course, is that the governor made a grave mistake when he appointed Farber.)

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet