MOM politics

I’m not going to disagree with The Asbury Park Press on this — or not entirely. Yes, the governor’s announcement on Sunday that Jamesburg, Monroe and South Brunswick will be spared the MOM line. And yes, it is likely that the announcement was politically motivated, designed to win support from Middlesex County legislators for his debt reduction/toll hike plan.

But I have to wonder if the Press would have been so shocked had it been on the receiving end of the favor, had he announced at a Monmouth or Ocean event that the Monmouth Junction route was a done deal. Just wondering.

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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