Leadership vaccuum

Most of the state’s papers have said this about the three abstaining Democrats, but I think Al Doblin puts it best — because he reminds readers that Sen. Steven Sweeney is about to take over as senate president. Voting no was bad enough — and there were 20 who did so — but abstaining was the height of cowardice that no apology can offset.

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Author: hankkalet

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.

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