Corzine won't tolerate corruption...except when he does.

The Washngton Post today had an article discussing this week's corruption arrests of mostly Democrat politicians and reached into Corzine's cabinet. From the article:

Corzine has not been implicated in the investigation, but the scandal did reach his Cabinet; Joseph Doria, commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, resigned after FBI agents raided his home and office Thursday. Doria has not been charged.

Corzine was close to Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano III, 32, one of the three mayors arrested. The governor lives in Hoboken and attended Cammarano's inauguration ceremony on July 1. Cammarano, a former Hoboken council member, is accused of taking $25,000 in bribes from an FBI informant posing as a building developer who needed expedited zoning approvals and permits.

All of this has been business as usual with politics in New Jersey. But the real howler is this Corzine comment:

Corzine said he was "sickened" by the arrests and called on all those public officials to follow Doria's lead and resign, even though none has been convicted. "I will not tolerate even the hint of corruption," Corzine said.

Ah, come on Governor...you have tolerated massive corruption in your ranks since you entered into politics. Your Senate colleague from New Jersey was the center of a major corruption investigation that precipitated Lautenberg's return. Your girlfriend was considered so honest that the union she worked for while dating you (only a major public employee union with a direct conflict of interest for you) dumped her after you negoiated significant contract. And how about those emails you won't share Governor? And why did your opponent the Federal attorner convict 128 of your Democrat friends for corruption versus 0 for your state Attorney General.

I know Governor Corzine. You don't tolerate corruption. Except when you do. Which is always.

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