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Good work! WhiteTara Jan 2014 #1
tag leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #2
Toast! ebbie15644 Jan 2014 #3
Expedited contracts? Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #4
I had to highlight this: Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #5
Yeah, I couldn't figure out at first why the Port Authority study came back only giving pnwmom Jan 2014 #8
Every state which relies on construction and where there is big money, Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #11
I have a former in-law who used to work in construction in NJ -- so I heard some stories. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #14
Wow! This is an amazing post! Squinch Jan 2014 #6
This shit's about to get ugly, now we're getting into RICO. giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #7
MAN, this is a juicy post. Gotta spend some more time with it! calimary Jan 2014 #9
Thank you, calimary. pnwmom Jan 2014 #13
I have always found that behavior off-putting. Certainly nothing I'd vote for. calimary Jan 2014 #84
You may be onto something. He's a bully, but he's their bully, so it's okay. Well, he's not mine! pnwmom Jan 2014 #85
I've read a couple of articles recently that have changed the word bully to thug or thuggish. The okaawhatever Jan 2014 #86
Agreed. This certainly qualifies as thuggish behavior. calimary Jan 2014 #89
He is also a bully, as in his interactions with teachers and others who question him. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #102
Yet, he was "colorful", and many liked that. Bullies should never win, NT juajen Feb 2014 #114
Christie is Warden Norton with unlimited power. tridim Jan 2014 #10
Spot on! Lisa D Feb 2014 #111
where`s the mob in all of this ? madrchsod Jan 2014 #12
I think this is mob tactics taken to a higher level starroute Jan 2014 #27
never thought of that..... madrchsod Jan 2014 #91
good post.. putting it all together. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #15
Well done! Great Dot connecting. DURHAM D Jan 2014 #16
Impressive sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #17
We can only hope Cirque du So-What Jan 2014 #18
Brava!! salin Jan 2014 #19
Wow pnwmom!! Thank you for putting this all together livetohike Jan 2014 #20
GOOD WORK. aquart Jan 2014 #21
Excellent work Justice Jan 2014 #22
this will make a good movie. barbtries Jan 2014 #23
I've been thinking about that ever since I heard about the traffic jams. pnwmom Jan 2014 #24
It just needs a Mexican-American fake sheik. nt valerief Jan 2014 #44
And J-Law. Who should she play? n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #45
Briget Kelly, of course! And Amy Adams does "earnest" well. She could be Mayor Zimmer. nt valerief Jan 2014 #46
But Kelly is way too old. Isn't there anyone younger pnwmom Jan 2014 #48
Well, American Hustle made the players way younger than the actual Abscam players were. valerief Jan 2014 #49
Hah! Yes. I wish I could afford to buy the movie rights. pnwmom Jan 2014 #51
Or a real Arabian sheik! nt valerief Jan 2014 #54
Thank you. dotymed Jan 2014 #25
I just noticed that this is posted in Politics 2014. DURHAM D Jan 2014 #26
Wow - is your last name in real life Kornacki? elfin Jan 2014 #28
oh, it will appear NJCher Jan 2014 #97
Hope mtasselin Jan 2014 #29
Please also investigate the cancellation of the ARC Hudson River tunnel BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #30
The cancelled Tunnel project was the BIGGEST PROJECT in the tri-state area DontTreadOnMe Jan 2014 #34
Plus the state was ordered to repay the feds when he did cancel it BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #57
I'm sure he had several reasons, but a big one was... JHB Sep 2014 #124
They must turn over every stone and prosecute Enthusiast Jan 2014 #31
I saw this last night on twitter and posted and it sank like a rock. warrior1 Jan 2014 #32
People are catching on. Too bad it sank like a rock, though. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #39
msnbc could use you! k&r polichick Jan 2014 #33
Excellent--bookmarking. panader0 Jan 2014 #35
Holy mackerel! Love this post. Every cloud has a Silverstein lining, it appears. nt valerief Jan 2014 #36
"Every cloud has a Silverstein lining" - perfect! polichick Jan 2014 #42
if these clowns heaven05 Jan 2014 #37
This is an awesome post Z_California Jan 2014 #38
Excellent investigative work. I appreciate what you have done. Jacoby365 Jan 2014 #40
Back when this scandal first broke, WeekendWarrior Jan 2014 #41
Are you from N.J. or is it like that everywhere? n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #47
Does Rachel and Steve Kornacki know about this? Great post... Sancho Jan 2014 #43
Well, my dot-connecting is largely speculation. pnwmom Jan 2014 #50
BOOM goes the dynamite. truebluegreen Jan 2014 #52
"General" Sampson may wind up in the stockade. MNBrewer Jan 2014 #53
Impressive work, pnwmom! Very impressive! n/t FourScore Jan 2014 #55
VERY nicely done, pnwmom NastyRiffraff Jan 2014 #56
This explains why Baroni et al were so pissed off when the cones were pulled up on day 5. SunSeeker Jan 2014 #58
Wow, excellent work! Spazito Jan 2014 #59
Please post this in GD senseandsensibility Jan 2014 #60
+1 Please do! Matariki Jan 2014 #101
K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #61
Wow. Great post! And it makes me sick what crooked assholes these guys are. loudsue Jan 2014 #62
Great post! Samson has flamingdem Jan 2014 #63
damn you're good! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #64
Real issue is who are development principles CtDemoFarmer Jan 2014 #65
Ain't it a shame they don't have a Republican on the NY side to cover for them? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #66
I wonder if Bloomberg had anything to do with helping keep this quiet. loudsue Jan 2014 #67
This is "amateur night in Dixieland" compared to your efforts rocktivity Jan 2014 #68
The same Silverstein who made $$$ from WTC insurance after 9-11??? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #69
yep same silverstein questionseverything Jan 2014 #77
Thanks, questionseverything! That link is a goldmine. hedda_foil Jan 2014 #98
I have some odd stuff on Silverstein and the WTC in my notes starroute Jan 2014 #92
I did not realize he had owned it for only 9 months... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #93
He shows up in 9/11 conspiracy theories for his remark about "pulling" Building 7 starroute Jan 2014 #94
Daily Kos has been all over this angle recently. DirkGently Jan 2014 #70
Whoa. Especially the second post, and the 2007 article it links to on “pay to play.” THANKS! pnwmom Jan 2014 #75
Outstanding post n/t me b zola Jan 2014 #71
Give that girl an A+ on her report! Hekate Jan 2014 #72
K&R. Someone tell Fox. Coyotl Jan 2014 #73
One can connect all the dots....yet Madam Mossfern Jan 2014 #74
If he's telling the truth about not knowing, there WOULD be evidence rocktivity Jan 2014 #79
I'm K&Ring the dwindling handful of posts in this forum that actually go after REPUBLICANS Number23 Jan 2014 #76
Who woke up with a horse's head in their bed? Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #78
great informative thread. bookmarking Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #80
But... but... he doesn't know anything!! Initech Jan 2014 #81
Follow the money. n/t krispos42 Jan 2014 #82
thank you so much, pnwmom.. I'm going Cha Jan 2014 #83
Laura Vecsey from Daily Kos: "Smoking Gun for Bridgegate might rest w/Losing Bidders" nashville_brook Jan 2014 #87
K&R for magnificent work! nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #88
Thanks for the great post. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #90
Thank you pnwmom for your informative, illuminating post! notgoinback Jan 2014 #95
Yes, Maddow and Kornaki really opened this all up for me. pnwmom Jan 2014 #96
It's always about the money. That's their drug of choice. nt valerief Jan 2014 #99
Excellent, excellent post! Matariki Jan 2014 #100
Great post. Great research pnwmom. Thanks. K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #103
But how can this info possibly be an adequate counter-argument to the GOP's claim of... nikto Jan 2014 #104
K and R. nt MaeScott Jan 2014 #105
marked for later Lil Missy Jan 2014 #106
K&R. myrna minx Jan 2014 #107
GWB is really a smokescreen for the larger NJ political scandal AlisonSchusterShea Feb 2014 #108
Are you saying that Christie opposes the mall? pnwmom Feb 2014 #109
Wow! sendero Feb 2014 #110
So pleased to see this is still pretty high up among the posts on this forum! calimary Feb 2014 #112
Thank you, Calimary! pnwmom Feb 2014 #113
If you're not already a reporter, you should be. idendoit Feb 2014 #115
Thank you. I'm not but I have great respect for the profession n/t pnwmom Feb 2014 #116
I have no doubt money was involved in some way davidpdx Feb 2014 #117
Bump for others to read n/t malaise Mar 2014 #118
Thanks, malaise. pnwmom Mar 2014 #119
It was an excellent post malaise Mar 2014 #120
I just saw what he did pnwmom Mar 2014 #121
It's why I joined DU malaise Mar 2014 #122
Talking Points Memo Kick rocktivity Sep 2014 #123
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