Disgraced ex-New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey spent $25,000 to have an official portrait of himself done to hang in the governor’s office in Trenton. The money came from the pool of funds given to ex-governors to help them transition to private life. I think every NJ governor of recent history has commisioned an official portrait after leaving office. Christie Whitman paid a bit less than McGreevey for a portrait from the same outfit, NYC based Portraits Inc.

Well, the portrait is finally complete [link], and now the ex-governor wants to hold a ceremony with the official unveiling of the masterpiece in Trenton, with the cost of the ceremony coming from the remaining transition funds. Can anyone guess how excited the NJ democrats are about the thought of Jim McGreevey having a big media show right before the November election??

The article suggests that McGreevey unveil the portrait after the election but before the new governor is sworn in. Sort of a lame duck session party.

Of course, political science professor Dave Rebovich is quoted with one of his pearls of wisdom, “He is part of New Jersey history. And he chose to step down, the people nor the law ousted him.” Yeah, Nixon sort of did the same thing. Puh-leeze!!

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