What a surprise! Corzine will not abide by campaign spending limits

If he had accepted campaign spending limits no one would have noticed that a plane landed in the Hudson River today. But just because he's Governor, the news media has to cover the fact that he won't accept public campaign funds or spending limits.

NJGOP Chairman and avid MoreMonmouthMusings reader Tom Wilson issued the following statement:

Corzine Says “NO WAY” to Abiding By Campaign Spending Cap

--He Used To Advocate “A Level Playing Field” But Now The Same Guy Who Bought The Silence Of Katz, Riccio And Golding Is Gonna Try To Buy The Voters Silence--

“Mr. Corzine Diverged For A Moment And Asserted His Belief In The Value Of Public Campaign Financing As A Force To ‘Level The Playing Field.’” (Jessica Bruder, “Battle of the Millionaires As Corzine Leads Forrester,” The Observer, October 2, 2005)

After Voting For The Millionaire’s Amendment

“‘It's Better That I Be On The Side Of The Level Playing Field,’ Mr. Corzine Added.” (Lizette Alvarez, “A Multimillionaire Votes To Level the Playing Field,” The New York Times, March 21, 2001)


Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Republican State Chairman Tom Wilson issued the following statement today:

“Jon Corzine bought Carla Katz’s silence, he bought Rocco Riccio’s silence, he bought Karen Golding’s silence and now he’s going to try to buy the voters’ silence. It’s ironic, but not surprising that Jon Corzine, a guy who said he was ‘on the side of a level playing field,’ now refuses to play by the rules. Corzine’s decision to thumb his nose at the law and the spending cap is just another example of his arrogance and belief that there is no problem he can’t solve with money – his own or the taxpayers. It was one thing when he ran against another self-funding candidate in 2005, but it’s an entirely different matter in a race where every Republican candidate has agreed to a fair and level playing field where issues and performance, not personal wealth, determine who will lead New Jersey out of the mess the Democrats have created.

Jon Corzine supported and signed the Fair and Clean Elections Act saying that publicly funded and capped races would give us more ‘open and accountable’ government. With his decision to reject New Jersey’s hallmark gubernatorial campaign law, he’s again making two things clear – he believes laws are for everyone else and he’s opposed to ‘open and accountable’ government.”