Apparently, some in the Traditional Media -- have been paying attention ...
Editorial: Time for David Samson to Go
by The Editorial Board -- NYTimes.com, March 5, 2014
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It [the Port Authority] controls four bridges, two tunnels, five airports and the various port operations, commands an annual budget of more than $8.2 billion and a 10-year capital plan for almost $28 billion and hands out plenty of big money. According to a detailed account by Russ Buettner in The Times this week, Mr. Samson had no compunction about sending some of that money in the direction of Wolff & Samson and its clients, who seem to have grown fat on the Port Authority’s generosity.
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The Times report also noted that the Port Authority’s considerable resources have been used to advance Mr. Christie’s own interests. In one instance, the authority paid for upgrades to the Pulaski Skyway that would normally have been paid for by the state. This allowed Mr. Christie to keep a campaign promise not to raise the state gas tax.
Underneath these and other seamy details lies a fundamental truth: the Port Authority needs fundamental reforms. And it should be run by professionals, not political hacks like the 50 or so political associates Mr. Christie has put into jobs at the authority. Mr. Christie owes it to the millions of people who use and pay for the Port Authority’s facilities to find professionals to do these jobs. And he can begin by telling Mr. Samson it is time to retire.
WOW! and well,
it's about time!
And other than that -- I'm 'without speech' ... for a change.
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