Acting Governor In Waiting For Life Dick Codey won't try for the real thing

The day New Jersey instituted the position of Lieutenant Governor pretty much sealed Dick Codey's political fate. As former president of the State Senate, he was next in the gubernatorial succession line. "Acting Governor" was the state constitution's term. And there was Dick, always waiting in the wings, until the day Jim I-am-a-gay-American McGreevey dumped his job, wife, and kids for a boy-toy back in 2004. Codey milked that fiasco for all it was worth, and he's been flirting with a run for the governor's mansion ever since.

But now, with Chris Christie's popularity riding higher than ever, Dick sees the writing on the wall — running for governor is a lot harder than falling into the job. And so he'll sit this election out.

After months of speculation, state Sen. Richard Codey told The Star-Ledger this morning he will not run for governor.

Which is actually bad news for me and the town of Caldwell. Why? Because Codey recently moved his funeral home business here, and he often spends his days hanging around town hall sniffing for trouble and sticking his nose into township affairs. All in the name of trying to "help," of course. As in, helping to oust the current Republican mayor and council so he can replace them with Democrats loyal to him.

So yeah, it's fun to watch the mighty fall. But it sucks when they fall on me.

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