It seems eons ago, but it was only last summer that Mr. Torricelli tried to insert himself into this eventful governor's race. As it turns out, by outfoxing the crafty Mr. Torricelli in a game of Democratic hardball and forcing him to stay in the Senate, Mr. McGreevey saved the Democrats the kind of election-year embarrassment visited on the Republican Party by Mr. DiFrancesco. The only thing missing from this political potpourri is an independent candidate for governor in November. That role might go to good-government maverick GOP State Sen. Bill Schluter of Pennington. He still may be the only candidate willing to inject bold ideas on property tax reform, campaign finance and sprawl control into the debate.
Voters deserve a robust choice after such a storm.