Whitman Has Lost The Battle

Former Gov. Thomas H. Kean handily topped the field as "best governor of New Jersey" in a statewide poll of registered voters, which also turned up a surprising response for worst governor - a tie between James E. McGreevey and his predecessor, Christine Todd Whitman.

Whitman timing seems a bit off as she goes stomping around the country promoting her new book “It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America.” She fancies herself the Zell Miller of the Republican party.

We warned our readers in their rush to preorder Whitman’s book not to confuse it with It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP. Her credability is even lower than we suspected.

Although, it’s hard to believe people have forgotten about Jim Florio, he was a disaster. We’ll cut Christie a break and chalk part of her poor poll result to people’s short attention span – Whitman and McGreevey were the last two Governors. But we hardly think she is in a position to offer political advice to anyone.

Patrick Ruffini has a teriffic comparison between President Bush and former Govenor Whitman. Read Ruffini and then answer his question, who do you trust when it comes to growing the GOP? We'll give you a hint - it ani't Whitman. But read Ruffini's post, he really puts everything into perspective.