>Sellout Republican Bateman breaks ranks, votes to rejoin job killing greenhouse gas initiative
As is his style, Sen. Kip Bateman didn’t have much to say about a bill (S-1322) narrowly approved by the Senate yesterday in a party-line vote — except for his.
His “yes” vote, however, spoke volumes.
For the past two months, the Republican from Somerset County has been the focus of a conservative group’s intense campaign blitz. He has been hammered in thousands of robocalls to constituents, in direct mailings to his district, and in ads on New Jersey and New York radio stations. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
