Reviews
Jacksonian in governing, Seinfeldian in holding an audience, Damon and Pythianesue in friendship, and no 90-pound weakling in standing up to any bully out to develop the Pines or build an access ramp to the New Jersey Turnpike through lovely Koming Township. ... Brendan Byrne ... is his own man when it comes to integrity, kindness, wisdom, wit, a stingless sense of humor, and speaking softly with not a trace of carrying a big stick., Jacksonian in governing, Seinfeldian in holding an audience, Damon and Pythianesue in friendship, and no 90-pound weakling in standing up to any bully out to develop the Pines or build an access ramp to the New Jersey Turnpike through lovely Koming Township. ... Brendan Byrne ... is his own man when it comes to integrity, kindness, wisdom, wit, a stingless sense of humor, and speaking softly with not a trace of carrying a big stick.--, With his unique combination of vision and toughness, his trademark sense of humor, and no small dose of political courage, he worked as Governor with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to enact meaningful reforms that benefit New Jersey to this day.--, With his unique combination of vision and toughness, his trademark sense of humor, and no small dose of political courage, he worked as Governor with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to enact meaningful reforms that benefit New Jersey to this day., In all of his work as Governor of New Jersey, Brendan Byrne demonstrated through his actions what it means to be a public servant: a public official willing to make the tough choices for the good of the State, no matter what the personal consequences. His story is truly a profile in political courage leavened by clear expression and a sense of humor that unfortunately cannot bereplicated., In all of his work as Governor of New Jersey, Brendan Byrne demonstrated through his actions what it means to be a public servant: a public official willing to make the tough choices for the good of the State, no matter what the personal consequences. His story is truly a profile in political courage.--, Reviewing Brendan Byrne's tumultuous governorship through the lens Donald Linky provides, one is reminded that contemporary and historical judgments do not necessarily mesh. Byrne emerges from these pages not as a dilettante in politics, nor merely a 'good' governor, but as a courageous, visionary leader, who made tough choices, took the hits that came with them, and persisted in finding ways to reach his objective. . . . [I]n making his case for Byrne as an admirable chief executive, Linky draws on compelling evidence that he was in fact that. . . .[The book is] above and beyond a valentine to the grand old man of New Jersey politics, a significant contribution to New Jersey political history., In all of his work as Governor of New Jersey, Brendan Byrne demonstrated through his actions what it means to be a public servant: a public official willing to make the tough choices for the good of the State, no matter what the personal consequences. His story is truly a profile in political courage leavened by clear expression and a sense of humor that unfortunately cannot be replicated.
