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Decisions were, where every decision that mattered was made. every state is unique, but they don't play politics like they do in new jersey. i tell everybody i got a master's degree in practical politics. when i started that job, wally helped tell who people were, helped fill in back stories, all on instant messenger, of course. mostly he gave me autonomy, i knew what i needed to cover, he didn't interfere. and basically it worked. i learned a ton. i made more than my share of mistakes but i did a lot of work i'm proud of, too. we got the credibility wally wanted when he hired me. i ended up c...

I didn't cover it out of the state house, i covered the county bosses, the turf wars, the machine battles, that is where the real action and real decisions were, where every decision that mattered was made. every state is unique, but they don't play politics like they do in new jersey. i tell everybody i got a master's degree in practical politics. when i started that job, wally helped tell who people were, helped fill in back stories, all on instant messenger, of course. mostly he gave me autonomy, i knew what i needed to cover, he didn't interfere. and basically it worked. i learned a ton. i...

But i refused. i wanted to be able to honestly tell people i had no idea. only when i left the site after three years, i finally gave in. we met at a steak house in north jersey, actually one that is not far from the george washington bridge. he introduced himself. i always figured he was an older guy, a retired reporter maybe in his 70s. that was my guess, everybody i talked to before that had guesses, when he introduced himself to me in person that was the first time i had ever heard the name david wildstein, i had no idea who he was, in his mid-40s, a life long political jur jur jurn junky,...

State house, i covered the county bosses, the turf wars, the machine battles, that is where the real action and real decisions were, where every decision that mattered was made. every state is unique, but they don't play politics like they do in new jersey. i tell everybody i got a master's degree in practical politics. when i started that job, wally helped tot helped tell who people were, helped fill in back stories, all on instant messenger, of course. mostly he gave me autonomy, i knew what i needed to cover, he didn't interfere. and basically it worked. i learned a ton. i made more than my...