Another scandal, but where's the prosecutor?

Former Democrat Senate President John Lynch's reign of corruption occurred right here in Middlesex, but the Prosecutor's Office never seemed interested in uncovering any of his malfeasance. Not a single indictment was handed down by the county prosecutor.

Perth Amboy's corrupt former mayor, Democrat Assemblyman Joe Vas, was taken down by a combination of federal authorities and the state Attorney General's Office. Again, not a single indictment came from the Democrat-appointed Kaplan, even though the wrongdoing occurred right under his nose.

And now, longtime Democrat power broker Spicuzzo finally has to answer for his years of suspected cronyism and venality. In addition to the $50,000 he is accused of taking in bribes, his time as sheriff was marked by sexual harassment lawsuits that cost taxpayers millions. Oddly, none of this resulted in an indictment from our prosecutor's office. See no evil, hear no evil, prosecute no evil.

When the county clerk's office was raided to investigate voter fraud a few months ago, that was done by federal authorities. When the Democrat freeholders used county resources and time sheets were manipulated for personal gain, again, Middlesex County's prosecutor's office did nothing.

There are only two logical explanations. Perhaps the prosecutor's office is simply incompetent, a predictable result of it being headed by a courtroom-averse political appointee with absolutely no prosecutorial experience. Or maybe the reason corruption flourishes in Middlesex is that our elected officials believe they can act with impunity, knowing they never have to fear investigation from local authorities. Maybe the real scandal isn't the obvious wrongdoing, but the seemingly willful failure to prosecute it.

It's no secret that the Middlesex County prosecutor's office is little more than a political patronage pit for Democrats. But even political patronage pits have responsibilities, and if Bruce Kaplan isn't going to take his seriously, then the next office to be investigated should be his own.