http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1610672,00.html
Recently, Governor Corzine of New Jersey was injured in a car accident. The article above explains how severly he was injured and also the details of the accident. The accident actually happened on his way from a meeting with Don Imus to another meeting with the Rutgers women's basketball team. He was put on a ventilator and is still unable to talk.
Recent incidents such as Mr. and Mrs. Edwards coming out about her battle with cancer and Senator McCain and his age and health are causing discussion of their ability to run the country. I felt that this unfortunate occurrence relates to these situations. Gov. Corzine is currently in office and has sustained many injuries that are very serious and is still on a ventilator prohibiting him from speaking. He also is just starting to recognize his family and become coherent. Although, doctors do think Corzine will make a successful recovery, they are not sure of how long it will take. I ask the class, with all talk about the candidates for presidency, do you think that people will now see Corzine as unfit to be Gov. Also, say he does make a successful recovery, will people still doubt his ablilty because of the extensive injuries he sustained? Furthermore, is it even fair to be judging Corzine for something that he could not control? Does this accident and his injuries make him any less fit for the job he currently holds?
If his recovery time becomes very long, what does everyone think should be done? Do we take this job away from him or allow him to continue to be governor even though he is still in the hospital? What would you want to see happen?
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This is a pretty difficult decision to make since Gov. Corzine was very seriously injured and it is unsure how long it will take him to recover. I definitely think a considerable amount of time should be given to Gov. Corzine to allow him to recover. Doctors do think he will make a successful recovery so he should be given the opportunity to do so.
I do think that the American public will be skeptical of his arrival back to office upon his recovery, as we are very skeptical of the recent candidates and their health. However, if Gov. Corzine recovers to full capacity, he should not face scrutiny from the public about his ability to perform in office. Although in reality he probably will.
I don’t think that judging Corzine is correct since the accident was not under his control. But, how effective could a governor be if he is currently prohibited from speaking? If he does not recover fully, he may not necessarily be fit to run as governor anymore. This is unfortunate but the reality of the situation.
I would like to see Corzine have a successful recovery and not receive any judgment from the American public when he returns to office. If his recovery time becomes very long, I think that someone else should step in temporarily to fulfill his duties. When Corzine does fully recover he should be allowed to return to his position as long as he is capable of fulfilling his duties as governor.
There will probably be many skeptical people who think that this accident will have long term effects on Gov. Corzine. I think that if Corzine does make a full recovery relatively, he should be able to resume his post as governor of New Jersey. In order to combat people who don't think he will be fit to serve as governor, Corzine's staff should use doctors as spokespeople, who can back up that Corzine is healthy to be governor of New Jersey. However, Corzine is not going to have to answer questions about his health, he is also going to have to address the issue of not wearing a seatbelt, which is against state law in New Jersey. This makes me wonder what kind of example is Corzine setting by not following the laws when he is suppose to be leading by example? I think he is definitely going to have to do some clean up with this problem. So with this being said, I think it is fair to judge Corzine, because he wasn't wearing his seatbelt, and I'm sure if he was, the injuries he sustained would have been much more minor.
As far as his recovery process, I think if it is taking too long for that to happen, I think he should step down as governor. He needs to realize that if he isn't ready to run his state anytime soon, then he should do what is best for the state by stepping down. I think that if this were to happen, he can always look to the future. He was elected once, so what's to say that he couldn't be elected again?
This is a tough situation in that Gov. Corzine had absolutely no control over the recent incident. In fact, it's frightening to see how injured he was in this car accident and that he wasn't killed. However, I do not think this should in any way effect his position as Governor. Sure, it may take a while for him to recover, but that is all part of life where there are going to be many hurdles and obstacles that we are going to have to face, but that doesn't mean that we cannot continue to live our lives.
I think the state of New Jersey may worry or feel insecure about his position and if he will still be fit for the position, however only time will tell. And until he is back in that office doing his job, nobody should be able to decide whether or not he should still be governer. In fact, I think people should be more supportive of Corzine after the injuries he has faced and help him to a speedier recovory.
This was a horrible accident that Governor Corzine was in, and he is still in pretty critical condition, so it may still be too early to jump to any conclusions. But all the doctors believe that he should make a full recovery, therefore I do not think his job should be jeopardized because of it. Especially because the accident was not his fault and they were rear ended.
However, I think where he may come into some problems is the fact that it is believed that the Governor was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. Wearing a seatbelt is a New Jersey State Law, and there is a ticket and a fine handed out to those who fail to obey the law. It is also believed that the driver and the governor's aid, who were both wearing their seatbelts, left the crash unharmed. I think the issue may arise as to why the governor was not wearing his seatbelt, and abiding by the laws that all other NJ citizens must abide by, and if he had been wearing it, he may have been able to avoid many of his serious injuries. They have so far been reluctant to confirm that he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, but if that does turn out to be true, he should be handed out the appropriate citation.
But aside from that, if he is able to make a full recovery without any severe lasting damages, he should be able to take the time to recover and remain in office.
He is injured, but is expected to make a full recovery. I don't think people will think any differently of him after the accident once he has recovered. Though the accident was out of his control he should have been wearing his seat belt!
The problem is going to be how long it takes him to recover. If he is out of office for long enough, someone will take his place permanently.
KRISTIN PERRY
It is very awful that Governor Corzine was in such a bad accident. If he fully recovers which the doctors think will happen, I believe he's fine to continue as governor. If he does not have full recovery then he should give up the position. I feel most would agree with this because we would not want someone in power who was not healthy. Yes he could not control the accident that he was in but in this case the public would be looking out for his best interest as well as theirs. If he isn't fully recovered he shouldn't be expected to do his job. I don't think I'd want to see him still be governor from the hospital if the recovery becomes long.
While it is certainly unfortunate what happened to Governor Corzine, it is very difficult to see him successfully fufilling his duties for quite some time. Personally, I think that Governor Corzine will be able to resume his position once his mental acquity is back to normal, and he has some limited mobility. This however, could take quite some time. While it appers Corzine is slowly recovering (mentally), he will be severly incapacitated for a long time (he has twelve ribs broken for starters...that alone makes breathing an agony in and of itself.
Also as a New Jersey resident, I find it difficult to say there was "no control" over the situtation for Corzine. His vehicle was going 91 MPH and he was in the passanger seat NOT WEARING A SEATBELT. This sets a terribly bad example because Corzine recently passed very strict seatbelt laws in New Jersey and was considereing lowering the speedlimit on major highways too.
Someone stepping in for Corzine is inevitable; unless he is to run the state from a hospital bed, it is not possible to entirely fufill his duties. I would like to see Corzine return as Governor (since I did vote for him), I just think it will take quite some time given the severity of his condition.
Governor Corzine suffered an unfortunate accident and will definately be sidelined for a while. Once he makes a full recovery he should be fit to take office again and go along with his daily activities. If he had suffered an injury to his brain that limited his decision making ability it would have been a different situation. Even if he was rendered paralyzed, it would be tough for anyone to outright to say that he shouls lose his job. However, government jobs mean mobility and any person in politics who suffers this type of setback has to prove afterwards that they can still preform, and it will come down to that with the governor. Also, it really depends on how much time it is going to take for him to recover. If this is really drawn out, there will be a time when people will finally get restless and want a permenant change.
This does not translate easy to the office of the President. These candidates all have to show that they have almost unlimited mobility. While on the campaign trail, Clinton and Obama have been making appearances everywhere. While John Edwards has kept up in the early month of campaigning, once his wife starts feeling the effects of her cancer, he could be slowed down to a crawl. The same goes for any other candidate who shows signs of aging or sickness. A weak image is not a good one, and its tough to get sympathy points when your expected to lead a country despite illness or age.
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