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WASHINGTON (AP) - Its voters twice rebuffed President Bush, so New Jersey seems an unlikely place for the president to find a friend. Yet when it comes to key appointments, the White House keeps seeking — and finding — a helping hand in the Garden State.
Take Samuel Alito of West Caldwell, N.J. His nomination to the Supreme Court makes him one of six people with New Jersey ties called into service by Bush since he took office.
The only Garden Stater who did not make the grade was Bernard Kerik, best known for being New York City police commissioner, later Bush's choice to succeed Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary.
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