New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey delivered his farewell speech Monday in preparation for his Nov. 15 resignation.
McGreevey addressed an audience of several hundred supporters and colleagues. After an abbreviated term marred by scandal — an extramarital affair with a man and charges that his top fund-raiser engaged in conspiracy and promoting prostitution — McGreevey used the speech to emphasize the highlights of his tenure as governor.
He began with an apology to those whose high hopes were cut short by his resignation.
"Like the Psalmist of old, I have asked God to 'create in me a clean heart' and to 'renew a right spirit within me,'" McGreevey said.
He then thanked the state government, the Democratic Party and his staff.
He highlighted their accomplishments, which include raising over $8 billion in funds for education, the preservation of farmland, tax relief and the creation of the nation's first state-sponsored stem cell research institute.
But McGreevey said he regretted that politics has become a "blood sport."
McGreevey avoided forcing a special election by delaying his official resignation until less than 60 days before the general election.
State Senate President Richard Codey will assume the role of governor until January 2006.
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