Bloggers on the right and left are blasting N.J. Senate President Steve Sweeney for comparing opponents of the proposed merger of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan universities to a “lynch mob.”

Sweeney, a West Deptford Democrat whose district includes Rowan, made the characterization during an interview published Sunday in the Gloucester County Times.

“Sweeney should apologize,” says Save Jersey, a conservative blog that recently celebrated Ronald Reagan’s birthday.

“Sweeney should be made to apologize,” says Blue Jersey, a liberal blog that celebrates pretty much anything anyone says about Chris Christie. So long as it’s bad.

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