No chance. But, he may certainly win the primary ~ as the conservatives can't even stand Steve. Voters will vote for change ~ primary: O'Connor, Mertz, Signore. Only one to win in the end: O'Connor.
Senders ~ Lots of Catholics in Rotterdam looking forward, not backward.
...yes, only one to win in the end, Felipe. The dictatorship.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
GB ~ you are joking right? Parisi runs the Repubs and does it for his own personal gain, dictatorship? By the way, my money wouldn't be on BG either. Town wants to look forward, not back.
Quoted from GrahamBonnet: ...yes, only one to win in the end, Felipe. The dictatorship.
So GB, we should vote for the Republican party endorsed candidates simply because they are not Democrats? The Republican party must do better in attracting qualified and electable candidates. The downfall of the party is due to its own leadership, not the Democratic "dictatorship".
Who do you like in the town races? Who will you support and why? The answers to these questions will tell us all a great deal about you.
So GB, we should vote for the Republican party endorsed candidates simply because they are not Democrats? The Republican party must do better in attracting qualified and electable candidates. The downfall of the party is due to its own leadership, not the Democratic "dictatorship".
Who do you like in the town races? Who will you support and why? The answers to these questions will tell us all a great deal about you.
That is why YOU should put your hat into the race, and if mot selected, you should then be graceful enough to work hard, help good candidates get elected, get some experience at it, and not be bitter that you were not chosen in this round since maybe next time you will be. Every one expects that they will be nominated and that they are better then the next guy, and that is normal. But really, there is not room on the ticket for all the people that want to run, and in some races NO ONE wants to run! But the other thing to remember is that when you have an ideology, you much prefer to run and ELECT someone closer to it then someone further away from it, correct? I don't expect all the candidate or officials to agree with me all the time, I expect to support ones who I am most comfortable with and that are able to do the job. Some of the candidates running for office this year, in my opinion are mad about some things that they should be mad at another level of government for. Some are upset they didn't get chosen and they think the party chairs are evil. Some just don't recognize or pay enough attention to all that goes on, and get their tax bill and automatically get angry with whoever is "in charge." Steve makes the easy scapegoat.
Personally I would vote for Steve, he is not perfect, but he is not the terrible menace to conservatism and the town most of you think he is. I know what is in his heart from his actions and although I don't agree with all of it, I would think there might be capable conservatives elected to help him on that path, and to be more in touch with his conservative credo. But to think ANYONE would rather ad Bogod to the board...well that s just a horrific insult to anyone that paid attention to what he has done, and not done in the public realm for years and years. Any so-callled "republican" or small-c "conservative" that finds he needs more latitude because he quit the town board when Sue Savage called for him to run after serving there after 6 and half second makes me really wonder...I cite the Menendez boys who are now sadly orphaned, after they murdered their parents. Bogod ordered up his short tenure when his masters said "jump" and he said "How high?" Or maybe he just figured he would move up to higher office faster than Barack Hussein Obama. Bogod make HIS OWN CHOICES. He jumped ship, got voted down handily, and now wants back into the warm bed he so willing left after his brief honeymoon, when a prettier girl caught his eye.
Can you dispute this Mike?
To add more members to the county Democrat majority, well- tell me how that really helps the taxpayers...please. That is like throwing water on a drowning taxpayer.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
I dont think the taxpayers are drowning....I think leadership from way way way up top is forcing brick making without straw.......as for the decisions of the sheeple about priorities/importance, I think that is a generational loss at the grass roots level.....sad......
I think the taxpayers are pissed out of their minds.....and NYS isn't helping.....as I have never lived anywhere else and paid taxes in anyother state does anyone have input to this?
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
GB...I am a little confused here. Who is actually saying that they either want or even support the dem/liberal ideology? I'm hearing just the opposite. Who said that they are mad at any party, candidate or leader? I'm not reading into that either.
I think we are fortunate to have the choices that we do. And I think that, for those who are doing it for 'all the right reasons', should be commended. (except for 'sparky'...that's just tooooo funny )
Just cause someone supports a candidate (non dem) that is not endorsed by a major party does not mean that they want to continue with a dem dictatorship. I'm assuming that they just may choose the other options before them. IMHO
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Allow me to weigh in on this debate. When you, GB, contacted me and asked me drop out of the race to benefit the candidates that are endorsed by the Republican party, I lost a great deal of respect for you. I have always known you to be someone who would not compromise your principles or walk away from a cause that is just. I believed you to be a supporter of the conservative ideology and expected you to endorse my campaign, or at least support my initiative and objectives, because you know of my conservative positions on the issues. I am disappointed that you apparently place party over ideology, but have come to expect that from many of who I thought better. Further, I am not an enrolled candidate in the Republican party nor do I take direction from your party leaders. As a private citizen, I have the right and the freedom to run for political office regardless of my party affiliation.
As someone who is seemingly included in those who you characterize as "bitter" over not receiving your party's endorsement, I disagree with your assertion that those who have interest in running for office should step aside to support those who do not share one's positions on the issues. Further, I am not devastated by the lack of your party's endorsement. As I stated in the article in the Daily Gazette, I was not interested in accepting it under the terms that were discussed.
Our democracy guarantees that the people have a voice and that decisions are not made by "three men in a room". I hope that in the future, when your party has principled leadership, that we may again be on the same side fighting for admirable and just causes. But, for now, I intend to wage a hard fought campaign and emerge victorious in November.
Allow me to weigh in on this debate. When you, GB, contacted me and asked me drop out of the race to benefit the candidates that are endorsed by the Republican party, I lost a great deal of respect for you.
Say WHA?????? I know you better than to think you might even THINK about kidding about this Brad, but excuse me while I pick my chin up off the floor.
Hey GB ~ thought this was interesting, your quote "To add more members to the county Democrat majority, well- tell me how that really helps the taxpayers...please. That is like throwing water on a drowning taxpayer." Precisely why Surhada has no credibility! He abandoned the Repub effort on the county level for his own self serving interests. Geez, that sounds like the rest of the town Repubs, maybe he'll fit right in! What a disgrace! They will get what they deserve, bunch of misfits.
Good for you Felipe. McGarry is a good man. I have no qualms with him a bit. He is honest, and a true conservative from what I hear. Like Mr. Littlefield. That being said, in my opinion-without a major party line, one can't win. I hate to be the ice water pourer but it's true.
Now others want to run as conservatives yet badgered the town to spend money on their own neighborhoods for years, then after the town leaders did so, went and tried to join that very same team, but did not want to back the other candidates, and only wanted the others to back him. I hear the question was asked "If the party backs you and helps you will you back and help the other candidates?" and he said "No." Wow, that is generous.
He wanted to pick and choose about who he was backing because they didn't have identical thoughts, ideas and concepts as him. Talk about intolerance. So the party didn't back him, and he felt they should. So now he is running as the true conservative- independent or whatever he wants to be, while judging others of that stripe not as pure as him. THAT is hypocrisy. I guess running as an independent would suit him, and that is fine by me. We are all independents but we all like to find common cause to some degree with others. I guess he finds his with Godlewski these days since Godlewski is also against the republicans.
But I have some news for you about this Surhada guy. Indentured servitude ended 200 years ago. Expecting someone to do a job that they no longer want to do (and that you don' want to do, apparently) is not something even a political boss like Buchanan or Parisi could make a person do, I reckon. See, I guess there are careerist that want to move higher, or want to climb. Then there are those folks that do public service as an interested service, and want to feel like they are making a difference. I would imagine that this guy you so hate, from what he stated doesn't want to do that job anymore. I doubt that these powerful bosses could sway him to run for something else, and I would even bet they wanted him to run for that office again. I even bet if he ran for county again you would be moaning about him being in that office for too long! "WHY IS HE RUNNING AGAIN??" is what you would be saying! "Step aside so someone new can get in there!!!'
Why is it so hard to digest that someone would like a change in venue? A different challenge? Why the insinuation about the sinister motives and the powerplays, and the boss tactics? What is wrong with stepping back and looking for another job with a new challenge-something closer to the people? How funny. This isn't Chicago, or Albany for that matter.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
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