Nobody "places" Joe S anywhere! Furthermore, it is a more DEMOCRATIC LEANING SEAT to run for! Joe S took that race himself on his own volition and knew it was a tougher race.
So did incumbent Joe S ask to run for the seat held by incumbent Mertz, or was it given to him by Parisi? Was the County race even offered to Joe S? I'm not "in the know" as you so aptly pointed out earlier. I'm interest in how an incumbent at the county level runs against an incumbent at the town level, in the same County. What are the behind the scene workings. To the political laymen, it doesn't make logical sense.
the seat was open since Mertz couldn't get endorsed. I think J S realized it was a chance to serve the town and do something productive, He was wasn't running for county after 8 years since he said himself it was enough time to do a job in his opinion. if Mertz didn't get the endorsement some other less conservative Republican would have. That may be why he doesn't criticize John M. At this stage, over the past several months the current GOP leaders and John M have come to loggerheads. This was first made public a year ago. Perhaps you could of had some real Rockefeller Republican in there. But the GOP base came out for a conservative fiscal hawk. Similar to John.
Time for people to work together to keep progressing the town forward, not backwards. Nobody will agree all the time. People don't have to change their views to work with someone who does disagree. If you hate the party then you vote against it. I guess you would be voting for the Democrat slate anyway since that may be what you get. I remember Perot in '92. Almost voted for him myself, until I stepped into the voting booth and realized that the country was not picking the best leader, but trying to do the least harm, in such a situation. And like every other choice we make in life, from breakfast for our toddler to our own end of life options, we pick from an infinitely limited and less-than-perfect set of circumstances...But for all those who truly believe that the two party system will break because of a few free spirits and a pile of shoe-leather, ask yourself why Tom Golisano, with all his BILLIONS and his skills, efforts and time could not make the slightest dent into the two (rapidly becoming one) party system in New York.
At the end of the day, it is another Charge of the Light Brigade...Me, I recognize that life is one giant compromise from the first to the last breath. You can only choose what is best to do, not perfect to do. And I do my best...
"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."
the seat was open since Mertz couldn't get endorsed. I think J S realized it was a chance to serve the town and do something productive, He was wasn't running for county after 8 years since he said himself it was enough time to do a job in his opinion. if Mertz didn't get the endorsement some other less conservative Republican would have. That may be why he doesn't criticize John M. At this stage, over the past several months the current GOP leaders and John M have come to loggerheads. This was first made public a year ago. Perhaps you could of had some real Rockefeller Republican in there. But the GOP base came out for a conservative fiscal hawk. Similar to John.
Me, I recognize that life is one giant compromise from the first to the last breath. You can only choose what is best to do, not perfect to do. And I do my best...
Life is one giant compromise huh? Except...in the Rotterdam Republican Party. The conservative Mertz, in which you claim Joe S doesn't criticize because he agrees with his conservatism. You believe that the fact that party leaders couldn't "compromise" and find common ground with the 2 term conservative Republican who "paid his dues", that he should be a good party foot solider and eat the sh*t that the Republican Party leadership fed him. That's the ole "go along to get along" philosophy. That's what the Republican Congress did during the bush administration. And what happened? Read those tea leafs for me.
That's why the Republican Party is in such trouble. They are trying to scare people into voting for them by demonizing the democrats, and refuse to address the fact of why those fiscal conservatives that they so depend on to vote for them on Election Day are jumping ship. Here's a clue. You can't deficit spend like the Republicans did during the Bush years and expect fiscal conservatives to trust Republicans. The Republicans efforts of creating a NEW taxing district over free market solutions are unsettling for most fiscal conservatives.
If you Republicans stopped blaming the Perot’s, the Galisono’s, and now the No New Tax Party for the woes of the Republican Party and addressed the why and how you can get their votes, maybe the party can start rebuilding.
This Chicken Little style of politics isn't going to convince these conservatives to vote Republican when there is the No New Tax Party alternative.
GB ~ Interesting posts. A less fiscal conservative would probably have been beaten by Mertz. Viscusi was the first and only choice of Parisi ~ everyone knows that. Oh, how did he do?
Surhada is a great gamesman. I know you are all in on this guy, but anyone paying attention knows that he, along with Jerry and Howdy Doody have been running the show and calling all the shots (look at the nasty campaign Surhada dragged Sherman into). You are absolutely right when you say that Surhada chose his own destiny, because the reality is that Villano and Dagostino would have been too tough and Surhada didn't want to go out a loser. Nobody really expected Mertz, the unendorsed one, to win ~ read my past posts people ~ Mertz was just settling a score. Now, it looks to me like he did a pretty good job. The guy on the signs with him has beaten Tommasone's appointed guy and DelGallo blew Tommasone's doors off ~ which is just the beginning. Wasn't it Puddycat that was accusing Mertz of working with Mallozzi's and DelGallo? IF so, then I would say Mertz must be feeling pretty darn good.
Republicans lost the day they dragged their dirty laundry into the streets of Rotterdam. If Surhada is such a great Republican, let's see if he can put humty dumty back together again. Again, I know you support Surhada, but remember ~ if the Republicans lose in November there is nobody to blame but the leadership or lack thereof.
Democrats are organized, financed and motivated and DelGallo's win will surely bring resulsts in November (along with a Dem winner on his coat tails). No New Tax Party is motivated and has new leadership in O'Connor and that draws right from the Republicans. Maybe the Republicans need to fall for someone new to rise up in the party and lead it in the "right" direction.
Felipe, you generally have the firmest grasp on the situation on the ground, whether we agree or disagree. You show the signs of a skilled retail political worker who has been on the ground. You have paid your dues, this I know, and toil by the sweat of your own brow, that is evident. Now it is on the Republicans to win this thing. You do have things a little skewed on the JS/Sherman campaign. The pros at the RACC developed that campaign and the mud was as heavy on one side as it was on the other. Nobody dragged Sherman into that. Also, I don't think Holly was running for county until she found that JS was running for council, since unbeknown to the public her original plan was to run for council against John Mertz. Holly and Joe S were always pretty friendly, having supported his past campaigns. Then Joe would be running for County against Bob G. in my opinion.
"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."
hey, does anyone know what happened to the working families party lines?
"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."
Also, I don't think Holly was running for county until she found that JS was running for council, since unbeknown to the public her original plan was to run for council against John Mertz.
Wow....'As Rotterdam Turns'! Am I understanding this correctly? Vell was going to run against mertzie as a,rep or a con?
And then when she knew that suhrada would probably lose the county race, she decided to change her party affiliation to a con....who along with the dems, chose to endorse her with a dem, (dago) for a county leg seat?
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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
We are all talking about THE PEOPLE.....well, how about a good hard logical rational plan........I dont care who the people are I dont care who they sleep with, I dont care who they dine with......
I want to hear a straightforward plan.....with a well put together engine....not some rebuilt transmission either......
I dont really give a rats @ss who Frannie 'The Moses' is/did/was........HE HAS NO PLAN--but, ya gotta give him credit for admitting it
...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
Posted on: 09/16/09 Jackie Sher email: news@spotlightnews.com
Rotterdam residents came out for the primaries on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and voted in some fresh faces to the scene of Rotterdam Town and county politics.
Outgoing Schenectady County Legislator Joe Suhrada, R-Rotterdam, who is running for one of two open seats on the Rotterdam Town Board, was the highest vote-getter with 512 votes in the Republican primary. Incumbent board member Joseph Signore received the second-highest number of votes – 474. Republican incumbent John Mertz, who will appear on the No New Tax Party line, did not receive enough votes to stay on the GOP line.
Michael O’Connor, who received 352 votes, will also be on the Republican line in the November election, vying for a Town Board seat left vacant by Democrat John Silva. O’Connor is also running on the No New Tax Party line.
“I’m pleased that the people recognized the hard work that I’ve done for eight years at the county,” said Suhrada. “My desire to serve the town is as great as ever, and I expect that they will see that the Republicans are the real No New Tax Party in town, and I will work with anyone, Republican or Democrat, who is on the board with me, but I certainly will not change my fiscal conservative views.”
O’Connor was unavailable for comment, and Signore could not be reached by press time.
Francis DelGallo, who already has the Democratic line in the Rotterdam town supervisor race, bested Republican incumbent Steven Tommasone in the Conservative primary 287-134 votes. Brian McGarry, part of the No New Tax Party line, lost his bid for a spot on the Conservative line with 116 votes.
The two will run against each other in the November election Tommasone was elected to the Rotterdam Town Board in 2003, and has held the position of Rotterdam town supervisor since he was elected in 2005.
Despite his loss in the primary, Tommasone said he is confident heading into the November election.
“I signed the fair campaign pledge and therefore will not react in kind to the negative campaign run by DelGallo, nor will our town’s image be damaged by him or those who want a return to the corrupt days of the former Democratic administration led by his party bosses,” said Tommasone.
DelGallo said he is focused on improving the attitude in Town Hall. He said he thinks there needs to be more politeness coming from the people who work there toward the residents who come in.
“We have to get the taxes straightened out,” said DelGallo. “They treat some people well, but everyone should be treated the same. There’s nobody better than anyone else. We’re all the same and we ought to treat everybody the same, and it’s not happening.”
DelGallo said that while he’s “really not a politician” he runs several businesses besides his main business, the Rotterdam-based DelGallo Country Pools, Inc.
“I know how to run a business. If you only have so much money coming in you can only spend so much of it and when you run out of it you can’t tax the people to death,” said DelGallo.
DelGallo said he’s not interested in getting paid for the job if he wins. Instead, he would like to donate his salary to charities throughout Rotterdam. For Schenectady County Legislature, Democrats Judith Dagostino and Holly Vellano will take the Conservative line in the District 4 race. Dagostino had 343 votes and Vollano had 332. Dagostino also won the Working Families line. No New Tax Party member Bradley Littlefield received the fewest votes with 181.
Dagostino said she plans to regroup as she prepares to run for her third term on the Schenectady County Legislature.
“I want to see where I am as far as volunteers and workers, and go back to the people again,” said Dagostino. “It’s always challenging and it’s hard work, and if you’re enjoying it you should do it, and I do.”
Vollano is returning to local government after a hiatus she took after serving on the Rotterdam Town Board for eight years. She took time off because she “believes in term limits” and wanted time to spend with her family.
“I have the concerns that the whole Capital Region has,” said Vollano. “We have to keep our taxes lower than they are now, and we have to create jobs.”
Ms Vellano was going to run for Supervisor against the EGO my intel tells me. Mertz was a target of the Reps not the Dems. The Dems knew they could beat him in November. The Reps knew Joe S would get beat on the County Level. The chess game is half over and the Dems should declare CHECKMATE on the REPS. Joe Signore is nex to exit stage left. The bullet votes will be a flyin all over the republican line....who has the most ammo.
As far as a fair campaign pledge signed by Steve ha what a bunch of malarky...to hire a person like Craig Surprise is reason to put Steve out of office for lack of judgement, a sound background check and foresight for his own political future. This is worse than Joe S hiring an alledged pedofile (MaccIssaac) as the assessor. We all know the outcome of that election.
Speaking of background checks does anyone know where Mr Surprise worked before he became the Rotterdam town assessor??? Someone in the know tells me it was a serious allegation that got him the FIRED from that job!!!
I also hear there are some serious allegations against Mr Suprise with regard to workplace hostility toward a distinguished county employee. Nice hire Steve and Joe and Mertz amd Della Villa and Parisi and Buchanan. Talk about an achilles heel....ROTFLMAO
The Reps knew they would beat Joe Suhrada twice now too. They even new he would finish last in the primary. They have him this time too, even if they spend $100,000 of special interest and developer money from Metroplex recipients to do it.
"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."
It has been checkmate against the County Reps for several years now.
Great REP strategy handing out free passes to everyone including the DA, Karen Johnson, entire DEM City Council, and Philip Fields? Now the DA is freed up to help pull in DD. "They need more time"-for what? Jump already.
Francis DelGallo, who already has the Democratic line in the Rotterdam town supervisor race, bested Republican incumbent Steven Tommasone in the Conservative primary 287-134 votes. Brian McGarry, part of the No New Tax Party line, lost his bid for a spot on the Conservative line with 116 votes.
nothing more than Hatfields VS McCoys......same ole Rotterdam......sham sham sham......
this is why we are all sitting around on our thumbs looking up and wondering about the sun shining since the comfy veil of GE tax base is gone.......shame shame shame on the past ADMINS-DEMS and REPS....gumbas too......
...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
Mazel Tov to Benny Salami who accurately depicts Holly Vellano as to what she is a CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN who has somehow manged to romance foolish Schenectady County Democrats into believing she wants to be a Democrat again. She is STILL not registered as a Democrat and she does not pass the Democrat philosophy test. Remember she was against the ethics law before she was for it---She undermined the wishes of senior citizens in Rotterdam all while she paid them lip service--how does the Isaiah quote go "these people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Yes a clean sweep in Rotterdam is what is needed. Time to send Tommasone and his cronies home. They have bankrupted town, their antics are abominable--keep Suhrada OUT. Perhaps the Westboro Church out of Kansas could make him their CEO-- Long Live Eunice Esposito--a Democrat that would make the Albany machine proud.
Logged
It has been checkmate against the County Reps for several years now. 
