Guilty by Association

“I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.” – Ronald Reagan

I remember when Fred Tagliarini left the Republican Party to run for Mayor of Aberdeen. At the time, he explained party affiliation at the local level was irrelevant; I presume Mayor Tagliarini still tilts right at the state and national level.

If party affiliation was ever irrelevant at the local level, that is no longer true. The Democratic Party has become hell bent on transforming America at any cost. Any person running on the Democratic ticket is promoting a party that believes:

1)      A democratic Israel is more dangerous to world peace than a nuclear and terror-sponsoring Iran

2)      Illegal aliens are more law abiding than the average American AND are less likely to report crime

3)      Hillary Clinton did not violate any laws or policies when storing and then destroying confidential government email on a private server, did not user her office for personal gain, and does not user her “charity” as a tax-free slush fund

4)       “Progressive” policies trump religious liberty

5)       “Progressive” policies trump constitutional safeguards

6)      Al Sharpton is a statesman, having been invited to the White House dozens of times and given a talk show on MSNBC (whose parent company booted Donald Trump)

7)      Teacher union interests take precedence over children’s interests

8)      Checking criminal histories of job applicants is racist and illegal but Asian quotas at top universities are appropriate to promote diversity

9)      Man-made global warming is beyond scientific debate despite rampant manipulation of data and the failure of every climate model predicting future warming

10)   More government, more regulations, and more taxes are more often the answer than not

11)   The government will never go bankrupt because we can always print more money

I am confident Mayor Tagliarini does not believe in any of the above. Sadly, I can’t say the same of his colleagues running for town council. This is the political party they’ve chosen and support. Will Aberdeen do the same?

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Bully Pulpit

At an open town meeting on December 16, 2014, the town council told Mr. Rizkalla

1. The township’s million dollar water project did not cause flooding in his house
2.  Had two experts visit his house who “cannot tell us anything the Township did is causing water in your basement”
3. Will not release the reports of those “two experts”
4. Offered Mr. Rizkalla $19,000 to go away
5. That he’s welcome to get a lawyer and sue

Does that sound like the town is being honest?

Here’s another piece to consider.

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Aberdeen Payday

Perusing Aberdeen’s 2014 Municipal Budget, I noticed the following:
Sheet 12 –
Administrative Salaries increased 37% in one year to $168,979
Financial Salaries increased 6% this year and 56% since 2007 to $164,242

Sheet 13 –
Tax Collection Salaries increased 7% this year to $111,927
Tax Assessment Salaries increased 14% this year to $71,500

Sheet 14 –
Employee Group Health Insurance increased 113% since 2007 and is now $1.72 million

It’s wonderful to know that public service can be so rewarding.

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Living in Neverland

On March 4th, the residents of Freneau submitted a petition to the Aberdeen Town Council requesting sewers. Both Deputy Mayor Montone and Councilman Cannon assured the residents the town was working “very hard”. Councilman Cannon added, “We realize it is not fair that you are paying taxes and everyone gets their streets and sidewalks done and you get nothing.”

Deputy Montone twice assured the residents the council was making “progress”. How did she define “progress”? The council has made lots of plans.

Welcome to Neverland where the future is always bright and there’s a plan to solve every problem. Taxes too high? There’s a plan for a transit village and another plan for the redevelopment of Anchor Glass. Cost of housing too high? There’s a plan for a senior residence and low-income housing. Concerned about pay-to-play? The town council has a plan for that as well. Whatever problem you may have, rest assured the town council has a plan. Lots of plans. Wonderful plans. And if those plans don’t work, the town council will make new plans. Better plans. Plans that will amaze and astound.

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New Year’s Resolution

1. I will no longer believe politicians who promise me something for nothing
2. I will no longer trust politicians to fix all my problems
3. I will no longer trust politicians to care for me and my family
4. I will no longer believe politicians who promise to protect me by stripping me of my rights
5. I will no longer believe politicians can fix a problem by simply writing a law or taking a vote
6. I will no longer believe nice and caring implies effective and competent
7. I will no longer trust politicians who promise to fix problems after their terms of office
8. I will no longer trust politicians who promise to fix broken promises
9. I will no longer trust politicians who think I’m stupid for believing they mean what they say
10. I will no longer trust politicians who are more giving with other people’s monies than their own
11. I will no longer support politicians who think I work for them
12. I will no longer support politicians who take all the credit and none of the blame

May this be the year government works for us.

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