Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Ghosts In the Machine

So, the vote went down!  10 legislators voted against the lawyer of the machine and 27 voted for the same shit.
I’ve been here since the early 80s.  I am used to the machine running things.  I am used to the machine being corrupt and racist as I am used to them controlling every political party.  The machine, which is all democrat, has controlled the republican party from time to time.  One shining example was the time Joe Sullivan, another protégé of Richard Stack and machine operative, took over the city GOP.
But the other operatives of the machine have eluded us all.  Who the hell is part of the machine?  Who is an active player?  At the county level, we have successfully identified 27 of these ghosts.

This vote is bittersweet for every citizen of this area.  On one hand we know who is who.  On the other, the corruption continues.  This was not a win for the right wing, nor a victory for the republicans nor a defeat for the liberals.  Marcelle has been the lawyer of corruption in the county and now we the taxpayer gets to pay him $110K to continue to be what he has always been, a defender for the machine.
Ghosts
  • 27 District - Benedict, Christine (R)
  • 15 District - Beston, Robert (D) 
  • 39 District - Busch, Deborah (R) 
  • 29 District - Carman, Lee (R) 
  • 04 District - Chapman, Norma (D)
  • 12 District - Clay, William (D) 
  • 37 District - Clouse, Peter (R)
  • 32 District - Connolly, Mary Lou (D)
  • 09 District - Corcoran, Justin (D)
  • 34 District - Cotrofeld, Thomas (D) 
  • 24 District - Crouse, Peter (R) 
  • 10 District - Domalewicz, Gary (D)
  • 18 District - Ethier, Gilbert (D)
  • 28 District - Feeney, Dennis (D) 
  • 21 District - Hogan, Brian (R) 
  • 23 District - Jacobson, Richard (D) 
  • 26 District - Lockart, Patrice (R) 
  • 38 District - Mackey, L. Michael (D)
  • 03 District - Maffia-Tobler, Virginia (D) 
  • 36 District - Mendick, Richard (C) 
  • 17 District - Morse, Shawn (D)
  • 08 District - Rahm, Donald (D)
  • 33 District - Reilly, Herbert (D)
  • 02 District - Simpson, Merton (D) 
  • 31 District - Stevens, Travis (R)
  • 22 District - Tunny, Peter (R) 
  • 16 District - Ward, Sean (D)

Against
  • 07 District - Bullock, Douglas (D)
  • 30 District - Clenahan, Bryan (D)
  • 11 District - Commisso, Frank (D)
  • 05 District - Higgins, Christopher (D)
  • 13 District - Joyce, Raymond (D)
  • 06 District - Kinsch, Noelle (D)
  • 01 District - Mcknight, Lucille (D)
  • 19 District - Nichols, Timothy (D)
  • 25 District - O'Brien, Joseph (D)
  • 14 District - Steck, Phillip (D)


Absent
  • 35 District - Dawson, Charles (D)
  • 20 District - Mayo, David (D)

Monday, February 6, 2012

GIANTS WIN!!!!

Who else is a Brooklyn kid supposed to root for!!!  I could chill with some Jets and even Bills.  All about NY!!!!

This officially makes Tom Brady, Eli's son!!!  (in the hood in NYC it was insulting to refer to someone as your "son", its more a basketball trash talking thang).  Today they replaced the "son" with "bitch".

Another amazing game.  But the 2008 Superbowl still the best.

Brady, there is always next year.

HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!