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)
