It's 7 am on Wednesday, April 1st. The last thing I expected to read with my morning tea was an article about TOH Supervisor Kate Murray petitioning residents to obtain stimulus money to renovate the Coliseum and basically giving Charles Wang and Company a big FU.
A large part of me is hoping that due to the timing of the entry on Islanders Point Blank, this is all just a cruel joke.
Read it for yourself, and formulate your own opinion and response. There were well over 100 responses in his comments section already.
Right now, I can only say to Ms. Murray that if you think President Obama is going to be interested in giving Federal Stimulus money to renovate the Nassau Coliseum you are no better than that photo I have borrowed from the Internet.
I do believe that Mr. Obama has a few more important things to deal with right now than our little political power struggle over a County in dire need of tax revenue, a Republican Supervisor with lawn mowing goats, and a Real Estate development group looking to build a multi-use development that would benefit EVERYONE on Long Island.
As Mr. Wang has said before, there comes a time where you just throw your hands up and say "I'm done."
Ms. Murray, you are doing everyone a considerable disservice with your childish stances. The needs and wants of the majority should not be controlled by the temper tantrums of the few. THAT is NOT how politics is supposed to work.
But this is the way politics in Nassau County has worked for years; the ever present caving to smaller interest groups with deeper pockets and at times coercion. Nothing gets done in Nassau County. And if it remains political "business as usual," nothing will EVER get done in Nassau County.
Hey Ms. Murray.... Here's your sign!
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But this is the way politics in Nassau County has worked for years; the ever present caving to smaller interest groups with deeper pockets and at times coercion. Nothing gets done in Nassau County. And if it remains political "business as usual," nothing will EVER get done in Nassau County.
AT TIMES COERCION???? IT WOULD BE EASIER AND A LOT SHORTER LIST TO STATE WHEN "THE SQUEEZE" HASNT BEEN PUT ON
WE'RE ASKED TO CONTACT OBAMA FOR FUNDS BY AN TOH OFFICIAL
WE'RE ASKED TO CONTACT THE TOH TO GET THE PROJECT MOVING
NEXT WE'LL BE ASKED TO MEET AT HOME DEPOT TO BUY THE SUPPLIES AND START THE DAMN PROJECT OURSELVES
DOES ANYBODY DO THEIR OWN JOBS ANYMORE???
I'm comtemplating not even doing a write-up for this farce. In my mind, Murray is just digging her own political grave with a golden shovel at this point. Come November, I think we'll see a few changes in the local government.
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