November is Not Far Off...............

The past few months have been both successful and challenging. We have seen voters take charge of their futures in the elections of Governors of Virginia and New Jersey and the election of Scott Brown, the 1st Republican Senator elected to fill Ted Kennedy's seat in over 45 years. Considerable achievements in the wake of the 2008 Presidential Election which saw voter frustration with DC Politics at an all time high.
While it is true that the American voter sent a clear message at the ballot box, it seems that it has fallen upon deaf ears. It seems not only did they not get the 'change' they had hoped, they have gotten DC politics on steroids. Yes, voter disappointment is still at an all time high, polls portray an electorate so upset with the administration and both houses of Congress that little can be said or done to quell unrest. To rehash the individual reasons is redundant. The Health Care Bill passed by the Democrat Party in a manner so derisive to the American voter that public discourse has manifested itself as true anger and has become a issue to officials on both sides of the political divide.
It is easy to understand when you force unpopular legislation down the throats of voters in such a condescending manner, little will surface that is not partisan in policy and practice.
For this reason as well as many others so obvious to everyone except the media and Washington Elites, November 2010 elections are more critical than any since WWII. The direction our nation pursues for the next few decades is at steak, and even without the attention of a partisan media, the American People are more informed than ever and will elect men and women with character who will once again defend and uphold the Constitution rather than cripple it.

Current Events or Current Non-Events Part 2.....

In Keeping our Promise to follow up on Ulster Count Events............

Here is Part 2 in the Series

• Terry Bernardo- The wife of Heins former opponent, Independence Party Chair, Len Bernardo, has assumed the mantle of leadership of one of the legislatures most compelling committee’s. Government Operations and Efficiency. And although the big 3 of County Government were asked to meet with the committee, to discuss their concerns with the County personnel policy, which was written in the 80’s, only Fred Wadnola, the legislative chair, and Elliot Auerbach the county comptroller, were respectful enough of the Legislature to attend. As usual, ( I will not be summoned) Hein, who makes summoning people, including the press to his office, an art form, sent his “pit bull” County Attorney, to discuss his feeling about a revision to the personnel Policy. There he goes again, as promised, he is leading the way. Accompanying Ms Havranek, were Brenda Bartholemew, the Personnel director, who is only responsible for performing HR services, and Marshall Beckmann, the former mental health director, and an obvious part of any Hein administration, to appear in his place. ( there has to be some irony in the fact that  one of Heins closest confidants is a mental health  professional) Unfortunately, after a couple of hours, we still don’t know where Hein stands on anything. Nothing new there, as most people in Ulster County are still trying to figure out what he does, or stands for. On a political note, he sent his lackey, Legislator Brian Shapiro to insist that the committee direct all ethics considerations to the County Ethics Panel, appointed by Hein, to review the ethics rules, which are almost daily, violated by Hein. Nice going Brian. We think Brian might be, smelling a little too much “Cat-nip” over at the SPCA, where he serves as Executive Director, and is completely beholden to the County Executive to make sure a stipend was included in Heins budget for the organization that employs him. Hmmmmmm. These guys have their own idea of ethics, don’t they?

Current Events...... or Current Non-events?

Well, the political season is heating up, and the temperature on the 6^th floor of the county office building is almost summer-like. Word leaking (as you know, information is very tightly controlled by Executive Hein) has our favorite county executive, in a virtual meltdown these days. What could possibly be troubling Ulster Countiy’s most photogenic politician? Well lets’ see…

1. Word has it, that the “brains “of the outfit, Adele Reiter, is on vacation. Insiders, who dare not be quoted, tell the Sentinel staff, that Hein cannot function without her. He is going to be in real trouble in the next, inevitable campaign, if she finds out that there is no need for her and her MD husband to contribute $10,000 to secure a job for her, as he can’t function without her. Chapter and verse of the truthfulness of this observation is his conduct during her absence. More to follow on this, as soon as we can cover the tracks of those leaking the information.

More to Follow………….