Congratulations to Terry McCracken on his re-election as the Lancaster Democratic committee chair. The 2019 elections should be interesting.
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Congratulations to Terry McCracken on his re-election as the Lancaster Democratic committee chair. The 2019 elections should be interesting.
Yeah it will be exciting, he will revert this town back to its tax and spend policies. Heads up Republicans & Conservatives....next years election will be one where history will repeat itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by gorja
You're absoluteky right shortstuffQuote:
Originally Posted by shortstuff
You go ahead and keep thinking that, please!Quote:
Originally Posted by shortstuff
"Oh, the Dems can't win because of tax and spend policies from years and years ago," shortstuff crows.
Go ahead and fall into your slumber clinging to that notion, shortstuff.
But, come on now !!! ;)
Let's see: On one side you have a freshman GOP chairman who has posted more nonsensical rantings on here than anyone (which clearly exposed his idiocy), and on the other side there is a Dem seasoned pro headlined in this thread. When you do the math, shortstuff, you simply can't count the Dems out just yet! And Lancaster does remain a Dem town in party enrollment. Your pal Donald Trump is also helping all the Dems, especially in "blue" states and especially with women, and God only knows what outrageous things Mr. Trump will do in the coming months. In other words, the Trump GOP is helping people run into the arms of Dems, up and down the ballot, especially in suburban communities like Lancaster, NY.
Did I mention that Mark Poloncarz will lead the Dem ticket next year and that would help down ballot Dems, too.
Did we not just witness a stunning team effort on behalf of Jessica Kulpit in the recent primaries where the 'anointed one,' on here at least, turned a sure victory into a race for his very existence as an elected official in town??? Sounds like good new for the local Dems if you ask me. Now the political judge is running for his political life. And with LESS lines in the general election, to be sure. Ha!
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Either way, go ahead and count the Dems out, like Mr. Colby did, and all will be fine, shortstuff.
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shortstuff writes: "he will revert this town back to its tax and spend policies."
Again, come on now. :worked_till_5am:
Hmmmm - Aren't the Dems in charge today???
So, in your mind the party chairmen set the property tax rate ????
I thought you were smarter than that.
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Originally Posted by Breezy
Good afternoon Breezy,
Points you are spot on with: Seasoned Chairmen is accurate. McCracken has a mindset to personally take care of #1, when he was in control, he put up Democrats that appeal to the type of governing much of us are familiar with, "the tax & spend policies" which put the Town of Lancaster on a trajectory to being one of the top highest taxed town in the county. It was amusing to review threads (note below) from years ago about Terry and how he did things. Greg is a rookie, you are right about that. I love rookies because their energy is so intense and their ideas are bountiful. I would like to see Greg use those ideas and see how he runs the GOP. Let's give him a chance, we all can agree that the GOP struggled for some time. Yes I agree with you about his posts of the past.
I actually liked Terry, but we all can agree, he is extremely political. That's what motivates him. Yes, Lancaster is a predominate Democratic town and yes the town board is Dem controlled. But I think that Coleman putting up the vote to have the option(s) to override the tax cap is risky. Coleman has set precedent by voting to override the ability to override the cap if the spending goes over the budget. Other towns now are putting their override option to a vote. Check out the proposed budget, notice the increases. Lee has the rendition of those increases.
My ego is a bit bruised that you thought I was smarter than that Breezy:)
It's time to start making the hard decisions that should have been made years ago. It's just math.Quote:
Other towns now are putting their override option to a vote.
IMHO:
As far as Sojka's past posts, while seemingly awkward and harsh at times, most all of his comments appeared to have reflected two consistent thematic mind frames:Quote:
Originally Posted by shortstuff
(1) Government transparency; and
(2) The need for a strong and competitive two party system in Lancaster, devoid of "Old Boy," interests.
I am inclined to view those past postings as the musings of a frustrated commentator without portfolio. Up until this point, Sojka's written concerns have been handicapped by the absence of a channel to lend authoritative focus to some glaring areas of needed party reform. To amplify, if one month ago, Sojka said that "Problem X" existed, it would be considered his own opinion, and very probably dismissed. Yet today, if Chairman Sojka identifies "Problem X," it would be worthy of thoughtful attention. Apparently, it was not, and is not, a question of the message validity, but rather one of messenger status.
In that connection, I think your term "rookie" is not applicable to Sojka. Up until his election, Greg appears to have been an insightful anti-establishment party player, functioning against the grain of the incumbent power-holders. During that time, Sojka constantly shined a disinfecting light on the discredited Republican practice of comfortable, second-string complacency with the Democrats; a generational love-fest of bi-partisan wheeling and dealing at the expense of the people of Lancaster, and the party's own candidates.
Now, as Chairman, Sojka's innovative and all-inclusive ideas may be seen as authoritative. If those ideas are transformed into practical application, all of Lancaster may be well-served . Ergo, your comments bracketed above serve to express my feelings."Quote:
Originally Posted by shortstuff
Mark, Greg being a rookie was applied to him being Chairmen. Not about his activism. His involvement into the community makes him a veteran in the field - activism. His Chair position makes him a rookie.
As for his expression of ideas and thoughts on Speakup, I’m not referring to his position(s) on the issues-that I feel was relevant. I’m talking about his mannerism and “how” he expressed that.
Understood.Quote:
Originally Posted by shortstuff
Thanks Buddy:)
So in the interest of government transparency and the need for a strong and competitive two party system in Lancaster, devoid of "Old Boy," interests, the posts made by Sojka denigrating Lee were okay?Quote:
Originally posted by mark blazejewski:
As far as Sojka's past posts, while seemingly awkward and harsh at times, most all of his comments appeared to have reflected two consistent thematic mind frames:
(1) Government transparency; and
(2) The need for a strong and competitive two party system in Lancaster, devoid of "Old Boy," interests.
I think not.
Gorja, I do not think it is appropriate for any verifiable identity on this site to be denigrated. I have previously said that, and reacted to such comments in the past, and you know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by gorja