Why is Stefan Mychajliw running for comptroller?

[WNYresident]

Why is Stefan Mychajliw running for comptroller? He is as unqualified as Mark Schroeder being comptroller of the city of buffalo. At least by my definition of what a comptroller should be.

[Colonel Sun]

The Republicans needed to nominate SOMEONE. He was available. No sane person wants to run twice in two years. (Run once in 2012 to fill out Poloncarz's last term, then again in 2013 for a four year term of your own . . ) The current rumor is that Stephan was promised a job with Collins if Collins wins, or Stephan will have a job as the Comptroller if Stephan wins. It's no secret that Stephan's media consulting company wasn't exactly going gangbusters. I believe Stephan would have run for ANY position if Collins asked him to.

You thought the war between Poloncarz and Collins was over? Ha! It's now being fought by proxy. The Erie County Comptroller's race is the Korean conflict of politics.

[wolfpack]

Collins could have spent some money and time to get Stefan elected as the critic of Poloncarz to get back at Mark for beating him. OOPS Collins decides to run for Congress, a job he would rather have and has no time to spend on teaching Stefan how not to step in his own words and fall. Either Stefan or Shenk have never had really big jobs so finding them a position if they lose should be easier than if high powered volunteers had decided to be the party's candidates.

[WNYresident]

So who would hire a person to remove a tumor that wasn't a doctor? That person could hire doctors to help him but he himself would do the surgery and cut you open?

[wolfpack]

The politician needs to have qualified people he/she can trust to provide information on a topic such that the comptroller can explain to taxpayers or even debate another politician. Would it hurt to have a CPA or at least an accountant? no, but as someone pointed out, it is difficult to find CPAs who would take a cut in pay to have such a public life and have their words twisted.

[buffalopundit]

Why is Stefan Mychajliw running for comptroller? He is as unqualified as Mark Schroeder being comptroller of the city of buffalo. At least by my definition of what a comptroller should be.

Stefan isn't running for Comptroller. Not really. He's running for Mayor or County Executive. This is just a trial balloon. Problem is, Shenk is so nowhere he might win by default.

[WNYresident]

The politician needs to have qualified people he/she can trust to provide information on a topic such that the comptroller can explain to taxpayers or even debate another politician. Would it hurt to have a CPA or at least an accountant? no, but as someone pointed out, it is difficult to find CPAs who would take a cut in pay to have such a public life and have their words twisted.

In other successful communities they do. Quite a few are CPAs or owned real successful businesses that gave them real financial experience. You need to understand what your looking at by what your accountants are handing you. If Stefan is qualified for the position then I guess the channel 2 weather man is also. See my point?

[WNYresident]

Stefan isn't running for Comptroller. Not really. He's running for Mayor or County Executive. This is just a trial balloon. Problem is, Shenk is so nowhere he might win by default.

I'll get back to you on this in detail later. If the people with money are truly doing what they are doing to build our community I think they could do better. I know if I had the money of Chris, Carl and crew I would come up with a signing bonus type idea. Think out of the box for qualified people. Get someone neutral that has a track record of successful CPA/Financial type experience and if they win give them a bonus for dealing with the BS the opposing political party will trash them with. Just like you do with chris.

[WNYresident]

Here... Stefan should apply. He does not have anything to show as accounting/financial experience but he does have a track record of reporting about some corrupt people who work for us.



Personally motivated to root out corruption
Hometown agents work FBI public crime unit

Updated: July 7, 2012, 8:16 AM


They sent former Niagara Falls Mayor Vince Anello to federal prison.

They also made the embezzlement case against former Buffalo Common Council member Brian C. Davis.

Name a public official in trouble with the law, and chances are good a homegrown Western New Yorker had something to do with bringing that official to justice.

Read the full story in the Buffalo News

[wolfpack]

"Would it hurt to have a CPA or at least an accountant? no " The Democrats in an outwardly open competition for the post of County Comptroller had three (3) CPAs on the list who all were also MBAs. Was it open competition? Maybe. The Republicans ran CPAs against Poloncarz (a lawyer) with the last one a recently retired Head Partner at a regional firm. They had no luck with the voters, so this time in their own private selection meetings went with a TV personality who for one reason or another has not held any job for long (fired in most cases).
Whoever the comptroller is, must be able to explain to voters and the other branches of government issues of a financial nature. We have yet to see if Mark Schroeder, the unopposed in Democratic land of Buffalo, has the skill set to be the financial guiding force there. he has no financial background either.

[WNYresident]

"Would it hurt to have a CPA or at least an accountant? no " The Democrats in an outwardly open competition for the post of County Comptroller had three (3) CPAs on the list who all were also MBAs. Was it open competition? Maybe. The Republicans ran CPAs against Poloncarz (a lawyer) with the last one a recently retired Head Partner at a regional firm. They had no luck with the voters, so this time in their own private selection meetings went with a TV personality who for one reason or another has not held any job for long (fired in most cases).
Whoever the comptroller is, must be able to explain to voters and the other branches of government issues of a financial nature. We have yet to see if Mark Schroeder, the unopposed in Democratic land of Buffalo, has the skill set to be the financial guiding force there. he has no financial background either.

A mouth piece? That is just what the kids/business owners in Erie County need. Controlled lip service.

Lets say you need a tumor removed from your chest. Now who would you rather speak to about the entire procedure/medical reports? A doctor trained/education with tumor removal or PR person for the hospital? You do see where I am coming from don't you? The PR person can have the test results created by the doctors but that PR person really doesn't know what they are looking at. This isn't council seat position or "figure head" type position. It is a comptroller position. I research what type of people other successful communities have as comptrollers and it's not PR people.

Ever think Poloncarz had a better marketing team than the republicans?

Ever think the Erie County Republicans are their own worse enemies?

If you would like I can give you examples. Alan Bedenko/crew basically stalk Chris and others to highlight what ever they can.

[WNYresident]

Low and behold... read this:


Sound bites take politics to low level

Updated: July 9, 2012, 11:11 AM

Oh, the political misstatement - that genre of gaffe that has a life of its own.

Just ask Al Gore about the Internet. Or Dan Quayle about the potato.

Sure, they can be good for a chuckle.

But, lately, there's a more sinister kind, as sound bytes get dragged through a sort of distortion machine that fractures our already polarized nation and stifles earnest debate.

The political strategy du jour seems to be to wait until your opponent says something dumb. Then blast it.

Read the Full Story in the Buffalo News