tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post3341278158925187146..comments2023-10-30T06:13:34.382-04:00Comments on Supervisor Feiner: THANK YOU!Paul Feinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087805120754057844noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-13027118453843813112007-09-25T17:37:00.000-04:002007-09-25T17:37:00.000-04:00The Greenburgh results were certified by the Westc...The Greenburgh results were certified by the Westchester Board of Elections. There were some slight changes with Kevin Morgan increasing his victory margin over Eddie Mae Barnes by 50 votes to a margin of 120+.<BR/><BR/>There were some other slight changes that reflect tiny adjustments.<BR/><BR/>The campaign for November proceeds forward and The Feiner Team, with Sonya Brown, Kevin Morgan and Judy Beville, will continue to actively campaign.<BR/><BR/>Over the weekend the team made stops at various community events and we are preparing our literature and position papers for public dissemination. Will be announcing endorsements at coming press events!<BR/><BR/>Richard J. Garfunkel<BR/>Campaign Chairperson<BR/><BR/>9/25/2007 12:26 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-24637437943905824252007-09-25T09:57:00.000-04:002007-09-25T09:57:00.000-04:00QUOTE FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE...QUOTE FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN REGINALD LAFAYETTE, COMMENTING ON WHO HE WOULD SUPPORT IF MT. VERNON MAYOR ERNEST DAVIS RUNS AGAINST DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WINNER CLINTON DAVIS ON THE INDEPENDENCE AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY LINES (from today's Journal News, page 8A):<BR/><BR/>"I support Clinton Young, the party nominee. I am the chair of the Democratic Party. How can I not support the party? Both are my friends, and I supported Davis (in the primary) because he was the party designee."<BR/><BR/>Memo to Suzanne Berger: THAT'S how a Democratic chair is supposed to act! If you do not plan on supporting the winners of Greenburgh's democratic primary on Sept. 18 then you need to resign your chairmanship immediately!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-85406580565256666892007-09-24T16:11:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:11:00.000-04:00Hal,There is no such thing as an improved version ...Hal,<BR/><BR/>There is no such thing as an improved version of Sheehan. When he had the power he revealed his true nature. He is a bully. He craves power. He is willing to break laws. He can not be trusted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-82082956466607330472007-09-24T14:27:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:27:00.000-04:00so no samis v. juettner.... now thats entertainmen...so no samis v. juettner.... now thats entertainment!!<BR/><BR/>as for supervisor - bloggers constantly heard that bass, sheehan, greenawalt wanted the job (berger... well thats unclear)<BR/><BR/>feiner certainly wants it and that obviously counted alot. only someone who wants the job can win or at least give feiner a real challenge. but now he has his team and lets see what he can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-56141745035504856732007-09-24T14:08:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:08:00.000-04:00Dear 1:05,What is a limited fallacy?Is a "limited ...Dear 1:05,<BR/>What is a limited fallacy?<BR/><BR/>Is a "limited fallacy" like "half pregnant", allowing pro-choice credentials to become the winner?<BR/><BR/>Not discussed before but Feiner's team won despite the untrue and unfair characterization of their personal beliefs.<BR/>Perhaps their lead over the incumbents would have been far wider had they not suffered the ill effects of their mislabeling.<BR/><BR/>I thought I was addressing the term limit argument as applied to the office of Town Supervisor; the office that cannot be so easily changed to a four year term.<BR/><BR/>If there is "laughter in the reign" ala Neil Sedaka, then where are the surfeit of candidates for Town Council? We know that finding an opposition candidate for Supervisor this year resulted in scaping the bottom of the barrel for the "runner" while Bernstein and the Town Council were supposed to do the actual campaigning against Feiner.<BR/><BR/>That strategy failed and Suzanne is not only sucking wind as Party chair but also feeling a big hit in her checking account; all for the privilege of "being Bobby's girl".<BR/><BR/>The "people have spoken" is a reasonable term in that the history for Primaries is such that this is as good as it has gotten and gonna get. Of course these numbers are not near 100% but then, what would Berger have said if she had won?<BR/><BR/>As for two years hence, I think the Villages may have Juettner's replacement already under contract.<BR/>That leaves Mr. Sheehan standing alone in the rain, even the newly minted, improved version Sheehan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-63478735597537855452007-09-24T13:05:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:05:00.000-04:00the people have spoken? you mean the 23% of those ...the people have spoken? you mean the 23% of those eligible to vote in the democratic primary. (6300 out of about 27,000) <BR/><BR/>independents and that rare species of greenburgh republican had no say in this election round. <BR/><BR/>a two year post makes little sense although we have it at the congressional level. <BR/><BR/>juettner is nearing 18 years of "service."<BR/>barnes is in the same category.<BR/>both are political toast and the party has no one to replace them (even mr sheehan was a republican in a prior era).<BR/><BR/>the limited fallacy in the samis view is that there seems to be no shortage of people who want to be on the town board. some have even called for samis to run against juettner (that would be quite entertaining).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-3724459238546055812007-09-24T12:14:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:14:00.000-04:00First off, the only sensible pre-condition to a te...First off, the only sensible pre-condition to a term limit discussion is where the term of office is itself four years.<BR/>The Town Supervisor is a two year term; the Town Council seats are four year terms. These durations are set by State law. I take the position that the position of Town Supervisor should be expanded to a four year term. Not only to equalize the stability of Town Council seats but also to remove the inefficiencies due to the continual re-election process. Two years goes by too quickly.<BR/><BR/>Why would a qualified candidate want to run if, at present, the job can last just two years depending also on voter satisfaction AND<BR/>thereafter the job would be over in a fixed number of years if term limits were applied.<BR/><BR/>Political office with residency requirements further limits the field. The Yonkers mayor or the NYC mayor cannot export their expertise to Greenburgh Town Supervisor and vice versa when their set terms are over. Thus the only candidates, with qualifications, that would seek to become a Town Supervisor are: those who would have the desire for AND the possibility of a political career still ahead; those who are about to retire or are retired and have no further interest in pursuing employment, those who are wealthy and not concerned about mid-career unemployment or those who are opportunists and see a job opening with little competition because it has so little appeal for others.<BR/><BR/>Would Berger have run, invested her personal funds solely for the chance to win an election that would at most yield two terms of two years? There has to be some competitive incentive for those with other employment options, otherwise you have to eliminate wide swaths of the public who are otherwise qualified but hobbled because they are dependant on earning a living.<BR/><BR/>And let's face it, the title Greenburgh Town Supervisor is not such a prestigious resume item that it opens all doors for future employment at the end of the to be allowed years in office.<BR/><BR/>The people have spoken and in so doing they have indicated their satisfaction with Feiner. Why should their satisfaction be limited to a fixed number of terms?<BR/><BR/>Let's also allow that the Town Supervisor position is not the most sought after job and the single most unappealing aspect to any office seeker is that it requires a tremendous amount of politicking just to remain in place. Unless there are some sweeteners being offered by Party movers and shakers, only someone who sees the salary as attractive would seek to overcome the hurdles to attempt a first term win. If the current salary, which is below that paid to many Town Department heads, is so attractive that it became an enticement, then I have my doubts that any candidate this would appeal to possesses the proper qualifications if they could instead be seeking employment in the private sector. <BR/><BR/>If conservation of resources is such an important issue to most liberals, how can we seek to squander human resources by saying "thanks but you've reached your expiration date"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-16175428380012431842007-09-24T11:21:00.000-04:002007-09-24T11:21:00.000-04:00Term limits? Why don't you start at the state and ...Term limits? Why don't you start at the state and county level first. First get rid of those stiffs in Albany (Richard Brodsky) and at the Michaelian Office Building in White (Lois Bronz) and then you'll be taken seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-88422222299699966662007-09-24T10:45:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:45:00.000-04:00without term limits, the frustrated will channel t...without term limits, the frustrated will channel their energy elsewhere if they are foreclosed from running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-27321754299950273942007-09-24T10:26:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:26:00.000-04:00when you dont have term limits you get fossils lik...when you dont have term limits you get fossils like juettner. when you dont have term limits, you derail the chance for new leadership to arise. as a result, the non feiner wing of the democratic party has no credible townwide candidates to run in 2009. the 2007 results are a good indication of the poverty of the current town democratic party. <BR/><BR/>yonkers has term limits. nyc has term limits. whether its voluntary or mandated by law, term limits are necessary esp in a one party town such as greenburgh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-87749802645191310032007-09-24T09:38:00.000-04:002007-09-24T09:38:00.000-04:00You don't have to be a friend of Feiner to be chos...You don't have to be a friend of Feiner to be chosen for a job.<BR/>Your qualifications count.<BR/>Remember the public elected Juettner and Sheehan to the council and look what we got.the worse of the bunch.<BR/>Sleepy and grumpy have no place on this board but then again having two new elected members on the board Sheehan's and Juettner tails have been cut.<BR/>We will get back our town government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-72883872285982303022007-09-24T06:08:00.000-04:002007-09-24T06:08:00.000-04:00Who would want the job of being in the minority. ...Who would want the job of being in the minority. Also, Berger LOST $30,000 of her own money. Feiner can clearly outhustle any candidate and he still has a HUGE warchest. Anyone taking the job should Juetner resign had better be a friend of Feiner or else they will be eliminated in the next election cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-17730368502164232662007-09-23T21:21:00.000-04:002007-09-23T21:21:00.000-04:00If Juettner quits now the lame duck board picks a ...If Juettner quits now the lame duck board picks a replacement. If juettner steps down next year the new board picks a replacement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-55030544395649817722007-09-22T21:21:00.000-04:002007-09-22T21:21:00.000-04:00HAL YOU ARE THE GREATEST.HOW ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFF...HAL YOU ARE THE GREATEST.HOW ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE WHEN SHEEHAN AND JUETTNER RESIGN.<BR/>HOW ABOUT IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-51457032787089663972007-09-22T21:10:00.000-04:002007-09-22T21:10:00.000-04:00When Bernstein walks and talks to himself, he has ...When Bernstein walks and talks to himself, he has trouble hearing above all the applause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-48473300037431672292007-09-22T20:33:00.000-04:002007-09-22T20:33:00.000-04:00The holidays are over for now maybe we will see Be...The holidays are over for now maybe we will see Bernstein walking and talking to himself trying to figure what he did wrong.<BR/>Bernstein,McNally,Sheehan, Juettner, Bass and Barnes did you ever hear of poetic justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-38710346878820918882007-09-21T17:24:00.000-04:002007-09-21T17:24:00.000-04:003:48A beautiful post! My sentiments exactly.3:48<BR/><BR/>A beautiful post! My sentiments exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-67627115256343641962007-09-21T15:48:00.000-04:002007-09-21T15:48:00.000-04:00"when a long train of abuses and usurpations, purs..."when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security"<BR/><BR/>The above words were written by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independance. <BR/><BR/>On Tuesday night, we assumed our duty as citizens and threw off the despotic government of Sheehan by exercising our right to vote. The Democratic Party of Greenburgh should realize this and remake itself. The Sheehans of the world should never again be nominated for elected positions, nor should the Bass & Barnes' of the world who empower them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-83770813401429835242007-09-21T15:37:00.000-04:002007-09-21T15:37:00.000-04:00I am a village resident so please excuse my ignora...I am a village resident so please excuse my ignorance about this.<BR/><BR/>I have seen posts from residents asking Feiner and the Board to do something about Central 7. I always thought that the town government cannot do anything about the schools, that is the responsibility of the Board of Education.<BR/><BR/>What do these posters want the town government to do? And then, can the town government legally do it? If there is an answer I'd like to know it because then we can try the same in the villages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-87200377476759805812007-09-21T15:19:00.000-04:002007-09-21T15:19:00.000-04:00PaulPlease in this term, SAVE OUR SCHOOL, CENTRAL ...Paul<BR/><BR/>Please in this term, SAVE OUR SCHOOL, CENTRAL 7. Please don't forget about the middle class that live in Unincorpated greenburghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-58605619580057576932007-09-21T14:52:00.000-04:002007-09-21T14:52:00.000-04:00To the author of the 2:40 p.m. post...You are here...To the author of the 2:40 p.m. post...You are hereby nominated for the Pulitzer prize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-82125182732048677032007-09-21T14:40:00.000-04:002007-09-21T14:40:00.000-04:00Dear 2:33Not quite a normal day. When he left for...Dear 2:33<BR/><BR/>Not quite a normal day. When he left for work on Tuesday morning, Bernstein was arguably the most influential citizen in a Town with a population of 90,000. He had Bass showing him Town Board documents. He wrote laws with Sheehan. He got the Town Council to meet illegally with the Troys. He was so influential that he was allowed by the entire Town Council to write documents regarding the Troy Property.<BR/><BR/>After Tuesday night, Bob Bernstein is just another lawyer taking the train into Manhattan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-61189000968815205132007-09-21T14:34:00.000-04:002007-09-21T14:34:00.000-04:00Regarding Bass' defeat, I am crying tears of joy.Regarding Bass' defeat, I am crying tears of joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-56752087628024119222007-09-21T14:33:00.000-04:002007-09-21T14:33:00.000-04:00sorry to disappoint you but bob was on the train g...sorry to disappoint you but bob was on the train going to work. just another normal day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-13295339276250661552007-09-21T14:23:00.000-04:002007-09-21T14:23:00.000-04:00Was Sheehan present at Mighty Joe Youngs or did he...Was Sheehan present at Mighty Joe Youngs or did he leave his associates out in the cold?<BR/><BR/>Steve Bass' look on his face in today's Scarsdale Inquirer is worth a million dollars. He looks like like he is about to cry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com