Your New Public Safety Commishioner, if Roefaro is Elected...

Is this who you want as Public Safety Commissioner?

ELECT DAN TREVISANI ON PRIMARY DAY --- DEMOCRAT FOR MAYOR!!!!

SAY NO TO ROEFARO!!!

By the way, I just noticed an interesting conversation at the Weekly Democrat. Someone is implying that my name is "Larry". There are only two political Larry's that I know of, Larry Joseph and Larry Tanoury (Jr. & Sr.). In either case, I'm offended. I thought I was doing a much better job than that. What did I do to warrant being compared to the likes of them? I guess I'll have to start coming out with the big stuff sooner than anticipated. Don't worry though, come back at 9pm on Nov. 6th and I'll announce exactly who I am, and will leave no doubt of my identity.

Signs, Signs, Everywhere There's Signs

Signs, signs, and more signs. It seems that Dave Roefaro is playing catch-up with the hard working Democrat, Dan Trevisani. Trevisani has been putting up large campaign signs for weeks, showing an overwhelming amount of support, and even more, the fact that he is working his butt off.

Roefaro has now started placing some large signs up, which look terrible. His signs are one color, have a god awefully ugly picture that makes his face look bright red, and are poorly constructed. There is one that I saw on Mohawk St. (and heard complaints about) that has two boards (uneven) sticking up. Furthermore, the placement of these signs tell a lot about his supporters. They are all on relatives of him and La Bella's lawns. There is no grassroots support, just the usual establishment support of people that have something to gain from his being elected.

Trevisani's signs, on the other hand, are well placed on a diverse group of lawns. This is indicative of his hard work and grassroots support. His signs are well constructed and very neatly placed. You can tell that he has class and pride in the way his signs, and his city, appear. This is the attention to detail that this city needs.

***IN OTHER NEWS

Mayor Julian appearantly took a swipe at Trevisani on WIBX the other morning regarding the Hatch Act. I didn't hear the remark personally, however this indicates a contradiction that the Roefaro group has tried to imply. They are saying that Trevisani is close to Julian, I believe their history of financial contributions and the earlier picture of Roefaro and Julian hugging say the opposite is true. It is Roefaro and Julian that are close. If Democrats want a real alternative to Julian, Trevisani is the only one. However, you need to get out on Primary Day, September 18th, and vote for Dan Trevisani or he won't be there in November.

Bob Sullivan, Where are You?

After reading Fault Lines' post on Koziol, it made me wonder where Sullivan is. Considering the Hotel Utica disaster, the ever expanding civil suits, the city not receiving their cut of the sales tax, the horrid infrastructure, the crime rates, the scandels 'inside' Dirty Hall, unqualified department heads, etc., there is no shortage of issues to address. The list goes on and on, like how you will handle this bunch of children that call themselves Councilmembers. Not all are completely Julian's fault, but he is the mayor, and with the good you take the bad. If you are a serious opponent, you have to distinguish yourself from the incumbent.

I'm sure he is having trouble getting media coverage, but it doesn't look like he's making much of an effort either. The media has all but written this primary off. That doesn'y mean they're right. Look at last year's senate race. The media barley covered the Democratic race and focused exclusively on Julian v. Griffo. Griffo won easily and Murad was up by only 34+ votes on election night.

Trevisani and Roefaro are plastering the city with those billboard signs (Roefaro's are terrible - one color, bad logo and the picture makes him look like Santa Clause). I haven't seen a single Julian or Sullivan sign. If Sullivan wants to even make a respectable showing on September 18th, he needs to start creating some excitement. The general public doesn't even know he's running, and in a primary you have to work 3x as hard to get the vote out.

There are certainly a lot of Republicans that are disgusted with the current administration, but unless they have an alternative (or "know" that there is a primary), they won't show up to vote "against" someone. They will figure on just waiting till November to vote. By then Sullivan won't be on the ballot.

Bob, if you're listening, hit the doors, put up signs, send out press releases, or simply speak-up. I'm no fan of Julian's, but I'll be damned if my vote on primary day will be taken for granted.

Just my two cents, or rant...

This year's races are quietly turning into some of the most interesting in a long time. I would venture to say more interesting than last year's congressional. Atleast for local political junkies.

The mayor's race is a mess. You have five candidates, and the more I think about it, they are all old faces. They have all been in bed together at one time or another. Sullivan doesn't stand a chance in the primary. Roefaro and Trevisani should be interesting but in the end I think Roefaro wins. Then you have Ed Hanna. What the hell is he doing?

In November I predict you will see Julian on the Rep. and Ind. lines, Roefaro on the Dem and Con lines, and "possibly" Hanna on the "for the people" line. That makes for a hard to call three way race. But does it really matter who wins that one? The more I think about it, I just "may" pull for Julian in that one. It becomes picking the one of the three evils; I'll stick with the one I know, and live to play another day.

County Executive might as well be like pulling teeth. You have Picente who doesn't deserve a vote for dog catcher, and Koziol who thinks he's too good to campaign. Koziol is simply a jerk and doesn't really want the job, he just wants to get "elected". Elected to anything. However, he could be just what Oneida County needs. Someone that will shake things up, but piss off so many people that he can't get re-elected, hence not becoming entrenched. In the end, I say plug your nose and vote for Koziol.

The DA's race is still undecieded for me. I can't stand the idea of another four years of Arcuri, I mean Mcnamara, in office. But I have heard some horror stories about Longeretta as an attorney. At this point I'm leaning towards Longeretta, if nothing else to shake things up on the 9th floor.

Council President is a no brainer for me, MOREHOUSE all the way, period. Testa is a spineless suck hole. He must go. It's time for the voters to slam his overgrown ego.


***Remember, this is just a 3am rant. It could all change overnight. At the end of the day, I say Picente, Julian, Longeretta, Morehouse win. It's not what I want, just what I think will happen. I wouldn't bet on any of the races though. I'll take bets on the Comptroller's race though. I'll give 1,000:1 odds and I'm taking Timpano.

Need I Say More?

Like I said before, Julian, Roefaro, Palmeiri, Arcuri, etc. are all the same. It's a gang that has somehow dupped the public into thinking they are actually seperate entities. A vote for Roefaro is a vote for Julian. It's all about control, not who actually sits in the mayor's office. That's why they can't take the idea of Hanna.

Unless you support Hanna, in which case I won't be able to change your mind, there are only two independent minded candidates for Mayor this year. You have Republican Bob Sullivan, and Democrat Dan Trevisani. Vote wisely on September 18th. The primary is the most important election this year. We must eliminate Julian and Roefaro from the equation.

*thanks to SnakePit for that photo of Julian and Roefaro, likely taken during the Arcuri campaign and or during one of their snow parties. Speaking of that, that photo reminds me of one in the safe.

Why Longeretta Is Going To Win...

Is that Picente (behind the guy in the blue shirt) walking with Democrats, Mcnamara and Arcuri? Seems the "rumors" are true. You know, Democrats working for Republicans and Republicans working for Democrats. Same ole, same ole in Oneida County. But I have a message for Picente and Mcnamara:

Picente, you are no Joe Griffo, and Mcnamara, you are no Mike Arcuri.

If they think the little games will work this year, they are in for a big surprise. And then what will they do when "those other candidates" win? How will they possibly go to them for anything?

Remember something, Picente and Mcnamara have never run for office before. They have no base. They have nothing. Griffo was a proven vote getter and popular Mayor. He spent 10 times more than the barely known Dan Sullivan and still almost beat him. How can Picente expect to beat Koziol? Even worse, how can Mcnamara possibly think that campaigning with Picente can help him?

I think Dick Emmert has lost his marbles. He needs to realize that Scott is no Mike and Tony is no Joe. These political power brokers can only control a small percentage of the vote. The only real power they have left is in fundraising, and Koziol and Longeretta don't need to raise money. They have their own, and have much higher name recognition than Tony and Scott.

Wake up folks. See you both on WKTV at about 10pm Nov. 6th. Telling us why you think you lost.

***UPDATE***

Someone just pointed out that the "guy in the blue shirt" is actually Republican County Comptroller Joe Timpano. Even better, now we have two Republicans and two Democrats. What a joke. It's no wonder Timpano has no opposition.

Municipal Power: What happened Dave???

Observer-Dispatch 1/19/2006

UTICA - City officials are exploring the idea of starting a government-run power system, a move they say could provide cheaper electricity to residents. The discussion still is in the early stages, but several Common Council members said the idea was worth looking into.

"It doesn't hold us hostage to the power companies," Councilman David Roefaro, D-at-large, said. "People cannot afford to pay these prices for energy anymore."

Roefaro acknowledged the start-up costs could be substantial. He said the system, though, could provide power to neighboring communities.

What happened Dave? Did people suddenly start being able to afford to pay these prices again? Don't go throwing this one at Julian either. You may have turned it over to him, but you are the one that raised it, and will likely claim to have spearheaded it, but yet you didn't follow through. You have some explaining to do. Were you just too lazy?