Someone In This Club Has Stolen My Ideas
With all the non-stories out in the media about allegations of plagiarism in the presidential primary , this is an all too common example of real plagerism happening right in our county. From Smugtown, on reactions to February’s police state county leg meeting :
Reflecting on the evening, [Dem county legislator] Paul Haney was clearly disgusted. He characterized the partisan divide as “unbridgeable.” One example, Haney described a proposal he had made repeatedly over the past year that would urge the state to permit County taxpayers to make partial payments on their property taxes. Time and again he was told this plan was not workable, too complicated and therefore not actionable. With bitter irony, he then withdrew from his briefcase a proposal, to be voted on in March, that was virtually identical to his. But this proposal will be acted on — and will likely pass — because its author, Tony LaFountain — is a Republican.
How many times have observers of Monroe County politics heard this story, with different legislation each time?
This is not new, like the closed-government methods the GOP has used to ram through legislation such as the so called F.A.I.R. plan, this kind of thing has been going on for several years now.
The common theme is party over people, party over politics. At this point the local GOP is a shark, it swims and eats. Understanding that fact means that replacing Minarik or Zyra or Brooks will merely replace the cogs in the doomsday machine.
Has there been any legislation written by Dems in the past decade that hasn’t died in committee? ANY?
I am not from the Rochester area (though I visit frequently). I also assume that everyone in Monroe County is not dumb.If the Republicans are as bad as reported here, why do they keep getting elected?
gerrymandered districts and public apathy/ignorance at election time about issue. I would also add - public misplaced priorities with regards to certain issues.
MONEY - GOP hacks given all the jobs with dues payable back to “Friends of Maggie” committee.
It’s all about the greenbacks Elmer.
And makes baby sharks.