Quoted from CaptainAmerica

News Flash----- Mertz is Bumble

Really......what was the 1st clue????  

Bumble is not Mertz - get over yourselves. Your detective skills suck guys.

please pass the popcorn and this time the 3D glasses too.......

Quoted from bumblethru

Thanks for the compliment, but I assure you that I am not Mertz. I've said it a million times....if I WERE Mertz...the police commission would be in existence today!. Got it?

Like I said....DEFLATE THE PARTY! No members = No money = No power!!! It's a no brainer!

Ya the police commission    that was a good thing!!!!

this will require a full sherlock homes treatment over there since I would like some more facts too

Quoted from bumblethru

I agree with you in theory only. What you suggest is the way it 'should' work. But it doesn't. Abandoning a party, registering as a blank and yet still 'voting' your ideology, is clearly the only way to go. It would only take ONE year to accomplish a change. And during this process, there should be NO monetary contributions to any particular party. Instead, contributions should be given to the candidate you support only. (just think of the campaign mailers that action would eliminate ) Collectively....it would work! Let them chase us 'blanks' around for our vote.

Our political parties are lacking in leadership, vision and governing ability. They are greedy and power driven by political and personal motives.  And we the taxpayers are literally getting screwed over. WE MUST TAKE BACK OUR GOVERNMENT....DEFLATE THE PARTY!!!

The problem with this is that the candidates are still going to come out of the existing party structures.  Worse, it will only impact the Republican party.  the democrats are not going to chase your vote.  They'll just rely on the same people they always do, those who blindly and blanketly vote for whoever is on the democratic line.  The part leadership (such that it is), is not going to change unless someone, or some poeple, from with in challenge the existing power people.  All this ends up doing is emasculating the Rpeublican Party to the point of being unable to do anything more than run out some scaraficial candidates just to maintain a presence.  In addition, with out that Party support, even fewer qualified candidates will even bother to seek office.  I only see this sort of action as doing more harm than good.

I also heard (and this can just be rumor) that Mr. Parisi made this press release to the gazette without the knowledge of the the entire GOP committee.

Sometimes 'politicians' (or friends thereof) like to drop a pebble to test the waters.....nothing is ever set in stone......hhhmmm....wallstreet anyone???

Quoted from JoAnn

I have been hearing conflicting stories about the GOP "party" not supporting John Mertz in the next election. There are some people who are saying that it was Gerard Parisi who made that decision independent from the committee.

Does anyone know if this is an accurate assessment?

How do we find out who is on the Republican committee?

Don't give up on John Mertz.  It is my understanding that Mr. Parisi spoke only on behalf of himself and
not on behalf of the committee.  

Just because some may want it to be so, doesn't mean that you must accept it.  As an enrolled
Republican, Mr. Mertz would have a lever in a primary election if the party were to award the
endorsement to someone else.  His Republican supporters would have to get out the vote and pull
the lever.

I would pull the lever for John Mertz. He always appeared to be the only one on that board that would speak up in defense of the taxpayers. Clearly something you can't do in small town politics. Ya know....don't rock the boat! I'm glad he rocks the boat.

IF Parisi did this on 'his own' behalf..than Parisi clearly has a personal issue with Mertz. And if that is the case, Parisi should NOT be the Rotterdam rep chair. That is NOT doing what is best for the party or it's town residence. Speaking of Rotterdam chair....isn't Parisi the town lawyer too? Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest?

Mr L I like you much but the chairman wouldnt give him the endoresement and that is that and further more the conservs probably wont give him the green light over here in any event my freinds so I say Johnny boy M must consider the retirement over there and leave the job to someone else like Cook or some one else to balance the board and if gets replaced the board ought to put a demo on to even the troubles out and smooth things that would be the right thing to do indeed.

Sal, why not just say good-bye to Parisi and the problem would be solved.

The reps are imploding on themselves. The liberal dems control everything with tax and spend. The wfp is just an arm of the dems. The conservs are just thugs. I'm glad I'm a lowly 'blank'!