Thursday, October 28, 2010
Above all, vote in this election! (November 2010)
LOOKING AHEAD by Wally Dobelis
It is hard to feel strongly about backing a slate of candidates when your main argument is to prompt all Democratic voters, no matter how ambivalent about the Obama results they are, to go to the polls in November. That is very important, staying away from the polls will increase the risk of a formation of a national, heavily motivated critical mass of dissatisfied and nearly anarchistic Tea Party groups of our fellow Americans. These are the angriest voters ever in our memory, eager to be elected and to take over and reform in all directions, disrupting the orderly US legislative process. Even Sarah Palin, whose chirpy voice has sown dissent since the last national election, in one of her latest outbursts of tumbling words warned Americans against the danger of voting for persuasive candidates who will divide and destroy the American Dream – or so it was interpreted by a careful Palin translator.
My personal inquiries, although limited, indicate that New York City is firm in its support of the Democratic party, because where else can the unhappy dissatisfied voters go, the dangers of backing havoc are too great. New York City is expected to vote as follows:
For Governor - Democratic, Independence, and Working Families party candidate Andrew M .Cuomo, with Robert J. Duffy as Lt. Governor. Cuomo has experience and has made promises to reform the state, by cutting and capping government service expense, pension abuses, property taxes , Medicaid and other health costs, and particularly the state legislature excesses that have made NYS’s lawmaking mechanism the champion of dysfunctionality. Whether the service and teacher unions will permit Cuomo the necessary cuts is debatable, but at least the effort will have public exposure and scrutiny . His Republican and Taxpayers party opponent, Carl P. Paladino, has disgraced himself by posturing, bigotry and threats to the point that his balance is questionable, and the minor party candidates lack critical mass and valid positions and authority, being there largely for exposure, such as the Anti-Prohibition candidate, professional madam, Kristin M. Davis (the fact that her Lt. Gov co-candidate is a Brooklyn lawyer is another joke), and the Rent Is 2 High candidate, exhibitionist Jimmy McMillan. The candidates of some validity, the Libertarian lawyer Warren Redlich, he Freedom party’s socialist-minded City Councilman Charles Barron, and the Green’s Howie Hawkins, an UPS worker, lose their gravitas in the company of the exhibitionists probably seeking book contracts and reality shows.
For Attorney General, City - Democratic, Independence and Working Family candidate, veteran West Side state senator, Eric T. Schneiderman, who will work well with Cuomo for consumers,, crime victims, the environment and finance. The Republican Conservative candidate, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan is worthy, with a rational attitude to banks and brokerage firms both as sinners, and, simultaneously, NYCs chief sources of revenue.
For State Comptroller, City - Democratic and Working Families candidate, incumbent Thomas DiNapoli, for a post disgraced by his predecessor, and highly subject to bribes. One gets slightly sick to the stomach to find that Obama’s Tsar of the automotive industry and savior of GM, Steven Rattner, was such a briber and has been banned from the securities industry. But DiNapoli, initially kooked down upon as an outsider, has held the line. Conversely, his Republican, Independence and Conservative opponent, trader Harry Wilson, is the complete insider, reputable and rich, enough so to avoid temptation.
For US Senator, Two Year Unexpired Term – Democratic, Independence and Working Families candidate, senator Kirsten Gillibrand, in civilian life a former Davis Polk associate, who was attorney for Phillip Morris tobacco, and also worked in Andrew Cuomo’s HUD; elected To US Congress 20th District in 2006 and appointed to US Senate in Jan. 2009, she has been a Obama team player. representing Republican and Independence parties, her opponent is former Arthur Anderson partner, subsequently (1985-89) US Congressman Joseph J. Dioguardi, CPA, who lays her past career sins at her doorstep. As for himself, the accountant wants to clarify the budget and cure US of a frightening $63T indebtedness, a hard to believe number and program.
For US Senator, Six Year Term – Democratic, Independence and Working Families candidate , incumbent Charles E. Schumer is dominant; it is hard to see how Republican and Independence candidate and Hudson Valley political consultant, Jay Townsend, can successfully contend.
For US Congress, 14th District – Democratic and Working Families candidate Carolyn Maloney, a long-Term representative, will not see much strength in the opposition of Republican David Ryan Brumberg, a McKinsey management consultant, and the three minority party representatives.
For NYS Senate 26th District –Democratic and Working Families candidate, incumbent Liz Krueger , elected 2002, ranking member of the Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee; with David Paterson she led the Democratic takeover of the Senate. How about some more reform? Her Republican and Independence opponent Saul J. Farber is a Young Republican and Republican district leader, who recently enteredlaw school.
In the NYS Senate 29th District –Democratic and Working Families candidate, incumbent Thomas K. Duane has the advantage. His Republican opponent, Joseph A. Mendola, attorney, is also listed as Chief Counsel, Magna Securities Corp.
And, finally , in our NYS 74th Assembly District, Democratic and Working Families party candidate, incumbent Brian P. Kavanagh, attorney and former Chief of Staff for NYC Councilmember Gale Brewer, Policy Director of NYC Homeless Services and aide to Mayors Koch and Dinkins, His Republican opponent, director Dena Winokur, also ran unopposed in the primary.
Wally Dobelis thanks Louise Dankberg of the Tilden Club for insights in the thinking of organized Democrats, and a number of less organized voters, both pro and against Obama, who had a lot to say.
It is hard to feel strongly about backing a slate of candidates when your main argument is to prompt all Democratic voters, no matter how ambivalent about the Obama results they are, to go to the polls in November. That is very important, staying away from the polls will increase the risk of a formation of a national, heavily motivated critical mass of dissatisfied and nearly anarchistic Tea Party groups of our fellow Americans. These are the angriest voters ever in our memory, eager to be elected and to take over and reform in all directions, disrupting the orderly US legislative process. Even Sarah Palin, whose chirpy voice has sown dissent since the last national election, in one of her latest outbursts of tumbling words warned Americans against the danger of voting for persuasive candidates who will divide and destroy the American Dream – or so it was interpreted by a careful Palin translator.
My personal inquiries, although limited, indicate that New York City is firm in its support of the Democratic party, because where else can the unhappy dissatisfied voters go, the dangers of backing havoc are too great. New York City is expected to vote as follows:
For Governor - Democratic, Independence, and Working Families party candidate Andrew M .Cuomo, with Robert J. Duffy as Lt. Governor. Cuomo has experience and has made promises to reform the state, by cutting and capping government service expense, pension abuses, property taxes , Medicaid and other health costs, and particularly the state legislature excesses that have made NYS’s lawmaking mechanism the champion of dysfunctionality. Whether the service and teacher unions will permit Cuomo the necessary cuts is debatable, but at least the effort will have public exposure and scrutiny . His Republican and Taxpayers party opponent, Carl P. Paladino, has disgraced himself by posturing, bigotry and threats to the point that his balance is questionable, and the minor party candidates lack critical mass and valid positions and authority, being there largely for exposure, such as the Anti-Prohibition candidate, professional madam, Kristin M. Davis (the fact that her Lt. Gov co-candidate is a Brooklyn lawyer is another joke), and the Rent Is 2 High candidate, exhibitionist Jimmy McMillan. The candidates of some validity, the Libertarian lawyer Warren Redlich, he Freedom party’s socialist-minded City Councilman Charles Barron, and the Green’s Howie Hawkins, an UPS worker, lose their gravitas in the company of the exhibitionists probably seeking book contracts and reality shows.
For Attorney General, City - Democratic, Independence and Working Family candidate, veteran West Side state senator, Eric T. Schneiderman, who will work well with Cuomo for consumers,, crime victims, the environment and finance. The Republican Conservative candidate, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan is worthy, with a rational attitude to banks and brokerage firms both as sinners, and, simultaneously, NYCs chief sources of revenue.
For State Comptroller, City - Democratic and Working Families candidate, incumbent Thomas DiNapoli, for a post disgraced by his predecessor, and highly subject to bribes. One gets slightly sick to the stomach to find that Obama’s Tsar of the automotive industry and savior of GM, Steven Rattner, was such a briber and has been banned from the securities industry. But DiNapoli, initially kooked down upon as an outsider, has held the line. Conversely, his Republican, Independence and Conservative opponent, trader Harry Wilson, is the complete insider, reputable and rich, enough so to avoid temptation.
For US Senator, Two Year Unexpired Term – Democratic, Independence and Working Families candidate, senator Kirsten Gillibrand, in civilian life a former Davis Polk associate, who was attorney for Phillip Morris tobacco, and also worked in Andrew Cuomo’s HUD; elected To US Congress 20th District in 2006 and appointed to US Senate in Jan. 2009, she has been a Obama team player. representing Republican and Independence parties, her opponent is former Arthur Anderson partner, subsequently (1985-89) US Congressman Joseph J. Dioguardi, CPA, who lays her past career sins at her doorstep. As for himself, the accountant wants to clarify the budget and cure US of a frightening $63T indebtedness, a hard to believe number and program.
For US Senator, Six Year Term – Democratic, Independence and Working Families candidate , incumbent Charles E. Schumer is dominant; it is hard to see how Republican and Independence candidate and Hudson Valley political consultant, Jay Townsend, can successfully contend.
For US Congress, 14th District – Democratic and Working Families candidate Carolyn Maloney, a long-Term representative, will not see much strength in the opposition of Republican David Ryan Brumberg, a McKinsey management consultant, and the three minority party representatives.
For NYS Senate 26th District –Democratic and Working Families candidate, incumbent Liz Krueger , elected 2002, ranking member of the Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee; with David Paterson she led the Democratic takeover of the Senate. How about some more reform? Her Republican and Independence opponent Saul J. Farber is a Young Republican and Republican district leader, who recently enteredlaw school.
In the NYS Senate 29th District –Democratic and Working Families candidate, incumbent Thomas K. Duane has the advantage. His Republican opponent, Joseph A. Mendola, attorney, is also listed as Chief Counsel, Magna Securities Corp.
And, finally , in our NYS 74th Assembly District, Democratic and Working Families party candidate, incumbent Brian P. Kavanagh, attorney and former Chief of Staff for NYC Councilmember Gale Brewer, Policy Director of NYC Homeless Services and aide to Mayors Koch and Dinkins, His Republican opponent, director Dena Winokur, also ran unopposed in the primary.
Wally Dobelis thanks Louise Dankberg of the Tilden Club for insights in the thinking of organized Democrats, and a number of less organized voters, both pro and against Obama, who had a lot to say.
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