A well funded and publicized candidate isn’t enough to bring change. Ali Sayed is a perfect example of that. Voters need to understand WHY voting for Politicians X, Y, or Z is bad for them and bad for Dearborn.

I’m not saying a PAC has to go after politicians, but if you are saying already that you won’t be part of something that goes after politicians, you’re either attempting to handicap it before it gets off the ground or you’re elimnating youself from something that NEEDS to be done.

Just because someone loves their city or has the best of intentions doesn’t make them qualifies or able to run it. And that’s what we have to expose. This is politics and this affects tens of thousands of people and millions of tax dollars. If you worry about hurting a politician’s feelings then we’re doomed to having inept, but nice, leadership run this town into the ground.

Hey guys, noted former Democrat and political opportunist Scott Saionz called me a Marxist for questioning whether John Connolly should be representing the Republican point of view for the Press & Guide:

http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2010/07/10/opinion/doc4c333f4c1d921217768191.txt#blogcomments

My grandparents would have been killed by Stalin if they hadn’t, as DPs in Europe after WWII, gotten a grant from the Tolstoy Foundation to come here. A Marxist is about the most insulting thing you can call me, and yet Scotty here did it without a second thought, presumably just to score points by defending his writing-skill-challenged political ally.

How’s that for connecting with your potential constituency, huh? I was undecided on the County Commission race, but will definitely be voting for Woronchak now. If nothing else, it demonstrates painfully clearly that Scotty can’t prioritize.

The funny thing is, when I wrote that comment originally, I had Scotty in mind as a possible candidate to replace Connolly. I mean, he’s an atrocious writer, but he’s better than Connolly at least. I’m starting to change my mind about that…

http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2010/07/10/opinion/doc4c333f4c1d921217768191.txt#blogcomments

My grandparents would have been killed by Stalin if they hadn’t, as DPs in Europe after WWII, gotten a grant from the Tolstoy Foundation to come here. A Marxist is about the most insulting thing you can call me, and yet Scotty here did it without a second thought, presumably just to score points by defending his writing-skill-challenged political ally.

How’s that for connecting with your potential constituency, huh? I was undecided on the County Commission race, but will definitely be voting for Woronchak now. If nothing else, it demonstrates painfully clearly that Scotty can’t prioritize.

The funny thing is, when I wrote that comment originally, I had Scotty in mind as a possible candidate to replace Connolly. I mean, he’s an atrocious writer, but he’s better than Connolly at least. I’m starting to change my mind about that…

Let’s not forget all the perks the President gets, along with the fact most all of them retire far wealthier than before they were elected. Yes, you’re correct in stating that the IRS would be on us like flies on flypaper if we did the same.

But here is where I digress: If it is up to each politician to fund their own campaign and there is no public funding, then all we would have running and winning elections are the rich. And while I agree somewhat with “trickle-down” economics, let’s face it, people take care of their own. It has been a VERY rare occasion where anyone rich has done anything for middle class people.

Sure, many wealthy people own businesses and give middle class Americans jobs, but typical of that is the brokerage firms, where the top tiers make millions and get millions of dollars in bonuses (the same people who ran these financial institutions into the ground) and WE the taxpayers bailed them out. These same “big-shots” make sure the regular working staff is paid just enough to keep their mouths shut and upward mobility is for the select and few in their good old boys network, not for the people doing the crux of the work.

Therefore, while I don’t have the perfect solution (if there is one) to fund elections, without some type of public funding, I don’t know how we’re ever going to be able to see political candidates that represent the majority of people run and win elections. Does anyone reading have any suggestions?

I have no issue with going against “crooked” politicians that operate on greed or think that they’re above the law. In a way, I did this in a condo association I lived in, where we had a corrupt board that also owned the company that managed our properties. I wrote the letters and made the calls to homeowners, along with a volunteer group of homeowners. This resulted in a “Special Election”, most commonly called a recall, and before the recall election could transpire, the board members resigned.

But it was not over at that point. I contacted every governmental agency available to further pursue these board members corruption. Within a few months, the CA. Department of Real Estate (DRE) shut their property management business down. When they tried to open up another property management company, the DRE rejected their application. Then because their property management company was marking up goods to the association, we filed a civil lawsuit to win back the markups, which was settled in arbitration.

Because they were charging sales taxes without a resale license, I turned them in to the CA. State Board of Equalization and they had to pay a hefty fine and repay the state for the past sales taxes with interest. I turned them into the IRS and CA. State Franchise Tax Board and other governmental and regulatory agencies.

Between all of the above penalties, fines, interest, attorney fees and most of all the $250,000 net income they earned per year off of our association, it cost this group of self-interested, lying, corrupted board members and their now closed management company well over one million dollars.

Not long afterwards we obtained a new board of directors and while it took a long time, we turned the condo complex into the Taj Mahal of complexes, but it was the hardest job we ever did and we did it for no pay or benefits, because it was the right thing to do.

For over a decade I could not buy a new car because it seems “someone” was breaking the windows in my car with bricks, slashing and letting the air out of my tires, keying my car and more. Some “gangsters” I assume were affiliated with these same former board members threatened my life or body harm on more than one occasion. Even shotgun shells were found outside my windows, which I am assuming was some type of warning, but I never, ever let up.

Those type of politicians or people who are supposed to serve their constituents and are PROVEN corrupt, I have NO problem with going after their “jugular”, as they deserve everything they get.

However, if it is simply inept politicians or ones that simply do NOT do what their constituents want, and/or are not able to see the forest from the trees, then I prefer to simply show by example why our candidate(s) are better, and usually these inept ones or negative campaigners sew their own “butts” shut with voters and are exposed for what they really are.

Thanks for the input Reason.