Warner resigns

Again NO one knows who this man is AND what he has done to even be considered for freeholder! When Dennison loses to Allen will he consider running again??? With that being said, how come you refuses to acknowledge corruption done by the democrats? If you want to be taken credibly, you need to acknowledgde problems on both sides of the aisle. So far you have yet to even accept that fact. Sometimes this is exactly what an organization needs to pick themelves off and move forward. If you do not know who Dawn Lacey is, she takes NO C&^&&T and will give Perr a run for his money. This is the best move IMHO and juswt what the GOP needed. Also, you forgot one more race the GOP will win handidly Jean Stansfield will win in a walk against Braxton. Beng one of the first female sheriffs in the state and a good one for Burlco, this seat will stay GOP.

That letter says it all. 
He certainly accomplshed a lot as chair to include cleaning house and establishng strong candidates. 
He is an honorable person that acted in the best interests of the organization.

I was on the Burlington County Republican Committee, and wrote letters to Frank Lobiondo, Glenn Paulsen and Colonel Warner - as recently as two weeks ago - and got no response. Not even a thank you. When I was on the committee, it met just three times in two years. And, of course, when I donated money to our legislative candidates, and the Burlco Republican Women, I got no thank you card, either. The organization wins, no question, but a little courtesy would go a long way.

Its nice to see that the Boss-system in NJ is alive and well for the GOP too.

Bader shot himself in the foot with his anti-labor statement in the paper. He has no chance of winning without the backing of labor.

Bader article: http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-07112007-1376153.html

The unions don't see it that way.

and your pic is gay!

If the Boss is back - That sounds good to me! Call him what you want - as long as you call him a WINNER!

Yes, some of the people who post are beyond immature. Anyway, I stand by what I noted about Bader's comment. Concerning Dennison, I can assure you you won't see even one comment that can be misconstrued. He is the definition of sharp. Being an attorney from a top law school and having worked for the Clinton White House in a speechwriting capacity, I think he's going to scare the heck out of Diane Allen with just how sharp he really is.  To call him inexperienced belies his obvious qualifications and falsely assumes that only career politicians can be sharp.  I think Allen is sharp too and she honed that from outside of the political arena through her years as a television reporter and anchor.  Just get ready for some fun with this race. 

I didn't mean that she'd be literally shaking in her boots! I'm just saying that she's got a real challenge this time around. And I totally agree with your last sentence.

You know, Denny boy should go back to school for a civics lesson.  He has lost his cred with me cause he doesn't know his federal from his state.  He should go take on Lautenburger if he misses DC.

Mr. Layton is not running the organization, he is just a puppet for Paulsen. Ms. Lacy is the chair now according to the bylaws of the organization.

Ok first of all Bill Layton is NOT the chair, Ms. Dawn Lacey is. Secondly, Layton will be in charge or running the campaigns, and thirdly, do you honestly expect people to take you seriously with your posts?

Joe Donnely is doing just fine = he has been out for months going door to door and meeting people. In fact, with these new changes in the deck so to speak, this has made the GOP stronger and more unified.  Mr. Perr should be very concerned.

I still hope we can post without the utter stupidity. 

Your mommy must be so proud of you for your comments. Obvioulsy you have some real hatred there = better have it checked out.

I love the fact that men think a woman can't garner support unless she's svelt. I guess Denny's muffintop won't hurt his campaign...You have nothing to attack D & D on but their waists? Please. They can run circles around your peabrains, where it counts. Solutions, not rheteric. Try it some time.

Richer today than yesterday. 
In exchange for party switching (Bodine) and candidate endorsement (Kennedy endorsed Bodine) both of these scum bags received LARGE contracts from Evesham - you know the town Norcross purchased.
I am sure there is no paper trail - although Fran did swear-in the new Evesham councilman and minutes later his engineering firm received the largest contract awarded under the new Norcross administration.
Not sure where our county is going - but we cannot allow scum bags like Bodine and Kennedy to get away with their money grubbing, loyalty to the highest bidder tactics. 
Yes - I know both parties have contributors that also receive contracts. That needs to be fixed too. What needs to change immediately is our ELECTED leaders (Bodine, Greenwald, etc) should NOT be personally profiting from their positions. They should focus on the people that voted for them and not their pensions and pocket books. 
Right now, the Burlington Republican organization has the best candidates to win. They are proven as elected officials and are all hard campaigners. 
They will win because of who they are and the simple fact that people are tired of the corruption that occurs in Trenton and, with Bodine and Kennedy, here in Burlington. 
We will win and we can save this county and state.

Martin: Maybe you should think before you post, we all know you are a rabid Dem supporter, but  your hyprocisy is showing loud and clear. Lets start with your all out support for Bodine. Earlier this year, he was a another "corrupt" GOP to you because of the whole Bark scandal, and lo and behold, he becomes a dem and all is good? forgotten? oh no. Bodine switched parties so his ego would not be further tweaked, he switched NOT because of a crisis of conscience because of GOP issues, but because he wanted to run and was going to do anything he could to achieve that. You also seem to underestimate the strength of Phil Haines. Go ahead, underestimate this man, because this man will walk over Bodine and have enough left to pull Rudder and Addiego along. Phil HAS won in pluralites before and is very popular on both sides of the aisle. I am sure Dennison is a nice enough guy, but he is a wannabe with no experience and no plans outside of bashing bush to actually take diane down. You seem to forget that in this largely dem district, diane keeps winning big over and over. Why is that? Because she has a proven record of sticking up for her constitutents and doing her job. And to your last point about "boss" Paulesn, how about those corrupt dems and dem heads in trouble? How about wayne byrant and mayor sharpe to name a few? Lets get you on the right track; Bill Layton is going to be heading the campaigns for the county, NOT be the chair; the chair is Dawn Lacy, and the Executive Director is Chris Russell. Because they learned well under Glenn Paulsen, Rick Perr should be very worried. Martin, I enjoy a good joust as well as anyone, but if you want to post on emotion and not on fact,that is ok. I will be more than happy to correct you as we go along :)

Martin:

I thought that you would respond to me in that way. But I understand you are just another frustrated democrat that has shown his hatred of the GOP very clearly. 

I do not know Bark or Stears however, what is apparent to me is your unabashed hatred for anything GOP; you have posted nothing of substance as to why Dennison, Bodine and any other dem running for office should win other than they are democrats. Sorry Martin, but your support of Bodine, ethic lapses and all because he is a new democrat is telling.

As far as her voting record on stem cell research and same sex unions, I will look into that a bit deeper - my understanding is that she was supportive of both.   Right now, I am still waiting to hear from any dem running - dennison, bader, braxton, riley and fifs what specific plans they have for bettering our county.  

I do not know this Martin but it is so obvious from his posts as I mentioned that he is one angry democrat. His hatred of GOP only makes himself look petty. I could not get a straight answer regarding the indictments of stalwart dems as Sharpe James, Wayne Bryant, et al because I think he knows corruption goes both ways. Diane's office is stellar; my area unfortunately is run by Rob Andrews and Conners and Conaway. It is no question that Diane keeps getting elected because of the work she does as well as picking up the slack for those others. I have no prob discussing issues here; my new buddy ron luvitz and I agree to disagree but even luvitz who is a hard core dem can agree on simple intellectual levels and not let total bs cloud judgement. That is what makes discussing issues interesting; not someone who just espouses hate.

Martin you have a habit of refusing to answer point blank factual questions. Instead you start yammering about gop corruption gop corruption instead of THE FACTS at hand. Lets start slowly so you can illuminate others: What exactly are the platforms for the dems running??? What does dennison, bader, braxton, fifis, riley and bodine bring to the table that is better than the GOP?? What experience have they done to warrant their being elected> Now Martin, lets see if you can answer these simple questions without yammering on and on and on about GOP corruption - that is what is making your arguements non-credible.

Legislative aides do not have anything to do with fundraising.  So what is your point? 

You want to lob mud, throw it in the right direction

Why bother responding to Michael Martin? He fabricates things to make his point - example: Walt Rudder "hired (Sen Martha)Bark for her no-show jobs." That is an outright lie. The Board of Education hired her in an open session. It is a matter of public record. In fact, they hired Dr. Rudder as well. So he is an employee of the BoE - he does not run it. But why let facts get in the way of your arguments? Marty will tell you any story, including dredging up stories over a year old or more to make his point seem relevant - like the one he points to in his previous post regarding the investigation. Fact is, it is not going anywhere. I actually talked to someone involved in the process to confirm this. But again, why let facts get in the way. Now, Mikey will turn the argument into "theoc is a nameless obese middle aged guy who claims the WMDs were found in Iraq, is involved in the political corruption in Burlington County (which my lawyer claims I have a pretty solid case if I wanted to pursue a slander case), and said Ferguson would win by 10 points." Oh - I forgot that he claims I said "the VA budget is adequate." Another falsehood he promotes. Each is either a) an exaggeration of what I said; b)from a post 10 months or more old which then was revisited later and amended; c) he agreed with me, yet tried to worm his way out of his statements; or d) were flat out false. So don't be surprised he won't answer your questions. Then he will be on record as saying something useful. He has yet to go after corruption in his own county - other than someone who is already in jail - and refuses to call Rick Perr out on his pay-to-play tactics. If hypocrisy is bliss. He is a wannabe who has never done a thing in politics except knock on a few doors and write some letters to the editor. So don't hold your breath gopgal - you will never get a straight answer to your questions. But you have to admire a guy who goes from the ugliest sweater on the face of the Earth to a man bag. Good choice on pictures Mikey. Those who can't do, teach. Riverrat - unfortunately, I will have to disagree with you. Staff - on their own time - has a hand in fund raising. They are a big part of the operation.

"Trolls, trolls everywhere, and not an ounce of reason to spare." BurlCoRiverRat: A question: in the interests of transparency, do you work for any Republican political organization, and are you being paid to post on politicsnj? Furthermore, while you're arguing semantics, that is, what constitutes an aide vs. a fundraiser, the fundamental fact remains that, even if Allen is corruption-free, she keeps some incredibly shady company in the form of Boss Paulsen and other corrupt members of the BurlCo GOP. The larger picture awaits your viewing...

"the oc" (still anonymous, I see): This is the first time that you've publicly come to grips with your weight problem, and I admire your courage in fighting this health issue. In regard to the substance of your post, or the lack thereof, perhaps you can enlighten us as to how and when WMDs were found in Iraq (oh, that's right, an editor for the neocon publication The Weekly Standard said so) and how this justifies the illegitimate and resource-depleting conflict there. Further, you keep repeating that you are a part of a winning political campaign, but for the Corzine and Menendez contests, your last two political campaigns, admittedly presaged by your undying support for the Bush-Cheney ticket and their policies, you were a grand 0-for-2. Your stance on the Rudders is borderline absurd and shows your ignorance of how the public education system, particularly its hiring, works; but when you're out of work and have delusions of grandeur as withyou (in actuality, I and everyone else here could care less about what you think), I guess that is par for the course. Ah, and who could forget the claim that Ferguson would win by "9-15%" or that our veterans get sufficient health care upon their return home from conflict.  Compelling stuff, I tell you. 

Forgive me if I don't take the ramblings of a GOP insider like gopgal08, who contends that I make "arguements [sic] non-credible" on issues of corruption even if I actually quote sources, unlike her, and address specific bills; in return, gopgal08 only repeats mindless platitudes like "Diane Allen stands up for her constituents" or something akin rather than referring to specific bills and specific moments of leadership.

Regarding Dennison's positions, unlike the pro-war Allen, he is against the illegitimate war in Iraq which continues to kill New Jerseyans. He also favors universal health care and increased funding for public education in the state. Of course, Dennison doesn't have a website up yet, much less a broad policy positions statement, just as the 5th and 6th district Republican challengers don't. I answered your question; now please answer mine:

1). You previously stated that the BurlCo GOP leadership should be so "lucky" as to learn from Glenn Paulsen. Do you think that Paulsen, who has engaged in illegal pay-to-play activities and general dishonest practices, is an example of clean, transparent governance, or do you distance yourself from his corrupt practices?

2). Further, you stated that you "thought" that Allen supported stem cell research and civil unions for gays and lesbians. If so, why did Allen refuse to vote for expanding stem cell research, a vital industry in N.J., and also refuse to vote for granting basic rights for gays and lesbians? Furthermore, why was she only amongst a handful of legislators who voted against a clean needle exchange bill that would have helped stop the spread of AIDS and other infectious diseases?

3). Previously, I asked you whether you would distance yourself and publically condemn the corrupt practices of Martha Bark and Bob Stears, not whether you knew them. These are members of the GOP hierarchy in BurlCo, yet the violated the public trust through no-show jobs and faux contracts. Will you, here and now, condemn their actions in a public forum, or are you too partisan?

In closing, It's been a pleasure debating you and exposing the weaknesses of your argument. I look forward to your responses.

In re-reading your rant for the third time to try to decipher what you were saying, let me say that as far as I am concerned, Getting paid for no show jobs is wrong, and Bark should be accountable as well as Stears and anyone else. I wonder how Bodine is gonna respond to why he protected her and  right?

So if you are anti corruption, what do you think about Sharpe James and Wayne Bryant with their corruption?

And it bears repeating, but George Bush has nothing to do with NJ politicws. I know you are having a hard time with that but try to understand the difference. Last I heard, Bush didnt raise my taxes in my town, Bush didnt create the problems with auto insurance in NJ, Bush didnt create the eminant domain issues surrounding some towns - so go ahead Martim, keep telling everyone how Bush is responsible.

As far as the war goes, your comments about people in NJ losing loved ones overseas is really insulting. How dare you speak for those people - did they ask you to? Why dont you speak to those people here who are proud to serve their country overseas and support their commander in chief. Maybe you should talk to the families of those folks who are overseas and realize as much as they do not like them being there, they are proud they are serving their country with honor.

If you are representative of what dennison and the other dems are all about, then for sure I will not be supporting any of them any time soon. I would be embarrassed to have you speaking on behalf of my party because you cannot communicate without anger. That is not healthy. 

Gopgal - Did I call it? He is so predictable. But his hypocrisy and outright falsehoods are commonplace on this site. I must agree with you with regards to calling the spineless man bag wearing twerp out on speaking for people who have lost loved ones in Iraq. I lost a nephew who was a Marine in Iraq over a year ago. When I brought this up in a rebuttal to him, he told me I should not inject personal anecdotes into the debate and I was wrong for doing so. Can you believe that? But touching on some of his comments (which he loves to cut and paste because he has zero original thoughts of his own – must be pillow talk from his good buddy Rickie), again, he forgets how to tell the truth about many statements he has made. First, I was not involved in either of the campaigns he mentioned. I was working on other campaigns at the time. For the record, I have worked many House races and several Senate races, all of which have been successful. Nice try Marty. Keep trying to knock me down in order to make your life long attempt to be someone in politics look real. It won't work. I never said anything about veterans having adequate health care - pro or con. I successfully proved that you are clueless when you said the Republican-led Congress "cut" the VA budget when they actually increased the funding to historic levels. You deny saying it? You bring up a quote from me in May of 2006 which I said Mike would win by 10 pts, but failed to do your homework. Later that year - in October of 2006 - I stated that it would be a lot closer than I had previously predicted based on my talking with people involved in the campaign but that Mike would still win. Did he? But why tell the whole truth when you can manipulate what people say to make your argument? Lastly, you still claim to know more than anyone regarding the Bark situation. You are wrong. I know the Burl Co education system far better than you. I have known Walt Rudder and his family for over 15 years. And my father was an elected BoE member in another town in NJ. Walt Rudder did not hire Martha Bark - period. You have no idea what you are talking about. Just because you are a leech on the tit of the educational system in another jurisdiction does not mean you know more than me about the system. Finally, before anyone else should have to answer a single question from the likes of you, why don't you answer questions from gopgal? Or why don't you public ally condemn the pay-to-play tactics of Rick Perr? I assume you are involved in the illegal practices because you have refused to condemn them? How about the Norcross machine? Where are your calls for investigations there? Do you support Fran's son-in-law getting a job in exchange for Fran making the switch? There are plenty more I could mention but your refusal to denounce them means you are involved and complicit in the illegal activities. What's good for the goose wearing a man bag.....those who can't do, teach!

Though I'll get to gopgal08 and theoc's rambling diatribes later on, I just wanted to mention to jkasko first that I was thinking of him when I made a compliment on those in the party in question calling out their own members when they betray public trust.

Secondly, though conventional wisdom is that the district 5 and 6 Republican challengers have no chance of winning in November, I did do a write-up of their positions and views, and I'd love to hear what you think. (It's been crossposted on Blue Jersey and the Courier Post forums). http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5031