Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Surrender By Any Other Name

Today the expressions of joy over the demise of the ogre Steve Minarik continued unabated.

In a "Speaking Out" piece in the Democrat & Chronicle, Ed Pettinella, Chairman of the Rochester Business Alliance wrote of his pleasure at the notion that with Minarik out of the way, great success was around the corner due to the incipient collaboration between the GOP and Dems. I know Ed is a really smart guy and crafty businessman, but he's way off the mark here.

Minarik's end is the beginning of the end for Republican control of Monroe County. And, for all of you too young or idealistic to remember or know what its like to live in a Democrat controlled jurisdiction: get ready! You are soon to see what happens when the "progressives" get the chance to "do good" for all those "in need". All of the "good" they do will be at the expense of productive forces in the community.

Meanwhile, Ed, Maggie, don't hold your breath waiting for the Democrats to work with you to bring about Nirvana. Their goal will be to collaborate with you to get what they want; control of the County government.

Oh, and one last question, when did "collaboration" become a good thing? Isn't that what the Vichy French did with the Nazis? At least come up with a better term for what you're doing. Why not use "surrender"?

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