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Re: School Board Election, Apr 20: Fulop Announces Candidates Support
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BrightMoment, tell me why I should vote for Angel Valentin. Because Steve said so?

Another City/County Employee for elected office?

Posted on: 2010/4/19 22:02
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Do your job Councilman
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Does Mr. Fulop understand that he is a legislator? Granted, moving the elections to November is a great idea. But besides that I don?t see him trying to implement creative policies to address the budget. Instead, I see him introducing proposals that he knows will not pass, that only serve to cause conflict on the council at a time when he should be trying to build bridges with the other council members to get some positive cost cutting items through.

I realize that most of the Council members are obliged to maintain the status quo on behalf of the HCDO. But this is why I was happy when Fulop was re-elected, I hoped he would get some fresh, practical ideas through. That is what a skilled legislator does. Instead he suggests things like cutting the health benefits for the City Council, something he knows will not pass, but that will get his name in the paper. Cutting health benefits to the Council members really doesn?t save the city that much money and only serves to waste time and energy that could go towards sincerely tackling our problem. In order to better position himself for a Mayoral race he is sacrificing effective action that we desperately need NOW.

If he was sincere instead of merely posturing, why wouldn?t he vote against an increased payment to the law firm Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein, Celso & Kessler? On February 17, Fulop voted along with seven other members of the council to nearly double the firm?s existing contract. Councilwoman Richardson voted against. I know Fulop gets a lot of support from lawyers, is he letting them know that it will be business as usual in a Fulop administration?

I still think Fulop is the most viable non-machine candidate out there right now. And he is certainly less worse than the continued reign of the HCDO, but I am deeply concerned that he is more focused on furthering his political career than actually making positive change in Jersey City. I don?t fault the guy for being ambitious, as long as he doesn?t sacrifice what?s in our best interests and that he does his job. His job, until he is elected mayor, is to be a legislator. That requires working with others to achieve some kind of results that the people of Jersey City are desperate for.

Posted on: 2010/3/1 23:18
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