In their endorsement, the Times-Union is blunt:"Although this is his first run for elected office, Mr. Madden is well prepared for the difficult tasks he would face. For three decades, he has run the nonprofit Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Project, or TRIP, which has worked to provide affordable housing to city residents primarily through the restoration of older, rundown properties. The organization has also helped many in the city’s poorest neighborhoods become homeowners, a key to reversing the trend of neglected rental properties and absentee landlords.
At TRIP, he has handled multimillion dollar budgets for years and has a keen understanding of the process, including the need for multiyear financial planning. That’s a far cry from the way the city’s budget adoption is now hurriedly squeezed into the final two months of the year."
On Gordon (R):
"First-term Republican councilman Jim Gordon refused to discuss his candidacy with the Times Union Editorial Board amid a controversy over a 911 domestic call to his home. His reticence does not speak well of his temperament or suitability for such a high profile public post."
22 comments:
Thanks Kevin for posting that.
Such a logical editorial:
Point 1, Madden is clearly the only choice in the race;
Point 2, Gordon has anger issues in addition to maturity issues;
Point 3, Wiltshire is not a factor;
Point 4, Ditto for Cox.
Democratus:
Vespasian here, and I'd like to both congratulate you on your continued journalistic . . . existence; and to endorse Lucy Van Pelt for Mayor. I think far too many people underestimate the power of digital people, and I think Ms. Van Pelt has the right combination of skepticism, smarts and good old-fashioned moxie to motivate these virtual people to get engaged.
Your friend,
Vespasian
Sure, you can make a case for Ms. Van Pelt, but what role would Peppermint Patty have in her administration? PP is the worse kind of "yes woman" sycophant.
If Gordon wins, Troy will be the first city in the nation to enact an ordinance requiring fist bumps instead of handshakes.
I see Carmella is planning on going after unpaid parking tickets. Too bad most of those are owed by the very voters she's courting. Oops.
But we won't have to worry about enforcement in a Gordon administration. Or tax collection, when our taxes go up. If you don't pay up Gordo will just show up at your house and hold you down until you agree to fork over more and more of your hardearned money. Harry will stand guard at the door gnawing on Dinosaur BBQ wings.
SEEN: Kevin NoCashman standing outside the TPD building in assless chaps with a vibrating toy moaning "Dirty Gary" underneath Tedesco's office window.
So, Gordon can't intimidate the TU? The TU won't come back. They don't have the syndrome.
Charlie Brown can beat the ever living shit out of Lucy. Don't you forget it.
Hahaha!!!
Gordon says Go Rodney.
Ever see the movie Goodfellas? Remember Morris the wig salesman who followed Robert DiNero character around telling him "I want my money"? That's Bill Dunne on Wednesday. Don't sit in the front seat Bill there's an ice pick in the back of your head next week.
He's hustling for money to pay those tax warrants.
There's nothing funnier than watching that tiny little douchebag McCasshion self implode as his tweets get more and more frantic and desperate and bizarrely off base. That's how we know Gordo's circling the drain. Thanks for being the loser barometer for us, Kev. Sorry to say bud, you can move from Albany to Troy to Timbuktu and nothing will ever get better for you. Failure wafts off you like a bad smell.
Ok Gary, but you're still getting arrested for the 911 tape.
I love this blog. The Republicans have nothing like it. Nothing like it at all. Why is that? Illiteracy? Lack of analytical skills? Lack of humor? The perfect time for a GOP Troy Polloi was the last four years with a Dem administration and Dem Counsel. I remember when this blog started back in '03 or '04. The Dems were so down, losing elections, one or two seats on the council. This blog helped a a lot to rally the Dems.
It makes me so made that no one on my side, GOP, does stuff like this. I admit, I do not have the talent. Someone must. Why can't they do it.
Looks like Kevin McNoBalls and Richie "troypolitics" Crist got their cars towed last night. Sucks to be you! Just the first of many hits for those two sackless wonders in the next four days. Gird your loins gentlemen. Or whatever you have that passes for loins.
McCashion would piss himself if he were in the same room with Gary Gordon. The tiny little twitter jockey backs away like a girl when he's forced to talk his shit face to face. It's happened before, hasn't it Kev?
Tick Tock, Kevin. Where's the so called big reveal on the 911 tape? Oh that's right. It's another total bullshit wet dream like the rest of your douchebag rantings. Keep fellating Crist and Harry, maybe they can get you a job washing dishes at the Dinosaur.
Gary given your past when it comes to audio tape I would back off a bit. This time you don't lose an election this time you get arrested. All in good time. Besides who's going to drive your wife around if your in jail? Who?
He's going to hire McCashion to drive them both around now that he's got a sweet job with the BOE. And what do YOU have, McNoBalls? Tens of thousands of dollars in tax warrants and you're still sitting in mom's basement with Harry in your Fruit of the Looms jerking off to porn on your iPhone
Why is McAsshion so obsessed with people's wives and who's sleeping with who? Because he keeps getting dumped on his broke ass and can't get laid.
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