Can you really support our local leadership and still be a Trump supporter at the same time?
The Trump Agenda centers around the voter and his/her well-being. He promotes good paying jobs, healthcare options at affordable costs, honoring our history, law enforcement and military, and lastly, encouraging us all to have dreams and pursue them.
This is called American Centrism. And a lot of voters, including a majority here on the Shore voted for this last November.
If you look at the leadership decisions, they run counter to everything in the above agenda as our local politicians seem to be all about self-interest, catering to special interests groups and unrealistic demands which don't serve us. This is everything Trump supporters voted against in the last election and frankly, not very Trumpian!
For some examples of the many juxtapositions, the following illustrates some of the non-Trump actions of both our local Republican and Democrat leaders:
- Failure to fix infrastructure issues like the sewage plant which has never worked properly and clean up the river in the Downtown area.
- Arguments and upheaval over volunteer verses paid firefighters and Station 13.
- Continued overtaxing our already sub par infrastructure systems by expecting the area to tolerate 200K visitors for a folk music festival that could potentially cost much more than it would gain through lawsuits and mishandling/mismanagement.
- Continued escalation of crime, yet failing to report crime statistics, which poses a danger to citizens.
- Continuation of downgrading local criminal behavior and failure to prosecute those crimes on any real level.
- Businesses providing permanent jobs with benefits continue to vacate the area and in their place temporary or part-time work in the fast food or convenience store industries.
- Constant bickering, personality clashes and pettiness between the City and County governments where nothing ever gets resolved - unless it costs the taxpayers big bucks.
- Jumping on the latest social justice warrior trains no matter how ridiculous. For example, the upset over the historic markers.
- Both County and City have had massive budget issues, shortcomings and legal questions about working within their charters.
- Last but not least, local officials have the utter audacity to demand raises for themselves even though they have produced absolutely nothing of benefit to you. (Don't forget: Trump opted to take not take a salary at all.)
Does the above put you, the voter, first? Hardly. Does it make you better off financially than you were ten years ago? Probably not.
In reality, the President can only do so much for you. Local governments have to cooperate with the America First agenda in order for you to feel its full benefits. Yet, here we are - in an local political climate where everything couldn't be further from Trump's plan for us.
Therefore, why do you continue to promote people on a local level who spout agendas that leave you in the middle going nowhere?
If you can name any of the local leaders who legitimately support Trump in their actions (not words) please post them in the comments and explain why you think they are America First candidates/leaders!
Terry Cohen always considered her constituents first.
ReplyDeleteOh that's right, she left and boy mayor has dismantled all the progress she and Debbie Campbell made...
Disregard.
You forgot the disaster of a school system where thugs roam and fighting is a daily happening, tolerated by wcboe.
ReplyDeleteTC - you should be posting about that big pay raise they want to give Jake Day if he gets reelected -- $75,000.
ReplyDelete10:35,
ReplyDeleteNow they want to pay that boy mayor 75K per year!
Forget Trump let's see them support the local population first. The Federal Agenda is so far from this local mess we can never hope to be apart of any of that beyond wishes and prayers.
ReplyDeleteOne of the problems with local politics here is that it's not a visible machine. It is more social clubs of beliefs. I have lived in other places where you knew your Precinct, Ward or Parish Captain your neighbors. Politics trickled UP not Down. Granted there was nepotism and favors but everyone knew and if it was too radical we made and stink and things changed. Party leaders here are all looking for the next step up a validation an appointment of some kind an out from local conflicts
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ReplyDeleteThe agendas which create the economic conditions are written on a global scale in secret.
The agendas are communicated through secret channels down to the local level through the masonic halls.
The local events are a mirror image of local events throughout the country.
Same story line, same "insider agenda" in every small town in America.
They checkmated the regular people.
And hiding tens of thousands of dollars in expenses for a fireboat that has never been used and never will be and continues to be in drydock in a boatyard in Crisfield.
ReplyDeleteBob Culver would get more done that the people want, if the county council(John cannon) would get out of his way. Mary Beth Carozza always listens to what the people have to say and always votes accordingly in Annapolis. Marc Kilmer on the County council does voice what he feels best for county residents but does work with Bob Culver and willing to a good compromise, the others ummm not so much. Chris Adams just wants his picture taken and be made to feel he is somebody important. umm who else am i missing? oh and if a person is affiliated with SURJ they should not be running anybodies campaigns (Jackie Welfonder)Jim Ireton. Some try, some not so much. Ed Tinus is a joke and should be a shew in for Jim Mathis. Jake Day and the city council are responsible for d'bury, them and them alone and what we are seeing is not acceptable, but i dont live in the city, Thank God! you on the state and county level need to clean up your acts or you will be unemployed next year. oh wait, These Democrats need to go, so yes they need to be unemployed next year. If you want things to be better get them out! (this is my opinion and im entitled to my opinions!)
ReplyDelete1110 TC did state the locals wanted raises. Didn't you read the last point?
ReplyDeleteThe problem with new political divides are the working poor don't want to be lumped in with the Welfare poor that they live on the fringe with. Trickle down economics did not work with Reagan and we are far from that now but people do not want to admit they are dependent upon some change when they do nothing to improve there situation or improve their marketable skill status. It's not the Garden of Eden. You are entitled to anything or any promise from God. We were banished. Rape pillage,plunder and glean from the garden as you may but logical natural selection will always reign over lazy compliance and slobbering slumbering beliefs and devine rights and the lack of organic cautions. LOL
ReplyDeleteHere are the goobers who made that ridiculous $75,000 salary recommendation, and their phone numbers, except for Ms. Gillis who is not worth calling –
ReplyDeleteKimberly C. Gillis, Chairperson
Winona Hocutt - 443-880-3182
Robert L. Moore, CPA, CFC - 410-749-3211 (office)
Albert G. Allen, III, Esq. - 410-860-2580 (office)
Jennifer Jordan - 410-219-3778
Lily Chi-Fang Tsai - 410-651-8918 (office)
The City Council members can be reached here:
410-548-3140 (office)
or
allcitycouncilmembers@salisbury.md
Have at 'em, troops.
Bob Culver!!!!!!!! Whenever I have called about a local issue Bob has immediately looked into
ReplyDeleteIt. Just like what Trump is dealing with a lot of liberals and rino's are power and money hungry . Self absorbed and don't care about the hard working middle class.
Yeah Joe that's a given. He's good people.
Delete1:41 - I will do the job for $45,000. No benefits, no pension, no "perks" - just good, honest work getting rid of the malcontents, waste, coverups, and bad moral currently existing. If elected, you can go back to using whatever fence you want and I won't allow registering and taxing AirBNB's. If I can't do the job I am sure there are plenty of other talented people who would do it for less. Wishful in Walston.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was coming up if you wanted a raise you had to earn it and be there a while. What has been done to warrant any kind of raise?
ReplyDelete252 doesn't work like that anymore. Millennials feel that if they want something it's just supposed to be handed to them regardless of their lack of work ethics and actual success or failure rate. You're old school.
DeleteAt its meeting tomorrow, the Salisbury City Council is going to consider the proposal to raise the mayor's salary to $75,000 per year and provide employee benefits (health insurance, retirement pension, etc.) The meeting begins at 4:30 and should be available then on Pac14 which is available over the internet at http://www.pac14.org/
ReplyDeleteIf Heath or Boda support a pay raise for Jake Day, they are toast.
ReplyDeleteJoe,
ReplyDeleteThe City's Salary Review Committee is probably subject to, and it may be in violation of the Open Meetings Act. I don't recall seeing any notice of its meetings on the City's website or in the mainstream media, or that minutes of its meetings are available.
Unbelievable:
ReplyDeleteThey want to give Day a 200% pay raise (and full benefits), but the council members only 18% more.
That absurd pay raise proposal in not the only BS an the city council's agenda for tomorrow -- Day wants to create a special parking lot for the Daily Times next to the old fire house that the City sold to Gillis is now rented to the Daily Times.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDelete10:35,
Now they want to pay that boy mayor 75K per year!
October 15, 2017 at 11:22 AM
That's because he doesn't have a job and he desperately needs one.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteHere are the goobers who made that ridiculous $75,000 salary recommendation, and their phone numbers, except for Ms. Gillis who is not worth calling –
Kimberly C. Gillis, Chairperson
Winona Hocutt - 443-880-3182
Robert L. Moore, CPA, CFC - 410-749-3211 (office)
Albert G. Allen, III, Esq. - 410-860-2580 (office)
Jennifer Jordan - 410-219-3778
Lily Chi-Fang Tsai - 410-651-8918 (office)
The City Council members can be reached here:
410-548-3140 (office)
or
allcitycouncilmembers@salisbury.md
Have at 'em, troops.
October 15, 2017 at 1:41 PM
If you are going to do this, do this correctly. You forgot to mention Jeanie Lloyd who was part of this committee and supposedly she was put on the committee for her HR expertise. One thing you also forgot about this was the fact that Jeannie Lloyd is an at will employee that answers to Jake Day. That should have been a major red flag right there. Of course she is going to recommend a pay raise for her boss.
Something else you forgot to mention about these goobers is the fact that Kimberly C. Gillis, Chairperson is the wife of one of Fake Jake's millennial boy friends. Doesn't the name "Gillis" ring a bell?? Gillis-Gilkerson? You know the same group that has been getting all the city properties around downtown for basically nothing! The old fire station that Joe Albero offered to pay $250,000 for. The parking lot deals, the Feldmans building. Yes there are some major problems and conflicts of interests with Kimberly C. Gillis, Chairperson, and if no one brings it up then shame on you.
Kimberly C. Gillis, Chairperson, and Jake Day should be brought up on ethical violations for his appointing her to this committee. Who is going to be the first to report this??
141PM Why don't you report this? Why are you so retincent about being proactive here? The last name connection wasn't lost on many but where do you report ethics violations? The loopy AG that's suing the Feds every whipstitch with no legal standing?
ReplyDeleteIt's a little known fact that Day and Gillis own a large piece of undeveloped property together on the east side of Salisbury, near the bypass.
ReplyDeleteAdd that to the ethics discussion under conflict of interest.
7:16, How about some info on that property -- address, etc. -- if you think it should be "added to the ethics discussion."
ReplyDeleteprobably gossip and rumors
DeleteAnonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteIt's a little known fact that Day and Gillis own a large piece of undeveloped property together on the east side of Salisbury, near the bypass.
Add that to the ethics discussion under conflict of interest.
October 16, 2017 at 7:16 AM
Well, IF that is true, how the heck would YOU know?