It’s Thanksgiving Eve and I’m sure
the elected officials and appointed officials in the Capital Region all have
something – family, friends and other loved ones – for which to be thankful.
I’m sure too there are those
things they are nearly as thankful for, and for which they mutter a quick
prayer to the God of their choosing as they walk to the car after a day’s work
or perhaps as they lie in bed waiting for sleep to end the day.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
-Mayor Lou Rosamilia: I am
thankful I only have 13 months and three days left in this gig.
-Deputy Mayor Pete Ryan: I am
thankful I only have 13 months and three days left in this gig … now if only
the governor’s office would call me back so I can land over in Albany
somewhere. If Mirch can get a job over there I can, damn it.
-Planning Commissioner Bill Dunne:
Thank God we have 13 months and three days left. Think of the fun we can have.
Come on guys, we have to get Mayor Lou re-elected.
-Fire Chief Tom Garrett: I am thankful
the city is in such dire financial straits because nobody has mentioned King
Street (outside of FBI, DEC and EPA agents Johnson, Johnson and Johnson … no
relation) in at least a month.
-Police Chief John Tedesco: I am
thankful the weather is getting cold and crime is back down to normal.
-Take Back Troy (collectively): We
are thankful that someone just spit on the sidewalk so we can post about it on
Facebook and then fight about who we’re supposed to call.
-Kevin McCashion: I am thankful I
live in Troy and will never have a shortage of things to Tweet about because
there is always something going on that is #troycrazy.
-Carmella Mantello: I am thankful
the Board of Elections screwed up the 2013 election because now I can say I may
have won and still be a viable candidate for mayor. I am also thankful the
Republicans have all but thumbed their nose at me so now I can run a primary
against whoever they put up and not feel at all bad about it. 
-Rensselaer County Democratic
Party Chairman Tom Wade: I am thankful for … well I’m not thankful yet but I
will be thankful when Mayor Lou opts not to run again.
-Council President Rodney
Wiltshire: I am thankful I’m not mayor and can blame the financial mess on
Mayor Lou. At the same time, I can plead ignorance of the whole thing and get
away with it, and I can hold hearings to get to the bottom of who knew what
when about the King Street demolition. It’s good not to be king … yet.
-Lynn Kopka: I am thankful I’m not
Council president any longer because these guys are harder to corral than feral
cats.
-Rev. Willie Bacotte: I’m thankful
I no longer live in Troy … those folks caught onto my scams pretty quick.
Former Police Benevolent Association President Bob Fitzgerald: I'm thankful I'm no longer president for the same reason Bacotte is ... except it took them a little longer.
-County Executive Kathy Jimino: I am
thankful for Mayor Lou because he makes me look good. Or, if not good, then
everyone just ignores me and that’s even better.
- Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin: I
am thankful for Gov. Andrew Cuomo … since I live upstate all I have to do is
mention his name and I get votes.
-Rensselaer County District
Attorney-Elect Joel Abelove: I am thankful for the same thing McLaughlin is.
-City Court Judge-Elect Jill Kehn:
I am thankful for Rich Crist and his ability to get me the minor party lines.
Without them, the fact I practiced law without a license for six years probably
would have kept me off the bench.
-Councilman Gary Galuski: I am
thankful this is my last term on the Council. It’s a pain in the butt and the
paycheck got me in all sorts of trouble with the state Department of Labor – it
seems like they frown on collecting unemployment while earning money.
-Chairman of the Legislature Martin
Reid: I’m glad to be a Republican but because I am one I am on the front page
of the Times Union for the same thing Galuski got jammed up for and all he got
was a passing mention.
-The Record editors: We are happy nobody reads our newspaper any longer because at least now nobody will know how bad it really is.
-The Record editors: We are happy nobody reads our newspaper any longer because at least now nobody will know how bad it really is.
-Councilman Jim Gordon: I am
thankful for Mayor Lou because now a Republican has a shot at becoming mayor.
Now if only Carmella would go away the nomination will be mine by default.
-Councilwoman Erin Teta-Sullivan: I'm thankful nobody knows who I am.
-Former Mayor Harry Tutunjian: I’m
thankful I’m not in Mayor Lou’s seat right now because there really isn’t
anything anyone could do about the financial mess.
-The UFA and the PBA (collectively): We are
thankful nobody in government has a spine or they would take the next logical
step and lay some of us off.
-Jim Franco: I am thankful that people still read my stuff.
-The Friends of 112th
Street (Collectively): For all the above mentioned characters for giving us
limitless material for jokes.
This list will be added on
throughout the Thanksgiving Day and please feel free to add your own.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful I have a job where my supervisor lets me come into work late everyday and allows me to ignore my duties and send text messages for the 5 or so hours I'm in city hall. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd no parking tickets either
DeleteOh give it up
DeleteCouncilwoman Robertson: To be able to be STAND UP up and WALK-OUT in the face of diversity and criticism...... For my friends who FIERCELY DEFEND our COMMUNITY despite the inaction .... to tirelessly work within our CHOSEN community....be it the GRACE of GOD and to GOD BE THE GLORY to my brothers and sisters in CHRIST!!! AMEN!
ReplyDeleteWho is Councilwoman Robertson ?
Delete"Chosen community" you live there because you "choose" to live off the public teet.
DeleteI am thankful that when the City of Troy had their last financial crisis I had the pleasure of working with both an intelligent mayors staff and a council that understood the situation and acted accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWhich political party were you a member of at that time ? Oh, hang on a sec, I remember.....you were part of the Democratic veto proof majority and your betrayals were meaningless during that Democratic administration. It's a long time since Pattison had to clean up the Dworsky mess that the Republican city council ignored.
DeleteFrank, are you saying Lou, Pete, Dunne and the council aren't intelligent?
DeleteI'm thankful that the smell of onion is no longer detected in the city council chambers or the Democratic Party anymore. Frank who?
DeleteI think Frank is right on some things. Ken should have been President, the Rod is still too immature for the job.
DeleteAs a resident of Troy, I am thankful the residents are finally putting their foot down and demanding more transparency in how the City is run. Maybe, just maybe, The current administration will leave on a good note and cut the fat from staff and the new administration coming in will continue with the same belief that they "pay to play" days are over
ReplyDeleteYou drank the kool-aid huh
DeleteYour pathetic, you make all these business deals to get people to live here by renovating buildings but yet dont make your employees live here. What a dummy.
DeleteWhat do you think Sheriff Mahar is thankful for?
ReplyDeleteJack smith
DeleteFor starters, he should be thankful for treating his office as if it was a no show job.
DeleteThe sheriff is grateful that his democratic opponents keep destroying themselves with their own unsavory behavior. Keep em coming....that's a fact Jack.
DeleteThe Republicans because they will support him again
DeleteIs Russo going to run?
DeletePretty accurate and pretty funny at the same time. Thanks, Jim.
ReplyDeleteWith all the Insanity - This Year : We might need to make the Friends of 112th Street a Sleepover !
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful to be showing off my muscles on the beach instead of voting on the budget, SUCKAS
ReplyDeleteYou won't be saying that when it comes to getting supporters
DeleteJim Gordon will get the Mormon vote
ReplyDeleteHeard Gordon tell Franco he will make a decision by the end of the year to run for mayor. My advice is to do so. Jim will at least have a slim chance at winning. I hear Kevin McGrath is running in D1 and as everyone know he will beat Jim like a drum as he has in the past.
DeleteThey both do it for the kids
DeleteVoter fraud/ Cooperation Agreements--Drug Convictions/ Failed to Disclose--Dirty Politics/ A list of political shenanigans a mile long. D1 deserves better than McGrath.
DeleteGive it a rest Jim. We know your running scared.
DeleteVito opened a new campaign account? Waz up with that?
ReplyDeleteMayor. Please look into why mr ruffian is so rude on the phone and doesn't speak to people in person. My solar panels are up now. His coworker Carlos was rude as well
ReplyDeleteYou will need to email the Mayor directly or go ask to speak to him in person because otherwise your message will not get to him. Many people that KNOW Lou, know that he will follow up however there are others in his office that will make messages disappear. Seriously, go in person or email directly.
DeleteThe man Carlo said he was the boss of code and was very rude and abrasive just trying to dave face for his coworker or assistant
ReplyDeleteCarlo is not a boss at all.
DeleteDave is that you?
DeleteNope. Carlo is just not a boss.
DeleteNo I'm a friend of the person the city employee was rude to. The city needs mature adults in these positions.
DeleteSome "friend" you are.
DeleteThe Saratogian, correction, the Troy Record is pretty bad. When John Gray is your best columnist, it like having a pitcher with a 4-20 record being the ace of your staff. The only reason to look at it is the Sound Off, and they don't run it every day.
ReplyDeleteI do thank Jim for his blog, I wish he had the time and staff to put 3 or 4 news stories on it on a daily basis.
The Record is so pitiful with its early deadline, you will not know who won the RPI game tomorrow morning. That is sad.
Gordon your still wet behind the ears there buddy.
ReplyDeleteIt was hilarious when I was up @ wards watching the Uncle Sam Parade like I have for the last five years and you came skulking by me all by your lonesome.
You even said hi to me aah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha whats up with that Jim.
Well funny things have been happening @ City Hall.
Men in suits walking around computers wrapped up in plastic leaving and being put in the trunks of cars.
Lots of people frantically texting and letting there handlers know that something is not rite.
Wards will never reopen. Thank you vito. Citizen of the year
DeleteWere you standing by the junk yard that will never open? Must have missed you
DeleteI was told that Bill Dunn Was abducted by a space ship for 10 hours and let go because he was of no use to them.
ReplyDeleteWhere was Wiltshire for last nights vote? He did not vote last year either? You call it a financial crisis but go on vacation?
ReplyDeleteWell done column/blog Jim Franco.
ReplyDeleteRandy Cooper for Mayor!
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