This whole election for the county legislature is quite the thing. You've got Brian Scavo on the one hand. He is a guy with no clear politics because he selects issues that are way out in left - or should I say right - field. It is widely understood that the mayor dislikes him but he is also a thorn in the side of the neighborhood activists. On the other hand there is David Lussier and the Green Party. David Lussier is the only serious candidate. By serious I mean one who takes the race seriously and tries to offer serious solutions. This cannot be said for Scavo.
I would just like to comment on Scavo and his behavior. The issues in the campaign are not what Scavo says they are. They are aboandoned buildings and responsible representation in government. Everybody knows what the abandoned buildings issue is. Responsibile representation in government is another way of saying "Look at Scavo's behavior". Every time I see him he is going in a step deeper in trashing the idea of responsible government and responsible representation.
He ignored the "will of the people" (a much maligned phrase that politicians twist what ever way they can) and ran as the law and order party in his 2005 race for common council. He bolted the democratic party when he didn't like what the party did. Now he wants to criticize the neighborhood activists who are supporting Lussier because Scavo won the democratic primary for county legislature. Why do you only like that when it suits you Brian?
He ran for common countil in 2005 as the law and order party. Who was he trying to send a signal to with that name? Certainly not criminals. The only people to whom that was directed in the past were minorities and students. It has never been clear to me if he is using that as a cover for racist sentiments but I have always suspected it to be the case. In the mean time he has recently shown that he does not care for election law as he failed to file the necessary reports in the 2005 election and does not fill them out accurately for this 2007 election. He is behind on his taxes. He was arrested 12 years ago for falsifying a car registration document. He has been repeatedly accused of stalking women. He uses a tax brake on a building he should live in but dose not and he engages in thugism on the campaign trail by seeking to intimidate people into taking his signs and literature.
His people helping people slogan is a real laugh. He tries to help people with their assessments in challenging them. Fine and dandy. He doesn't need to be elected to do that. How about doing some of the things other people in the neighborhood do like helping fire victims, collecting toys for needy families for the holidays, and food? How about helping clean the streets on clean-up days? How about helping with the farmers' markets? How about helping with the neighborhood watch?
How about knowing what the job of a county legislator is? Brian doesn't seem to know that. He suggests the issues are schools, street crime, and emergency preparedness. None of those are the job of the county legislature. Further he rails against recent tax increases. He should know that the county has been in a financial crisis and raised taxes to get out of it. The current legislators are very concerned about waste and economy but Brian Scavo says he is against all tax increaes. He even chided Tom Monjeau over a vote he had in the legislature on a tax increase. Well Mr. Scavo will be out of step with all the other county legislators. Monjeau's vote was along with his colleagues. They all voted for the increase. Perhaps Scavo should go find another party? He can caucus with himself and vote against the Democratic party because that is what he seems to want to do.
Finally I would like to comment on Scavo's attempt to post an illegal ad on a web site for tenants for his rooms he rents out. The ad broke the human rights laws of the state and offered to discriminate. Breaking the law for a man who took on the mantal of "law and order" seems to be a very easy thing for Scavo. Again, Scavo tries to have it both ways when it is to his convenience. This is not someone anyone should want as a public official.
I hope people will weigh the personality of this individual and vote against him. He is demonstrating himself as being irresponsible, lawless, and someone who will make a lousy public servant.
Vote Row F where you will find David Lussier, the only qualified and legitimate
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