"It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones." Machiavelli
See You At the TrackBy DIA, Section News
I will be following in Old Man Bruno's footsteps and taking a long vacation. Prior to that I will be writing a few bits on some thoughts of mine. For the next few months this blog will be more like the Albany Weblog. More long pieces, no commentary on the news of the day. The long pieces are likely to include:
1) Economics 102 - The Times Union, Mayor and many others have been misrepresenting the economic reality of Albany. Now that we are going to be getting more state welfare because we aren't responsible adults and can't manage our budget like, say, Schenectady, everyone says all is well. If you have been paying attention to my writing you will realize that in 2011 we were facing at least a $20 million deficit. The welfare money we are getting is $11 million a year. I will be providing a primer for reporters and politicians on how to apply math to those two figures to see if there might be a problem in the future. Hint: There is one. 2) Taking Pride in Your Work - This is a simple one. You need to take pride in your work. I will provide examples of why most city employees do not take pride in their work. Hint: There is no reason to when your "leadership" does not. On occasion I get emails saying very nasty things to me. I've been told that when they find out who I am, if I work for any state or city or county job I will be fired. Here is the thing with that. I've never been fired and I never will be. I take great pride in my work. Which means two things. I'd never work for some fucking loser who might fire someone over politics AND I make my bosses money and thus they aren't likely to fire me. This will be a long piece with many examples. The next mayor in this city must lead by example and instill this concept in the city workforce. I probably will also point out that in 2011 the city will be laying off employees. Might want to start taking pride in your work ahead of that point in time if you don't want to be on the shit list. 3) The Simple Choice - there are many people who will benefit financially (despite suffering morally) from Jerry Jennings remaining as mayor. I fully expect them all to vote for jerry in 2009. There is no point in trying to convince them to vote otherwise. They don't take pride in their work and they are just in this for the money. Their choice will be simple. Then there is the other side of the coin. There will be a solid candidate for mayor running against Jennings. If you aren't in the first group I mentioned, the choice should be simple as well. Not much point in spending the next year debating this. It is all about running a good campaign at this point and giving the second group confidence to make that simple choice.
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