Grokster Beth Scaer shared an article written by Senate Ways and Means Chair Tim Lang. Despite being a Tim Lang critic, I happened to agree with his conservative talking points and funny quips. After the drunken sailor references, he asks the readers the following question:
“But seriously, do Democrats actually think Granite Staters are naive enough to buy what they’re selling?“
I surmise that Tim, a member of our STATE government, is referring to the next STATE election next year. However, CITY elections are in odd-numbered years, and many readers might not know of one problem that plagues blue cities in varying degrees from year to year, and that’s what I call “swamp double dipping.” Examples, both present and recent past, are readily available, the most famous one possibly being Jan Schmidt. When Beth called attention to “Alderman Jan” for her handicapped parking antics in 2019, it was LSR season in the House, and “Rep Jan” sponsored what Mr McGuire would call a “stinker bill” to silence her critics.
School board Chair Heather Raymond, also in Ward 1, became a rep in 2022. This trend is not limited to Nashua nor one side of the wall, either. Alderman Long now occupies D’Allesandro’s senate seat, and let’s not forget that Alderman Cavanaugh, opponent to Manchester’s mayor, once occupied Senator Murphy’s seat. And one does not have to wear multiple hats at the same time in the enemy camp to be part of this political cancer; my point is that if “Granite Staters are naive enough to buy what they’re selling,” we will know when the votes are counted in this November’s city elections.
Note that Beth’s husband’s 2-time opponent, Cindy Rosenwald, is the frontwoman at the podium and credited with invoking the drunken sailor quote. She’s also the mayor’s senator, dear friend, and neighbor. Readers don’t need to be reminded that people are judged by the company they keep. Part of what prevents her unchecked lunacy from risk of election loss is the untouchable status she enjoys by not having to appeal to any sound-minded conservative voters in distant suburbs, such as Red Rindge and New Ipswich, an exclusive luxury not even available to former queen bee Donna Soucy. Rosenwald gets to act like a drunken sailor, both with money and social policy and with impunity. Anyone running for office in 6 out of Nashua’s nine wards gets to enjoy that political protection, and I will argue that the same playing field landscape applies to the other three wards and city-wide candidates as well. I will offer my own example.
I was Alderman Dowd’s most recent opponent and have written many articles on him. What many voters did NOT know before the last election was that he lost track of $4.5M in ESSER funds several months before the election and kept the blunder a secret until after he was reelected, 1003-830. I could easily make this article much longer by getting into the weeds of other Nashua dirty laundry, but I’m sure many local subject matter experts would do a better job.
The L-Team (Laurie O and Laura C) can tell readers anything they want to know (that city hall hasn’t blocked from them) about money trails, spending recklessness, and malfeasance. The mayor and his henchmen are also trying to tamper with “the cap,” which is an effort in progress and not to be forgotten in November! Also not to be forgotten is property taxes, and last fall’s surprise appraisal of the whole city, and the previous appraisal 2 years earlier. There’s also Mask Madness 1.0 and 2.0, which I’m here to bring up to the top of the feed in everyone’s mind, whether or not they’ve moved on from it because it’s still a squatter in MY mind.
Let’s get back to Tim’s question of Granite Staters being naive enough to buy what the Dems are selling. It appears that people fortunate enough to live in a TOWN will find out soon enough, and hopefully, the correct answer will prevail. If you live in a CITY, your answer will come in November.
