FOOD FOR THOUGHT
DOWNTOWN ALBANY

http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Mayor-responds-to-Downtown-Albany-concerns/8laIm1cJ4Uebh4FXbnVFtQ.cspx?rss=39

Invite Chick -fil A  to move into former
Jillian's.

                            Joe Sullivan

ANOTHER REASON TO
TAP NEW YORK'S GAS

http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/09/news/economy/nuclear-plants-waste/index.htm?iid=HP_MPM

Read Sullivan Energy positions (Aug 1)

http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/2012/08/sullivan-conservative-109-nys-assembly.html

                                                       Joe Sullivan

HILLARY ON SAFARI

The headline of this story is prophetic,
despite not having any plausible link
with what follows in the body of the
story.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/07/syria-conflict-hillary-clinton_n_1751546.html

For regime, substitute Obama for Assad.
Substitute Chicago for Pretoria.

The Obama regime has destabilized the
entire Mid East: Egypt, Libya and now
Syria. Hillary is the face and folly of the
Obama regime's failed foreign policies.

Mistake number one: Hillary as
Secretary of State. No one with the
least bit of understanding of the
mindset of the Arab world would
send a female to do a man's work
in a male dominated culture, and
expect to have any success.

This is akin to having women
serve in combat or aboard men o war
at sea.

On the home front, the Obama regime's
failed domestic policies have brought
the U S to the brink of destruction.

So, here we have a main stream media
story about Hillary on Safari, and
a story headline that bears no apparent
relationship to the story.

Why?  What is the discerning reader
to conclude?

Could the desperate Obama regime
sensing that it will not survive the
November elections, be turning to
Hillary for VP as a last ditch move?

It will not work!  Hillary and Obama
have been a disaster on the world
stage, as well as on the home front.

The mainstream media, acting as
public relation flacks for this duo
have duped the American public.

Ordinary Democrats hold the
key to saving America , their
party , themselves and us.

Will they wise up? Will they
put America before blind party
allegiance?

(The current local Democratic
candidates for state senate and
assembly included)

If not, America will not
survive.

Begin by rejecting Obama, Hillary
and the party leadership/policies
that systematically destroyed the
America we have known and loved.

Nothing less than full, legal
citizen voter participation in the
13 September primaries and
November 6 General Election
will suffice.

                          Joe Sullivan

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
LIGHT A CANDLE?

Tonight,  local neighborhoods will be
holding  National Night Out events to
raise public awareness of the need for
the public to be involved in combating
growing crime in neighborhoods.

While admirable, the focus of National
is Night Out is too narrow.

Raise your sights to consider other
crimes that have a potentially greater
impact on our Constitutional rights
to pursuit of life, liberty and happiness.

Q1 Why are our borders, in particular
the border with Mexico, not secured?

Q2 Why has the President circumvented
Congress and violated his Oath of Office
by means of multiple Executive Orders
such as the one granting blanket amnesty
to millions of illegal aliens? Dreamers?

Q3 Why is no action being taken by local
politicians, and officials, to safeguard our
electoral process, from being compromised
by illegals voting,  by students voting
twice:  locally,and again , in their home
communities, and why are so many other
fraudulent violations of the voting process
permitted to continue?

Q4  Why has the Albany Common Council
not rescinded Sanctuary City status for the
City of Albany, which they voted for 14-0
in 2009?

Q5  How many illegal aliens are working
locally and not paying taxes? How many
are attending schools supported by local
citizen taxpayers? How many are receiving
social services, health and other benefits?
How many are driving illegally, with no
licenses, no insurance? How many commit
crimes or are incarcerated?
    Why is the Albany County Legislature
not addressing these questions?

Q6 What about emergency/disaster
preparedness? Are political jurisdictions
ready? Are neighborhoods and households
ready.

Consider this commentary by the President
of Sage College:
http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Too-vulnerable-to-a-disaster-3767179.php

Government can't save us. We must save
ourselves and the government.

We live in perilous times. In 2012 elections
our very survival as a Nation, and as citizens
are on the line.

Where there is no security, and the
Constitution is not upheld, there will be
no economy. Our way of life is on the line.

So, as you consume your ice cream tonight
pause to raise your sights on becoming
an informed voter in the 2012 elections.

This is no time for politics as usual with
complacency, apathy, indifference and
pure ignorance.

                                        Joe Sullivan

RED PADDY LOOKING
TO MAKE A MATCH

The Old Man, my brother Mick and meself
were sitting around the radio listening to
Proud to Be Irish on the Siena radio station
88.3 FM as we usually do every Sunday
afternoon.

The Old Man uncorks a bottle of Hennessey
brandy. I knew that something was up. He
offered some to us, but we just looked away.
It isn't our favorite drink. We would prefer
water or buttermilk.

From listening to stories about the Old
Country, Mick and me immediately knew
that this session was about matchmaking.

The men of the family made the matches.
Love had nothing to do with it, and the
females had nothing to say in the matter.

But, Mick and me are a bit more docile
because the Aussie before us was a one
man dog that kept the woman of the house
in line.

She was determined that never again
would she be terrorized by the likes of
us.

She took to dog training as pups. I got
a star place on my forehead at graduation.
But, Mick was jealous and ate it off.

The woman of the house went wild
when the Old Man brought the two
of us into the house as pups.

But, it all worked well and we have
had many good times together.

We have especially enjoyed running
free in the Helderbergs or on the
land in Delaware County and on
the Albany Muni Golf course in
winter when the ticks are few.

Summers, we have to be content
with walks around the hood.

We went to the beach on Long
Island once. I was very wary of
the vastness of the ocean as
compared to the pond we swim
in on the land. Mick was his
usual bold self, running into the
water and tasting it.

We had a nice run on the beach
but soon found ourselves being
pursed by law enforcement on
dune buggies.

It seems dogs are banned from
beaches there.

We escaped. But, have never
gone back to such an unfriendly
environment.

So, at the Old Man's proding I  seek  a
young, Australian female farm dog ,of fine
stock, for the purposes of making a match.
We have to meet the parents to determine
that they are of good temperment, health
and possess excellent genes.

Mick and me passed our annual vet exams
with flying colors, in July. And why  not?
Good genes. Good food, lamb and rice,
spuds, flax, extra virgin olive oil, buttermilk
and fresh eggs.

I am likely the largest Austrialian you will
ever see. A fine specimen. A block of a dog
with a barrel chest, green eyes and of very
good temperment. I weigh in at about 78
pounds. My coat is a thick auburn red.
I have a white bib and collar and Irish socks.

I have never been matched before. The Old
Man never neuters his dogs. So, I am ready.

Forget about love. This is strictly a business
venture, I do the job and the Old Man gets
the pick of the litter.

Mick complained bitterly. What about me.
Well, Mick is a fine dog too. He takes after
his father Merlin and is a spotted red merle.
Mick is extremely clever and intelligent. He
knows how to lower the rear window when
we go for a ride. I think he is endowed with
ESP and is skilled at mind reading. But, he
talks a lot and is a bit of a rake.

Mick is always ready for a match. But, not
very selective. Any four legged creature will
do.

I take after my mother Cheyenne who was
a large red and white of very good temperment.

Mick and me were born to a litter of 9 in
Washington  County, a decade ago. It was
our mother's third litter.

Mick inherits his travelling people
demeanor from his father. Both, are
great kissers. In the ear.

The farmer was named McCarthy, he
had come to Washington County from
Texas, bringing our parents with him.
They are of  fine Aussie stock, used for herding
cattle and horses on the Texas High Plains.

Coincidentally, the McCarthy's and
O'Sullivan's joined up to defeat the
Norman advance into what is now  West
Cork and Kerry, a thousand years ago.

So,  how do you find me?  Go to Jim
Coyne's house on New Scotland Ave
at Buckingham and Lenox (the one with
4 Coyne lawn signs out ...2 on Buckingham
and 2 on New Scotland, at the point
where New Scotland and Buckingham
meet. They will tell you where I live.

We are in a witness protection program
because of the letter we wrote to the
Ayatollah.

http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/search/label/DOG%20FATWA

Jim Coyne has a couple of Shelties.
He is in the September 13 Democratic
primary.

The Old Man is waiting in the wings
to take on the winner of the Democratic
primary, but, first the Old Man must
win the Conservative primary, Thursday
September 13, Noon to 9 pm.

The Old Man is only doing what is
in his genes.

Something about liberty and saving
our Constitutional Republic.

              Red Paddy  O'Sullivan

PS  You can get a look at Mick
       and me - our photo is to the
       upper right of the screen.

      We are not illegals. And in
       Albany, we vote.

Sullivan on Education. 

Positions on Learning/Education

Politics permeates education at the local, state
and federal levels and is predicated on the false
premise that more and more spending will
produce better educational outcomes.

The City of Albany School District, with a 50
percent drop out rate, is exhibit A - of that
false premise.

The NYS Constitution provides that the State
Legislature is responsible for the public schools.
Not the federal government, Not the Governor.
Not the courts.

1. Education is a local-state responsibily, not
the responsibility of the federal government.

a. Abolish the federal education department
b. End No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and
Race to the Top.

2. At the state level
a. Scale back the state education department
    return more control of curriculums and
    schools to local districts.
b. Remove unfunded state mandates on schools
    including the teacher evaluation mandate
    passed by the State Legislature and signed
    into law by Governor Cuomo, who promoted
    that mandate.
c. Retain teacher tenure and local control of it.
d. Elect school superintendents, subject to recall.
e. Index property tax rates to school
    performance and drop out rates.
f. Hold school budget votes at November
   elections.
g. No revotes when budgets are rejected
    by voters.
h. Completely evaluate and revise special
    education.
i) Earmark monthly SSI (crazy money)
   payments per child, to go, not to parents
   but to the schools to help pay the local 
   costs of special education.
j) I oppose consolidation of school
    in the Towns of Guilderland, New
    Scotland and Bethlehem
    with the Albany City School District.
k) I support making all schools in the
     City of Albany Charter Schools.
     Charter schools educate students
     at a cost of about $12,000 per student
     per year.
     The City of Albany School District
     receives about $21,000  per pupil per
     year from a combination local
     property taxes, state and federal aid.

     In the City of Albany, about 1/3 of
     homes are owner occupied. 
     The majority of the owner
     occupied homes consist of elderly
     residents on fixed incomes.

     The majority of the city  the
     public school population
     comes from households that do
     not pay for the support of the
     public schools. Many of these
     students come from dysfunctional
     households and neighborhoods
     where a single parent is
     a social services recipient with
     multiple children.

     Property tax relief is a priority
     issue in the City of Albany, where
     school taxes constitute 60 percent
     of the total property tax paid by
     the declining base of elderly
     homeowners who
     have no children in school.

     Public schools have always
     relied on the present population
     to pay the costs of educating
     the next generation.  This pattern
     is coming to an end because the
     next generation will not able
     to pay the costs of education for
     succeeding generations.

     When the current population
      of elderly homeowners is driven
     from their homes by excessive
     property taxes, moves, sells out
     or passes on - who will pay the
     property taxes to  fund city schools
     and city government?

      As the populations of the Towns
      age, the suburbs will
      face the same question.

      Expect the Governor's
      Commission on Education
      which is to report it's
      recommendations for  a 
      "blue print" for education
      Dec. 1, 2012 (after election day)
      to include a  consolidation of city
      and town school districts 
      recommendation.

       This may be a short term fix for
       city schools that passes the buck
       to town populations to keep city
       schools operational.
       This is not the answer to the
       problem of city schools.

        Changes in attitude and behavior
        and a love  and respect for learning
        are required. These cannot be legislated.

        Dysfunctional households and
        neighborhoods,  particularly that rely
        on public assistance as
        a way of life, will have to shape up.

        The public assistance railway is
        not sustainable.

Search this Lonerangeralbany site
using the terms
Learning, Education and
Albany City Schools.  You
will read 7 years of posting
on these subjects.

                                          Joe Sullivan

SULLIVAN CONSERVATIVE 109 NYS ASSEMBLY- ENERGY

SULLIVAN CONSERVATIVE FOR NYS ASSEMBLY 109 DISTRICT 2012


1 August 2012
Contact JPS 438 5230
http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/

SULLIVAN POSITIONS ON ENERGY


1. Support expanded shale natural gas drilling in NYS provided
groundwater, wells, reservoirs are protected and monitored.


Have drillers contribute to a fund to provide remediation/compensation
in the event of accidents.


Earmark use/sale of extracted natural gas for New York, New England
and Canada. No exports to China.


Tapping New York's vast gas resources will stimulate an economic
boom and jobs akin to that produced by building the Erie Canal in the
early 1800's.


It is essential to conserve natural gas resources for domestic use
as a security issue for now and the future.


Northeast winters are cold and survival here impossible without
a reliable source of home heating.




2. Support the 765 kv Quebec to NYC hydro power line provided Albany
Bethlehem, Guilderland and New Scotland can tap into this line to
lower local electric rates and provide reliable, clean electric power
upon which our way of life depends.




3, Support shutting down the twin Indian Point nuclear power plants.


These nuclear plants sit astride the Ramapo geologic fault. Spent
rods are stored, in water, below the plants because there is no
other place to safely dispose of them.


The nuclear disaster in Japan was a natural and man made event.


We should learn from that and not repeat it here.


20 million people live in the shadow of the Indian Point nuclear plants.


The NYC metro area and Hudson Valley could be devestated by a
natural or man made disaster involving the Indian Point nuclear plants


Keep in mind that NYC (and the Indian Point Plants) are a number
one target of the Jihadists who sworn to destroy us, and who have
made the homefront the front line in their war of terror.




4. Support building the Keystone pipeline from Canada to the Gulf
states and a second pipeline to Buffalo. Build more refineries in
both locations. Canada is our ally. We share a common culture
and heritage and our future fates are interdependent.






President Obama's refusual to approve the Keystone pipeline
is a major blunder. He has kept gas and food prices high as
result. And, now, China is gaining control of Canadian shale
oil - a major strategic security blunder by Obama!


President Obama's policies relating to oil drilling in the Gulf of
Mexico and Anwar have produced similar results, inhibting our
economic recovery and creating a perilous security risk for
America.


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