TONKO  VOTES NO
FOR VETERANS

Congressman Paul Tonko voted NO
on HJ Resolution 72  a CR to fund
veteran's benefits through December
2013.

33 House Democrats voted  yes with
House Republicans. The vote was
264 yea to 164 nay(Democrats including
Tonko and others in the NY Delegation)

The Resolution failed because House
Rules require a 2/3 majority vote for
passage.

Here is the roll call vote:
 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h506

 How would Senators Schumer and
Gillibrand have voted?

President Obama is on record as
declaring he would veto the CR
if it reached his desk.

The irony of all this is that the CR
is by sense of the House also known
as H.J  "Honoring Our Promise to
America;s Veterans Act"

Tonko never served a day in the
military, Nor did Schumer, Gillibrand
or Obama.

Tonko has endorsed Kathy Sheehan
for Mayor of Albany.

No rebuke for Tonko forthcoming
from Kathy Sheehan.

Honoring Our Promise to American
Veterans means nothing to all of
the above Democrats.

How can Albany Democrats tow
the party line for those who put party
allegiance before America and the
patriot veterans who have
served America and all of us?

We have a VA Hospital in Albany
because of Dan O'Connell.

The Democratic Party of today
is not the Democratic Party of
Dan O'Connell.

Dan served in the U S Navy in
WW1.

                         Joseph P Sullivan

                         For Albany Mayor
                         Conservative Row C
                          November 5

                          US Navy  QM2

For Immediate Release  10/2/13

Contact: JPS 438 5230

          SULLIVAN OPPOSES

          LAND BANKS AND

          2013 HUD HOUSING

          REGULATION

Joseph P Sullivan Conservative candidate

(ROW C) for Albany Mayor in the November

5 General Election opposes Land Banks

and the 2013 HUD (federal) housing regs

"Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing".

Land Banks erode private property rights

and vest neighborhood revitalization efforts

in political appointees who are not accountable

to neighborhood residents. Fraud and

corruption can result.

The 2013 Federal Housing and Urban

Development agency (HUD) Affirmatively

Furthering Fair Housing Regulations will

override local zoning authority and destroy

the city property tax base.

Read:
  Robert Astorino: Washington's 'Fair Housing' Assault on Local Zoning - WSJ.com

  Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...-diversity-in/
 

The Section 8 Housing Program is a

major factor in the blight of one

neighborhood, after another, in the City

of Albany.

Section 8 is a major factor in erosion

of the city property tax base.

Get the Federal government  out of

education, housing, zoning and land

use decision making. These are local

and state prerogatives to be addressed

by local public officials elected by , and

accountable to, local residents.

Kathy Sheehan  the Democratic-Working

Families Party candidate advocates

a Land Bank and will support the HUD

Regulations.

The most pressing neighborhood needs

in the City of Albany are:

1. Security and public safety

2. Strict enforcement of city speed

    limits in residential neighborhoods

    and cracking down on running

    red lights and stop signs.

3. Reduction and elimination of

    road salt dumping on city

    streets.

4. Improved snow plowing, snow

    removal in residential neighborhoods.

For more Sullivan positions on issues

vital to the survival of the City and all

who call Albany home, go to:

http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/

.

                       Joseph P Sullivan

                       For Albany Mayor

                       Conservative Row C

                       November 5

IDEOLOGICAL CRUSADE?

President Obama complains that
opponents of Obamacare are waging
an "ideological crusade" against
his unaffordable care act.

Interesting choice of words by Obama
who supported the Muslim Brotherhood
in Egypt , and who is spending hundreds
of millions of dollars to arm the al Qaida
in Syria.

Obama is supporting this real world
ideological crusade which has the
declared aim of world subordination
to Islam.
                                    Joe Sullivan

 2014 CITY BUDGET.GOOD NEWS
 FOR ALBANY HOMEOWNERS

Mayor Jerry Jennings released his 2014
 $171 million city budget proposal today.

Good news for homeowners. No increase
in residential  property taxes.

However, city workers will get no pay
raises, and the commercial tax rate will
increase by about 4 %.

The Common Council must approve
the City budget by October 31.

                                 Joe Sullivan

SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ARE THE PRIORITY NATIONALLY
AND LOCALLY. THE LAST CRUSADE?

The homeland is becoming the front line
in the war of terror being waged against
us by the Jihadists who have legally and
illegally invaded America.

Their leaders have called for increased
terror attacks here.

The recent massacre at the shopping
mall in Kenya was a dry run for what
will occur here.  Jihadists holding
American citizenship were involved.

Consider Black Friday at the malls?

Huff Post reported today that the U S
State Department has renewed a global
terror alert for U S citizens.

Potential targets include sports events
shopping malls, restaurants, houses of
worship, schools and large gatherings
of Americans anywhere.

Albany Christians and Jews ought to
be on high alert because they are prime
targets of the radical Jihadists  as
evidenced by the burning of churches
and killings in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq
and elsewhere in the Muslim world.

Congress should immediately secure
our Southern border. Bring the troops
home from Afghanistan to do the job.

The tens of millions of illegal aliens who
have sneaked over our borders or stayed
here after their student, and other, visas
have expired, should be identified and
tracked down. Security risks deported.

A job for NSA , Homeland Security
and local law enforcement.

The U S Senate should vote down
the U N Small Arms Treaty signed
by Secretary of State Kerry.

Former Secretary Hillary Clinton
destabilized the whole Middle East
during her tenure.

She wants to be President in 2016?

The Community Organizer in Chief
brings us to the brink of world war
by wanting to bomb Syria.

Now, Kerry wants to disarm
Americans in violation of their
Second Amendment Constitutional
right to bear arms for self protection
when the Jihadists are stepping up
their terror attacks on the American
home land.

What are Americans, who slobber
over these three stooges, thinking?

They, and their minions in federal
state and local government are
destroying America.

Party line Lemming voters are enabling
this to happen by towing the party line
every election.

The majority of eligible voters who
stay home every election are equally
to blame.

The main stream media are complicit
in this treachery.

Wise up, before your country, life
liberty and pursuit of happiness
disappear under a blanket of
tyranny  and stifling control of
every aspect our beings.

The "progressives" and Jihadists
are all about control. In the end
the Jihadists will prevail and
the progressives promptly dispatched.

This is no time for petty political
campaigns involving "conversations"
and vague political speak with no
substantive position statements on
the issues vital to our survival as
a Nation, a State, and a City; and
the survival of each and everyone
of us.

Government can't save us. We must
save ourselves, our loved ones; our
City , State and Nation.

This begins with the people regaining
control of government, at all levels,
in 2013, 2014  and 2016 - restoring
our Constitutional Republic, by
electing public office holders that
will uphold the Constitution and
truly represent the people.

                                 Joseph P Sullivan

                                 For Albany Mayor
                                 Conservative Row C
                                 November 5.
                                
       

SULLIVAN -JENNINGS-MARSOLAIS
ALBANY'S  A TEAM: 2014 AND BEYOND

Albany's A Team for 2014 and beyond -
Mayor Sullivan - Mayor Emeritus Jennings
Common Council President Marsolais.

All three have roots in the Albany Democratic
Party back to the O'Connell-Corning days.

Sullivan was appointed a Democratic Committee
Member in Ward 8 (then 9) by Dan O'Connell.
Sullivan worked for Governor Hugh Carey, was
a close confident of Assemblyman Richard
Conners and Charlie Ryan Sr. Sullivan served
as Chief of Staff to State Senator Howard Nolan.

Sullivan served as local campaign coordinator for
a number of  candidates including: Dick Conners
NYS Assembly second term, Charlie Ryan Sr for
Common Council President, Paul O Dwyer for
U S Senate, Ted Kennedy and Jerry Brown for
President.
Erastus Corning and Polly Noonan were not
fans of Sullivan. But Governor Carey was, as
were Assembly Majority Leader Dan Walsh
Assemblyman Neil Kelliher, State Senator Joe
Bruno and many more.

Jerry Jennings was a young rebel Common
Council Member from Ward 11. He became
Mayor and served this city faithfully for 20
years. 

I spoke with Jerry in April and urged him to
run again, saying that if he didn't I would on
the Conservative ballot line Row C, Nov. 5.

Should I be elected Mayor, I will immediately
designate  Jerry Jennings as Mayor Emeritus
charged with the following tasks:

1. Liaison with the Governor and State
    Legislature - seeking state Pilots for
    the Harriman State Office Campus
    and other state occupied lands in the
    City of Albany; and seeking mandate
    relief for the City and city schools.

2. Liaison with the city schools -seeking
    consolidation of the city schools with
    city government, one property tax roll
    to finance both, return to a K-8 city
    neighborhood school system with the
    Mayor being responsible/accountable
    for operation/performance of the city
    schools.

3. Liaison with the NY Congressional
    Delegation and NYS Education Dept.
    advocating more local control over
    city schools, in particular revising
    curricula to meet the needs of our
    urban youth, as well as expanded
    adult education.

4. Mayor Emeritus Jennings will
    continue to preside at most public
    events, including parades, Alive
    at Five concerts and continue his
    weekly radio show, Friday's on
    talk 1300.

4. Mayor Sullivan will rely on Mayor
    Emeritus Jennings as a trusted adviser
    and partner in governing the City of
    Albany.

I support John Marsolais for President
of the Common Council. John Marsolais
is superbly qualified to serve the
people of Albany in this capacity.

John is fully prepared to serve as
Common Council President, to be a
partner with the Mayor and Mayor
Emeritus in governing the city-
and to be a Mayor in waiting when
Sullivan leaves office.

John Marsolais  served in the office
of Mayor as an aide to three mayors
Corning- Whalen and Jennings.

John Marsolais was a city ward leader.

John served as City Clerk, and was
Clerk of the Common Council. He
knows the rules, records and procedures
of the Council. He is known and
respected by many incumbent Council
Members.

John Marsolais has the personality and
knowledge of Albany past and present
to be an outstanding President of the
Albany Common Council - and to one
day - assume the office/responsibilities
of Mayor of Albany.

City Council Members Lester Freeman
and Ron Bailey will serve as advisers
to Mayor Sullivan and coordinate city
efforts to revitalize Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5. Their focus will be on reducing
crime and rebuilding housing, small
businesses and utility infrastructure
in those wards.

City Council Members Mike O'Brien
Frank Commisso Jr.,Jack Flynn, Joe
Igoe and Dan Herring
will serve as advisers to Mayor Sullivan
and coordinate city efforts to prevent
spread of blight uptown, keep the State
Office Campus as home to state
workers, resist any efforts to
privatize Capitol Hills golf course
and maintaining the residential
integrity and quality of life in the
Uptown wards including open space
protection, specifically improving
Buckingham Pond Park, completion
of the Dan O'Connell Memorial pocket
park (Whitehall at New Scotland) and
a 23 acre neighborhood greenbelt
surrounding Crescent Drive.

Mayor Sullivan?  He will work with
the APD and AFD on security/public
safety and emergency/disaster 
preparedness. 

 Mayor Sullivan is a firm supporter 
of our Second Amendment rights
and will uphold the Constitution.

Mayor Sullivan will work on 
expanding availability/lowering cost
of energy, including natural gas
and hydro-power to benefit city
homeowners, businesses, schools
hospitals etc.

Mayor Sullivan supports drilling
for NY natural gas which will spur
the economic revival of Albany
the Erie canal corridor and Hudson
Valley. Natural gas will spur jobs
in energy, transportation, manufacturing
 agriculture, and tourism, lower energy
costs ,thereby creating an economic
boom for Upstate NY akin to the impact
of building the Erie canal in the early
1800's

Sullivan advocates a refinery at
the Port to refine Baakan oil
coming to the city via rail. This
will expand the city property tax
base, provide good paying jobs
and lower energy costs for local
consumers.

Mayor Sullivan will also focus
on waterfront development 
tourism and revival of Hudson
River river boat service Albany
to NYC.

So, Albany voters -
Vote Conservative Row C Nov 5
Sullivan for Mayor - Marsolais for
President Common Council and
you get to keep Jennings as active
Mayor Emeritus.

CHANGE with continuity, stability
Liberty preserved. Future assured.

Remember the past. Live for the
present and look forward to the
future.
.

                             Joe Sullivan

CHANGE IS IN THE AIR

Education( learning) is the key to a
better life for all who call Albany
home. Improved city schools are
the key to the survival of the City
of Albany.

Learning is a never ending process
of acquiring the knowledge, skills
perspective, values and behaviors
which enable us to earn a living and
to be  happy, productive members 
of society. Good citizens.

To become educated one must value
learning, make the effort to learn and
apply what is learned to everyday life.

Learning begins in the womb. Our 
parents are our teachers during our
first five formative years. What we
learn, or do not learn, from them
lays the foundation for our futures.

Schools should be places to learn, not
day care or community centers or 
feeding stations. 

Learning should not end when one
graduates (or drops out) from formal
schooling.

We continue to learn til the day we
die...and maybe thereafter.

Here are some of my past posts on
learning and the city schools, found
in the archives of this website:

January 17 2009 - Albany City
Schools-Time for Change

March 4, 2009 - Albany City
Schools. The Decisive Issue in
the 2009 City Elections

September 1, 2009  Change is
In The Air

June 22, 2011   Learn This

February 2, 2012  Evaluate This

If you elect me, you get to keep
Jerry Jennings as an active Mayor
Emeritus who I will designate as
City liaison charged with reforming
city schools.

UPDATE:

Read Scott Waldman's report on
Fri Oct 4, 2013 TU: pD1

Study: Don't make vanishing an option



                         Joe Sullivan
                         
                         For Mayor of Albany
                         Conservative Row C
                         Tuesday, November 5