Thursday, March 15, 2007

Democrats would welcome Freeholder Anna Little


Of course they would.

She's going to win in November, just as she did last November. The Democrats smell control of the Monmouth County Freeholder Board for the first time in 20 years, and they hope to hold it for the next twenty years.

Republicans throughout Monmouth County, senior level statesmen to rank and file volunteer sign team members, are burning up the phone lines, meeting in private and writing subversive blogs in the hopes of solving this problem that Adam Puharic, Bill Barham and Malcolm Carton created.

Here's a newsflash: Puharic and Barham think they can weather this storm and still win in November. They are blinded by the same arrogance that created this problem. They also don't think Anna Little will become a Democrat. They are counting on her either running a poorly funded primary or Independent race, and losing either way.

Puharic will not give up.

Little believes in the work she has started in Freehold. The voters do too, and the voters don't care what party she is in. They want lower taxes and less corruption. Anna Little is their champion. She is not going to lose in November.

The only people who care whether Little runs as a Republican or a Democrat are those for whom the designations are more than abstractions. People who's livelihoods, identities or social lives depend on the designation.

The problem with becoming a Democrat is that the Democrats in Trenton and Washington are money grubbing miscreants, much like many Monmouth County Republicans.

Monmouth County Democrats are saying the right things. They say they want to cut spending and root out corruption. When they win, they will cut spending and root out corruption for a while, until the power and money bug bites them.

If the Democrats take control of Freehold, and they probably will, I want Anna Little there to be as big a pain in the ass to them as she has been to the Republicans.

If the senior level Republicans who have been trying to solve the problem Puharic, Barham and Carton created really want to prevent Monmouth County from becoming Bergen County, they need to speak up publicly. Call Anna Little and beg her to run as a Republican in the primary. Promise her the organizational and financial support neccessary for her to win. Recruit Puharic's legislative candidates for Anna's line, and leave Puharic with an incomplete or second tier slate. Anna's line would win if the right people publicly support it and fund it.

Do it today.

Otherwise, Monmouth County becomes Bergen County, a Democratic strong hold. Even if Anna Little decides not to run at all. Waiting to replace Puharic in June 2008 will be too late. He needs to be defeated now. Other wise its Happy Days are Here Again in Freehold.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Guess who's going to be at the Democrats convention on March 31?

None other than fundraising machine Joe Ferriero. The Bergen County chair.

Wanna bet the dems outspend us by at least a 4-1 margin this fall? Hell, they just spent over 50 grand for a party at The Borgota in February to celebrate the takeover of Bergen County.

How much do you think Monmouth would be worth to them?