NOT SMART

Back the opponent of the incumbent
Governor in 2014 Democratic Primary.
He wins. Now expect him
(and state taxpayers) 
to bail you out of a 12.5 million+ 2017
City budget hole resulting from your
failed policies, priorities and excessive
spending.

http://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchive/article/Sheehan-launches-push-for-Capital-City-Funding-10953971.php

Yes, NYS should make annual payments
in lieu of taxes for all land in the City of
Albany used by NYS.

It has been said that God helps those
who help themselves.

What can you do?   Resign from office.
Or make drastic course corrections in
your behavior, policies, priorities and
spending!

1. Declare Albany is not a sanctuary city
    and that you will cooperate with and
    support existing federal immigration
    law.

2. Albany has a high poverty rate among
    citizens. It is folly to welcome more
    people to the city, and county, particularly
    unskilled, non English speaking illegals
    and "refugees" who do not share  our
    culture, love for America and political
    heritage.

    They wind up on welfare and become
     a burden to local property taxpayers
     who have learned that the city schools
     will need another half million dollar
     budget increase, ( and how many million
     more every year, thereafter?) to provide
     a school and staff especially for catering
     to the non English speakers.

     Remember the January 10 2017 school
     propositions that were approved \
     by a vote of 2,000 (your supporters)
     to 600?

     You told us that approval would not
     result in any increase in property taxes.

  3. Consolidate city schools with city
      government. One property tax, not
      two, to fund both. Assume responsibility
      for the operation and performance of
      city schools.  Index the property tax
      rate to the graduation rate. Return to
      a K-8 neighborhood city school system.

 4.  Do not extend the recently enacted
      city trash tax to single family homeowners.

5.    Scrap the failed red light traffic camera
       boondoggle

6.   Eliminate all the money spent on 
      consultants for all sorts of policies
      and plans, such a rezone Albany.

7.   Inventory all the land in the city
      occupied by not for profits. Consider
      taxing those, whose activities, are
      detrimental achieving City fiscal
      solvency.

These are just a few of the options  to
restore fiscal solvency for the City of
Albany that should be explored in the
2017 elections for Mayor Common
Council President, Treasurer, Auditor
and the 15 Common Council Ward
seats.

Oh, remember this song as you 
endeavor to restore the City of Albany
to fiscal solvency....

 https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-mozilla-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla&p=jim+cr9oce+song+don%27t+srep+on+superman%27s+cape#id=2&vid=586a253b792f585176ba2fcd80c32492&action=click

                                         Joe Sullivan
    

PUBLIC OFFICES
UP FOR ELECTION
2017 ALBANY CITY
AND COUNTY

 http://www.albanycounty.com/Government/Departments/BoardofElections/OfficestoBeFilled.aspx

Local voters can change
course, if they pay attention
and cast informed votes and
if candidates, who aim to
restore our Constitutional 
Republic, qualify for the
ballot in the September
party primaries and the
November General Election.

Make Albany Great Again!


                   Joe Sullivan

SAY WHAT?

A "progressive" language primer:

 https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2016/11/24/enemies-of-language-n2249606

                             Joe Sullivan

 

ALBANY CITY DEMOCRATS.
YOU SUPPORT PROGRESSIVES?
Really?

 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444419/democratic-party-illness-correct-diagnosis-treatment-ignored

                               Joe Sullivan

HOMELAND SECURITY
A PRIORITY FOR AMERICA 

Homeland security is a matter of
national survival for America.

Dealing with illegal aliens:

 https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/21/dhs-outlines-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration/2171856

also:


Official Website of the Department of Homeland Security

and the flood of refugees: 

 http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/19/refugees-will-cost-taxpayers-an-estimated-4-billion-in-fy-2017/

and

 http://cis.org/High-Cost-of-Resettling-Middle-Eastern-Refugees

also: 

http://cis.org/Immigrants-in-the-United-States 

Pay attention or not, you will pay anyway.

                                       Joe Sullivan

REINSTATE
GENERAL
FLYNN NSA.
UPDATED

Reinstate General Flynn

Read:
 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444934/michal-flynn-russia-release-tape-call-russian-ambassador


It is an error to cave
in to the enemy within. 

UPDATED 2/21/17

President Trump  doesn't
look back. Wisely selects 
MacMaster-Kellogg
Bolton team for National
Security Advisor role.

 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trumps-national-security-adviser-soldier-scholar-45625143

                 Joe Sullivan

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
ON HEALTH INSURANCE 

 http://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/plan-repeal-and-replace-obamacare

                         Joe Sullivan

READ

bpcnanews.blogspot.com

Monday, February 13, 2017
 
ALBANY SANCTUARY
CITY PRICE TAG?

               Joe  Sullivan

HOW SAFE IS
YOUR HOOD?

Check out this map:

 https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/South_End-Albany/4956/crime/

read:
http://dailysignal.com/2017/02/15/how-white-liberals-enable-crime-in-black-communities/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpnNE9XUmxNMkl4WWpWaSIsInQiOiJaa0FheVVmYXJBWFRiTStWN2xZdWNwTkZOakxjeEpXeldNaWE1ZlFTQllEazRCdlZFRjM0ZndIZTNzY1pJWk93SkRpbXozQ0kwdjB3akNKMW1GbFZsdFY0endRTTlqQlhGUGJ3emR5dXdWUVd3YTJsTHdwUDdMcmNaUkI0ZWdVZyJ9
         Joe Sullivan

NEW YORK A 
SANCTUARY
STATE....NOT

 https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite


                               Joe Sullivan 

TIME FOR ALBANY
CITY DEMOCRATS
TO CLEAN HOUSE

The 2017 Albany City elections
offer enrolled party voters the
chance to restore the party of
Dan O Connell.

Citywide and ward offices are
all up for election.

Will local Democrat voters rise
to the challenge or 
will Albany become
Detroit on the Hudson?

Read:

 http://nypost.com/2017/02/08/the-democratic-party-has-lost-its-mind-and-its-soul/

                     Joe Sullivan

 

IDEOLOGY, LOVE
AND COMPASSION?

As a property tax payer
in the City of Albany it
is difficult to feel valued
and loved.

Read: the City School
District website:

 http://www.albanyschools.org/

The Acting Superintendent's
letter did little to reassure me.

1,700 school district employees
17 schools, 9, 600 hundred
students, 57 languages spoken
by students, a translation link
for those who cannot read
English?

An office of ENL and Refugee
services, welcoming immigrants
and refugees?

There is no need  to keep the
current Superintendent acting
while scouring the nation for
a candidate, forcing her to pander
to the ideologically far left school
board.

Kimberly Wilkins is qualified.
Search no further. Appoint her!

Was it in the best interests of
Albany students, parents and
property taxpayers for the leftist
school board to oppose President
Trumps's nominee for Education
Secretary, when the Albany City
schools depend so heavily on
federal funding?

 http://www.albanyschools.org/district/communications/DistrictNews/2016-17/Docs/DeVos_resolution_1-17.pdf

How smart was that?


What kind of civics example does
the school board set for students
by holding bond act and building
referenda  at obscure times with
reduced numbers of polling places
and voting irregularities?

Remember the 196 million dollar
high school reconstruction bond act?

The recent January 10 referenda
on a 4th middle school?

All school district budget votes
and referenda should be held at
General Elections run by the
Albany County Board of Elections.

The City Schools  should be
consolidated with city government
with one property tax roll to fund
both. Albany should return to a
K-8 neighborhood school system.
The Mayor and City Common 
Council should be held responsible
and accountable for the operation
and performance of city schools.
Index the school tax portion to
the graduation rate.  Abolish the
school board.

Put this on the November 2017
General Election ballot and let
city voters cast their votes for or
against. 

Property tax relief and improved
graduation rates would follow
voter approval.

                                Joe Sullivan

KEEP INFORMED

Read:  
 http://www.cpnys.org/articles/myhe25damfk3dx8kb6kfymsretxmb8

and

http://www.empirecenter.org/

and

 https://streetcornerconservative.com/

Listen to  Talk 1300 Radio Albany

                      Joe Sullivan

THE RULE OF LAW
AND SECURITY MATTER

 http://netrightdaily.com/2017/01/trump-declares-war-sanctuary-cities/

                      Joe Sullivan