Press Release from the Ulster County Democrats

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
October 29, 2010 Ashley Dittus (845)-594-4512
Ulster County Democratic Committee
ucdemchair@gmail.com

Republicans Drop Their Masks; Resort to
Gutter Politics in Final Days of Campaign

Comparing himself to a piece of candy in a recent Halloween-themed attack mailing, John Bonacic expects voters to give him credit for supporting the achievements of Democratic office-holders, while trashing his own Democratic opponent. But voters should not swallow anything Republicans are offering this year. Rather than taking credit for Democrats’ work, if John Bonacic really supports the work of Andrew Cuomo, Eric Schneiderman and Maurice Hinchey, he should do what thousands of Ulster County citizens will do next week: vote for them. And while he’s at it, he should cast a vote for David Sager. After decades of useless self-promotion in Albany, Bonacic should pass the torch to a public servant who is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work for this region.
On the other side of the County, the Republican Assembly candidates are also celebrating Halloween by trying to scare voters. On the north end, Peter Rooney, who wears his cowboy costume year-round, has trotted out the traditional “Democrats coddle criminals” attack piece. Of course, it not only lacks originality, it lacks truth. And on the south side, Tom Kirwan is disguising himself as an outsider while attacking the real reformer who replaced him in 2008. Kirwan hopes the voters forget that he spent 14 years in the State Legislature – making only the vaguest allusion to his years in Albany on his website.
These last minute Republican attacks don’t say anything of substance, but they do tell voters something truthful about the Republican candidates: they don’t care about the issues that matter to the citizens of Ulster County, issues like rebuilding our economy; tax reform; smart growth; and cleaning up dysfunctional state government.
In difficult times, requiring real solutions, (it is sad that the) Republican candidates need to be reminded that you can’t just dress up as a public servant, you have to do the hard work of actually serving the public. The latest round of attacks shows us that these candidates simply aren’t committed to working for the people on the key issues facing our communities.
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