Near Defeat!!!

"Bernie O'Hare said...
Post your anonymous nonsense on the hate blogs out there. I am tired of seeing Stoffa attacked for cleaning up a mess he did not create and being put in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. What is especially irksome is that the people who now complain he should have done something years ago were themselves sitting on their hands at the time. Moreover, these attacks are being made anonymously. Not one of these arm-chair executives has the courage to take responsibility for what he or she writes. So the hell with them."

REALLY - We The People by the power of our vote told your pitiful Executive what he should do - when in fact we shouldn't have to...and what did he do? HE IGNORED US - Well now Bernie - he must pay the price for his foolishness. It seems that you love Stoffa more than you loved Angle...you don't seem to mention him anymore - why not?

You reap what you sow OUR brother...you reap what you sow.

O'Hare Abandons Angle

It did not take long for O'Hare to betray Ron Angle, who by the way has been MIA...trying to fly under the radar - and begin loving Rons slayer...Scott Parsons.

Man -  he sucked up to him like, and probably better than a Dyson vacuum cleaner sucks the dirt from deep within - in his scott-parsons-swaption-slayer post.

What is the TRUTH? - well, we're so glad you asked...The truth is that Bernard O'Hare the 3rd is nothing more than a blog traitor selling himself to the highest bidding political dollar, and nothing more.

But that's okay because everyone who has been watching knows it. Who exactly knows it? well lets see? EVERYBODY!

Just think that no one fears Bernie anymore. What he writes is meaningless anymore...and that ladies and gentlemen of NorCo, is by itself  - a triumph.

And what about the County Executive John Stoffa...well, first and foremost, let us say that in our opinion...without a doubt or question - he has established his legacy as the worst of the worst of the worst County Executives ever to hold office in the great County of Northampton.

Sorry folks, but, we must take some responsibility - we voted for him...most of us did not know better, and that is to our credit, however, we did elect him...and while that does not mean that we all voted for him, he was smooth enough to kinda pull the wool over the majorities eyes - let us from this day forward be informed enough to never make a mistake like that again.

Does that mean that we want to see him incarcerated? Not necessarily, however, if you or we commit(s) a crime - where do you/we go?

Well yes, if found guilty by a jury of our peers in NorCo...we do, and should go to Northampton County Correctional Facility.

At the moment we are not really at liberty to discuss all the evidence that we have, but yes, we do have evidence in the form of not just emails, but surely emails, which tie:

• John Stoffa - current County Executive
• Ron Angle - Ousted County Councilman
• John Conklin - Employee under Stoffa
• Mark Stewart - Law Firm Hire To Sell Gracedale
• Bernard O'Hare III - Ordinary Citizen who considers himself more!

What's next...or what's left?

The final phase...

Remove the cancer...

John Stoffa

As You All Know...

...by now - The SWAPTION chapter in NorCo is closed.


Unless of course County Executive John Stoffa found a way to mess things up again.



And no...we don't want to appear to be head-hunting, We're not. We're just so tired of all the deception, distortion, and twisting of the TRUTH...that the only way we know how to expose it is by blaring a bright light on it.

As we understood it (could not hear everything being said because mics were off) The swaption total buyout is $27.5 Million Dollars, and nothing to show for it. An astronomical amount that never had to be...and yes it could have been use among other things - to sustain Gracedle for five years without any tax increases...Oh yeah, right - but STOFFA happened.

And in the end, it will actually cost us more because instead of the twenty five million allocated from the reserve funds, eighteen million will be used instead, which means that over the course of time - interest will be paid on the remaining 9.5 that will be borrowed.

But at least this chapter on how to create a mess, and then do nothing with the mess - is finally over.

As we can see from the amount that the SWAPTION reached...selling Gracedale made so much sense to some...you know, those that were willing to make another mistake to cover the first mistake, and then they said "I DIDN'T KNOW".

We can take "I didn't know" to mean many things like:

• I didn't know how to make a decision, or
• I didn't know if I should do what angle wanted, or
• I didn't know if I should do what the 23k+ wanted
• "I never knew worldwide economics affected Northampton County,"
• I, I, I, aye-aye-aye

JOHN STOFFA at his very best is just so incompetent.

No one is saying that running a county the size of NorCo is easy, but, if you can't make sound decisions on behalf of the people who elected you, especially when they collect 23k signatures to express their direction for you...then really - you should not be in office.

You would do the County of Northampton so much good if you just stepped down Mr. Stoffa. It has been quite apparent over the last several years that you are just not capable of handling the job, or worst yet...you are in the job just to serve yourself, and a few friends.

Attack In Another Direction

Yes ladies and gentlemen...the attacks are once again coming to divert your attention. O'Hare posted on his blog another attack on the HONEST County Controller Steve Barron. Why?

• 1) Because he's desperate and wants to discredit Mr. Barron, and
• 2) He's desperate and wants to take YOUR attention away from a certain reality - THE SWAPTION IS NOW AT 27.1 million dollars.

We are using the more reserved number, but, if we're correct we also heard the number 27.6 million used as well. In fact that is the number the Express Times is using. See: swaption_figure_rises

The real problem here is not Mr. Barron blowing the whistle on an asbestos problem - that Mr. Stoffa did not really want to address and certainly did not want exposed. No, the real Problem is that Stoffa, as with everything else - does not want to deal with the issues he should deal with such as an asbestos (the law library is closed again) asbestos_shuts_down_NorCo problem that O'Hare claims goes back twenty years.

Is that so? If the asbestos issue goes back twenty years and Stoffa was handling it...then why would Mr. Barron have to blow the whistle? Great question...get the picture here.

As Mr. Stoffa continues to connive, the real hot issue of the moment continues to get hotter, 27.1 is the issue at hand. The issue that they are trying to divert our attention away from.

As we understand it, the truth is that Mr. Barron tried to reason with Mr. Stoffa relating to the asbestos issue, which by the way ladies and gentlemen of NorCo - still exist today, but, when Stoffa refused to see the light, Mr. Barron did the right thing. And we feel he did the right thing because in our opinion, when you know that something is wrong and decide to say nothing, to simply look the other way, because you don't want to go against the grain, or ruffle any feathers...then you become part of the problem, and are just as responsible as the culprit(s) which chose instead to hide the TRUTH. Mr. Barron to his credit...decided to be part of the solution instead, and for that they chastise him.

BACK TO THE HOT ISSIUE THEY DON"T WANT TO TALK ABOUT

AND ARE TRYING TO DIVERT OUR ATTENTION FROM, 

THE SWAPTION

Ladies and gentlemen of NorCo, we commenced this year (if memory serves us right) well under $25,000,000.00, and come May the deal was supposed to be settled, authorized by County Council to be settled at $25,000,000.00.

What happened?

John Stoffa happened...in our opinion, and we are not trying to be mean-spirited, he is incompetent. It's that simple.

Sure we can look at others in his administration, but really...isn't he the one in CONTROL. Isn't he the one we pay a much larger salary than the Controller to make tough decisions on our behalf. To pull the trigger so to speak, and make GOOD things happen for the COUNTY.

Yeah right...what good things has he done in the last seven years in office for the great County of Northampton? We ask the question because everything he has done can be picked apart as a failure.

"I never knew worldwide economics affected Northampton County," Stoffa said Tuesday.

Rest assured ladies and gentlemen of NorCo...when the time comes to raise taxes - Stoffa is the culprit...and the SWAPTION is the reason!

Twenty Seven Point One Million

As of today, the Swaption monster is at 27.1 million dollars and climbing, WHY???

The announcement was made today during the Finance meeting, but, there was no mention of a pay date or plan to complete this stupid mistake.

To be clear, the mistake we're talking about is - not paying off the swaption when it was under 10 million...less than two years ago (or so).

Obviously Mr. Stoffa had the money then to do so, and chose to gamble instead. Well, as we know today, his gamble failed.

Our observation is that he continues to gamble with our tax dollars, and we say that because he was authorized by County Council to pay it off at 25 million and he has not done so yet. His hesitation continues to waste NorCo tax dollars.

Truly sad - we the taxpayers are out another 2.1 million!!! When will this madness end?

He Thinks...

...Only he has the "Right To Know!"

On O'Hare's blog he states the following comment today:
"I see. I do file RTK requests, am largely successful, have won every OOR appeal I've filed, and make an effort to be reasonable. I know of some people who use it to harass. I believe in transparent government, not harassment, and use the RTK law for that purpose, as well as to expose some pretty disgusting people who should never serve in any office."

"I know some people who use it to harass." Really...so do we! - BO himself has been known to harass many people using these RTK request.

O'Hare misuses the system to create non existing issues, that in his demented mind are okay to create. But, heaven forbid that someone else uses it because it's their right too...he chastises them on his blog for doing so.

He goes on to say "I believe in transparent government" - Wow...REALLY? Then why is it that he feels Stoffa should not be held accountable for his actions, or lack of action? And why is it that when it came to Ron Angle, O'Hare felt that no on had the right to know anything, just as he feels today about John Stoffa?

Transparency in government means that all works must be performed in the open - so why exactly did John Stoffa decide to take the very important SWAPTION matter behind CLOSED DOORS during the last County Council meeting? Very transparent right?

Of course NOT! But, it's okay with the nonsensical ignoramus because after all, it's his buddy we're talking about, and some speculate his benefactor. And in NI's eyes - it's okay for County Executive John Stoffa to conduct the county's business behind closed doors so that no one outside of government (except BO who has been seen running into Stoffa's office right after meeting's) knows what's going on. Is that TRANSPARENCY?

He boast that he uses the system "to expose some pretty disgusting people who should never serve in any office." Man...this dude is definitely off his rocker - if this statement is true, we have to ask - why doesn't he want John Stoffa exposed?


As We The People understand it - the County Executive is currently not cooperating with an investigation that may very well prove that he used tax-dollars illegally to serve his own peronal and partisan desire...so tell us Bernie, why exactly aren't you trying to expose Stoffa? Oh yeah...that's right - because it will also expose YOU, and Angle too!

WE GOT IT!

How Long Can This Go On?

This whole Stoffa situation cannot continue - for the sake of the County.

If we really have a majority of the County Council who's zeal is to do right...it is only a matter of time before EXECUGATE is revealed for what it is - a malicious act by the County Executive John Stoffa to literally hurt the entire County without regard for any, especially our elders.

John Stoffa could have easily, and rightfully done the will of twenty three thousand plus, and then the will of 75% of the voting populace...but instead has arrogantly, defiantly, and unjustly refused to do so.

At this juncture, his actions have clearly demonstrated that he wants to do it all his way period. He is not interested in anything that anyone else has to offer...it's his way, or the highway - as the saying goes.

Unfortunately for him, the highway he wants us on is a mess created by him. A mess that makes absolutely no sense to anyone other than himself, and a few who follow him.

His thought process indicates that he is going to show all who have come against him on the Gracedale matter that he, and he alone is in CONTROL. He seems disengaged, disremembering all about his initial desire to lease Gracedale...but, he does not seem able to forget about his extreme desire to sell Gracedale, even after the vote of the people instructed him to forget about it.

He seems to have so much venom store up that he cannot for the life of himself see the reality here...and that reality is that he is an elected SERVANT...who is supposed to be serving his electors, most of whom (75%) disagree with the sale - so we gave him a directive to protect Gracedale instead...end of story.

If John Stoffa had the good of the people in mind, he would simply do the will of the people...which is why most of us see him as a self-serving County Executive.

So why exactly is his so hard-pressed to attack the very people who elected him? Hmmm...excellent question - who has the answer?