Keith Hahn for Edison Mayor - now there's something you don't see every day!

Well, just saw this piece here in the SL about November's Mayoral election here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison. Seems there's gonna be some competition.

As a general rule, not much of a fan of the EDO, which I consider the Party that Made Edison Safe for Hypocrisy.

You remember the EDO, the party that elevated the 'Poster-Child' for Everything that's Wrong with the EDO to Freeloader - Charlie 'I Abstain' Tomaro.  And, of course, let's not forget the EDO's Greatest Failure, elevating Rob 'Mr. Temper-a-Ment' Karabinchak to Ass'man for the 18th District.

Now I don't take much interest in their dysfunctional and twisted internal fighting, bickering and backstabbing but you just can't ignore this article.

I kinda found this section in the piece hard to take seriously but did find it humorous?!?;

 'Shariq Ahmad, a former staffer for U.S. Sen, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and now chief-of-staff to Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, now runs the local party organization of 156 seats, which are voted on by party members during the June Primary.'

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Ahmad called Hahn a 'scorned lover' after his falling out with the party. 'Mr. Hahn pleaded with the Edison Democratic Party to make him Chairman for another term, 'Ahmad said. 'He agreed that the Democrats had a great team, right up until his bizarre decision to suddenly switch political allegiances. Edison residents recognize these are self-serving opportunistic actions, just as they know the great job Mayor Lankey has done in his first term.'

Well, guess Mr. Ahmad can characterize his assessment of Mr. Hahn's actions anyway he wants but come on now - 'Edison residents recognize these are self-serving opportunistic actions, just as they know the great job Mayor Lankey has done in his first term.'

Geez, if we're gonna talk about self-serving actions by politicians in this town, I'm sure there's enough of that to go around this election cycle, and maybe it's me, but I'm a resident of this town and I don't know the great job Mayor Lankey has done in his first term.

But hey, I'm open to having Mayor Tom 'Now 15.4%' ChoiLankey explain it to me.

Well, I digress, so let's move on. What can you say about Hahn entering the race?

You can say things like;

•  Competition is healthy in politics
•  More candidates, more choices
•  Edison residents must understand the unbalanced power our current at-large system provides
•  Too much control and power into a few hands is problematic

All true and you should recognize and believe it with Mayor Tom 'Now 15.4%' ChoiLankey and his 7 Processing Clerks (aka the Edison Council) in this Local Dem-Party 'Oligarchy' we got going on here in Downtown Edison.

And, in this case, you don't have to take my word for it because I didn't say those things. Those quotes about our long-standing political environment here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison come from somebody who knows better than me - Lankey's past and or current campaign manager and the guy with the longest title in town - Mr. Anthony Russomanno.

Here's his Letter to the Editor from the Sentinel back when Wards were up for vote:



Seriously now,  do you think this is the first time a Local Dem has switched parties to win an election here. Dave Papi did it and he won his seat back on the Council.

If there's one thing you should understand about this town - there are no political friends and there are no political enemies, just political opportunities and everyone who has ever flowed through that Local Party that has Made Edison Safe for Hypocrisy has taken advantage of those opportunities one time or another. So, let's not give Hahn crapola for doing what everyone else in this town does when it's to their political advantage.

Anyhoo, looks like we now have a choice for Mayor.