Edison Democratic Organization screening & Edison Board of Ed-Dems School Budget!?!

 Well, here's some interesting thingies going on here in 'Downtown' Edison. Seems those who officially filed seeking the endorsement from the Edison Democratic Organization (EDO) for Mayor and Council are as follows:

For Mayor:

• Mahesh Bhagia (EDO Chair)
• Richard Brescher (Councilman)
• Samip Joshi (Councilman)
• Sapana Shah (Former Council & Board of Ed Member)

For Council:

• Sheila Angelet
• Samip Joshi
• Tom McCann
• Yash Pandya
• Sparshil Patel
• Shannon Peng
• Dr. Nimisha Shukla

Just some observations - Mayor Lankey isn't screening and seems Incumbent Councilmen Bob 'See No Conflict' Diehl and Alvaro Gomez aren't screening either. Guess Councilman Joe Coyle is passing up the local elections and thinks he deserves to be the next Ass' man for the 18th District.

And you really have to get a kick out of Sam 'Big-boy Pants' Joshi, the 'Weathervane Millennial' screening for both Mayor and Council. Geez, a Great Political Leader and Communicator (in his own Mind) who apparently already knows he's got No shot at being Mayor by also screening for the Council.

And then there's the Board of Mythomania's, aka Board of Ed-Dems contribution to the race with Shannon Peng and Board of Ed-Dem wannabe's Sparshil Patel and Yash Pandya.

Not for nothing but the EDO should wake up and stop playing dysfunctional politics and go with some women who speak-up and stand tall like Committee person Sheila Angelet.

Then there's what is going on over there on Mythomania Lane, at the cross-roads of Dysfunctional & Local Dem-party infested streets, under the continued inept and ineffective leadership of Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi.

You remember this guy who led the twice failed $189.5 million School Bond Referendum, along with his band of architects, that would of tripled your current year's school tax increase for the next 30-years - and still wouldn't of fixed the overcrowding. 

If you don't remember that, then maybe you remember that this is the same guy who claims to have Saved millions of dollars for the taxpayers but actually Saved Nothing.

If you still don't remember, then maybe you'll recognize the Bloated, Out-of-Control School and Ineffective School Spending Budgets, which are approaching $300 million, that continue to over tax the residents and taxpayers of Edison. School Budgets that carry forward the bloat and ineffective spending exponentially year after year.  If the School District ever went to zero-based budgeting, we'd all get a School tax refund. 

So, be that as it may, seems Mr. Shi-shed announced at the last meeting that some residents expressed an interest in the School Budget so he wants to create a committee of 4 or 5 residents to participate in reviewing this year's School Budget. 

Seems you can send an email to him or the Board Vice-President over the next week. Yeah, this has got to be as open and transparent as the recent selection to fill Ralph Errico's seat on the School Board. 

Good luck with that selection process and the rest of the Board should pay attention to this process. Not for nothing but you'd have to sign a non-disclosure agreement if you're selected.

Anyhoo, what do I know, I still can't figure why anyone thinks moving the School Board elections to November was a good idea in this town.