The Berrien Springs Clarion

…at the picture of [Yellow] Journal[ism] Era “Publisher” Tim Pullano in a recent edition.

The guy doesn’t look a day over 70. 

I guess that this is what waking up next to “Yellow Kathy” every day will do for your aging process;  maybe it’s a case of “wishful aging”…you know,  to get away from her,   one way or the other…on his part.

Good God.  “We have a nice one in Mahogany over here,  Mr. Pullano;  guaranteed to remain fresh at 6 feet under.”

Although,  I’d have to say that I completely understand.   I suppose that years of waking up next to a dog now sees him aging like one.

Gee,  maybe we’d better get out and vote for someone who will really represent our wishes.

Better late than never,  Precinct 3 voters. 

However,  way too little,  way too late.

I’m not even talking about myself here.  I’m talking about Rae Holman and Iris Dominguez.  (However,  electing me would’ve helped ensure that you wouldn’t have gotten royally screwed by the Farmocracy.)

By sending Dorothy Hildebrand back to the Oronoko Township Board,  you’ve merely ensured that she will stand alone…6 to 1…to fight against the Farmocracy.

Oh,  you REALLY believe that “Judas” Renton and “Pontius” Hill will stand against the Farmocracy?  You’re dumber than I thought.

Renton,  who has not made a stand on principle yet that I can see,  has gone so far as to defect to Ernie’s hip pocket,  joining Hill who had been there for years.  Renton has,  thus far,  betrayed the interests of the Township time and time again. 

Her real issue is that she appears to HAVE no principles,  beyond that of wanting to be the Prom Queen belatedly in life.   Which,  unfortunately for all of us,  is how she tends to shape her vote:  how many people will like me after I vote a certain way?

My guess is that the good voters of this community were just not ready to elect an “inferior”…read “Hispanic”…to public office.  The racism of this community still has yet to die;  we refuse to allow ourselves to catch up with the rest of the country,  unless you’re counting Forsythe County,  Georgia.

(”Oooooh,  another controversial comment…wait’ll Kathy Pullano has a chance to respond to this;  SHE set this community straight!”)

Like it or not,  the simple fact is that this community…for all of its phony dialogue on “diversity” (which,  I’ve noticed,  tends to come from some of our more racist community leaders)…hasn’t really changed all that much.

No,  REAL diversity will happen when the older generations die off and are replaced by generations filled with people…like myself…who don’t merely pay lip service to Dr. King’s “content of their character” admonition. 

Like it or not,  that’s exactly how I feel.

Now,  do I believe that racism runs rampant in our community?  No.  I believe that PREJUDICE does,  however.  Slightly less nefarious,  but still bad.

I’m waiting for the legions of Shamrocks to thump themselves proudly on the chest and state that “see,  blacks now have no reason to feel embittered about the past;  we’ve elected one of those people President”.

Mark my words:  it won’t take long.

Of all of the letters to the editor that came out in the days prior to the Primary election,  none amused me as much as former Berrien County Drain Commissioner Lowell “Spike” Bruce,  who wished to assure all that I was not his son Robert.

I was slightly annoyed by this at first but,  after further reflection,  I decided that this was quite the positive.

First,   I and others that recall his son Robert remember someone who was,  well,  not exactly masculine in his demeaner.

Second,  considering that the enormous problems with the drains in Lincoln Township came on the heels of his “leadership” as BC Drain Commissioner,  I was quite happy to have been “de-linked” from his inept performance that current Drain Commissioner Roger Zilke now has to deal with.  

It would have been like being linked with Ernie.

Actually,  the Bruces that I AM related to…Russ and Sandra…have been far more successful than the Bruces of Berrien Center;  Sandra…my mother…has been hired as CEO of Resurrection Health Services of Chicago,  one of the leading hospital networks in the city,  and will oversee a network of 9 hospitals and a large number of satellite clinics throughout the city and suburbs.  

To be fair,  Spike had control of the entire drainage system of Berrien County.

But,  more to the point,  my parents have far more class than to have sent “Yellow Kathy” a letter disassociating themselves from someone who they disagree with.  In particular,  my mother simply is the most generous-hearted person that I’ve ever known.

All in all,  I’d much rather be associated with the Bruces of Boise,  Idaho (soon to be Chicago,  Illinois) than the Bruces of the thriving metropolis of Berrien Center,  Michigan.

Thanks,  Spike.

Why is it,  that our local leaders seemed bound and determined to turn little issues into big issues with the way that they handle them?

There’s always someone who feels compelled to act like a jerk when dealing with the public,  or other officials,  that disagree with them.  (”Teapot” and “Kettle”,  Mr. Bruce?  Perhaps,  but I’m not a public official.)

Let’s go back to the huge,  earth-shaking issue of whether or not dogs should be leashed when they’re in our local cemetaries.

Personally,  I thought that this was a rather silly issue,  but that’s local government.  I agreed with the idea of leashing dogs when visiting the cemetary,  but banning them?  Sorry,  but I thought that it was a silly idea;  as an animal-lover (and soon-to-be owner of a beagle),  I believe that…if I should die…my wife should be allowed to bring our soon-to-be beagle to visit my gravesite (assuming that there IS one).

I…*shudder*…actually agreed with “Judas” Renton’s opposition to the banning idea.  However,  Renton being Renton,   and intellectually unable to cope with any disagreement whatsoever,  she took her dissent that one step too far,  sarcastically bringing up “bird poop” to question whether or not we should ban birds as well. 

I guess this now means that Renton herself should be leashed when visiting local cemetaries,  if you get my drift…

Anyway,  we’ve seen examples this sort of behavior time and time again:  Jan Chaudoir’s petulance in dealing with the “new” Township Board,   Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie refusing to consider purchasing a new police vehicle until the Village Council “played ball” with the Township;   Kendall “Pontius” Hill’s constant references to “spot-zoning” in regard to the Phil Hecht rezoning request (as if “spot-zoning” was filthy language),  etc.

Add the next chapter:  The Great Antenna Controversy.

What the hell?

Kudos to Superintendent Jim Bermingham for publicly “bitch-slapping” Village Prez Bill Dustin for his conduct in this matter. 

I haven’t read a more asinine question…what does the school district do for the village’s children since the district doesn’t bus them…asked by a public leader in,  well,  days.

The poor little darlings actually have to walk…or be driven…about a quarter-mile or so? 

The Humanity!!!

Bermingham’s answer to this farcical “concern” was priceless:  “We educate them”.

Game,  set,  match to Bermingham.

And,  since when does the Village Council look out for the taxpayers of the Village?  You mean with that WWTP payment plan that was so wonderfully planned and executed?  You mean with the spending of 4/5ths of a million dollars on sidewalks and bumpouts?

Is THAT why our utility bills have TRIPLED since 2005 or so?  Because you’re looking out for us?

Is THAT why every replacement for former Council members just happens to be connected to others on the Council?

R-iiiiiight.  Because they’re “looking out for us”.

When you read “looking out for us”,  CHECK YOUR WALLET to make sure it hasn’t been taken.

I mean,  who really gives a crap who’s paying for the friggin’ antenna?  Let’s not haggle over the $6,000 or so that other communities receive when we’re being taxed to death because of blatant incompetance and/or petulance by leaders and former leaders.  That’s small potatoes,  compared to our utility bills.

And,  to needlessly pick a fight with someone…Bermingham…who’s actually taking HIS responsibility of looking out for the taxpayer’s dollars seriously is just plain stupid.

Bermingham…and the School Board members who questioned Dustin’s conduct…SHOULD have been offended.  If we’re now haggling over $6,000 or so,  what does that tell you about the Village’s finances?

And the way that the Village is being run?

If you don’t vote for Barack Obama,  you are probably a racist.

This is the not-so-subtle message from one “Edward W. Schramm III” of Coloma,  as presented in his letter to the editor of the Herald-Palladium in the 10/9 edition.

Schramm wrote,  “It also amazes me that in the year 2008, we as human beings, working men and women, would not vote for a man who is African-American.”

The implication is pretty clear:  Vote for Obama,  or you must be a racist.

I hate to break the news to you,  Edward III,  but my support of McCain has nothing to do with the fact that McCain is white,  or Obama being black.   Matter of fact,  I would bet that the prevailing reason that most…MOST…people who are voting for McCain has nothing to do with race,  either.  The same goes for Obama.  MOST.

My strong concern with Obama has to do with his ideas,  policies,  etc. 

While I don’t agree with everything that McCain is touting (his $5,000 tax credit for health insurance is laughable at best;  please explain to me how a family is going to insure itself for a fraction of what it REALLY costs to do so),  his policies are closer to what I believe in than Obama’s.  By far.

In other words,  it gets back to the old “content of his character” thing. 

I’d like to think that I’m taking the late Dr. King at his word;  a person’s character is my primary tool for judgement,  and not the color of his/her skin. 

I can say,  with complete and total honesty,  that race has absolutely no consideration whatsoever in my thinking on this subject.

It’s kind of sad,  however,  that I feel almost compelled to make this disclaimer.  Is this where political correctness has taken us?  A shortcut to “white guilt”? 

If so,  political correctness has taken us in the opposite direction of what was intended:  more explanation,  more diviseness,  more guilt. 

In any event,  it’s pretty pathetic that someone feels compelled to play the “race card” as a means of soliciting support for one candidate or another.  Undoubtedly,  there are whites who will not vote for Obama (even though he’s half-white himself).  But,  polling shows the same for some supporters of Obama:  there are blacks who are voting for Obama solely because he’s,  well,  half-black.

I’m simply not interested in the “explanation” that I’ve heard that says “it’s different,  because blacks have never been on a Presidential ticket.”  Historically,  this is true;  however,  voting FOR someone largely on racial lines is,  by definition,  racist.  Simple as that,  no matter what kind of spin you attempt.

I prefer those,  like my dad,  who are voting for Obama because of Obama’s beliefs and policies.  That is the honest way to approach this,  and also the best…IMHO.  I may disagree with this,  but the disagreement is based solely upon a political belief system.

Let me add,  though,  that I also believe that it would be a step forward for the country if a black (okay,  half-black) man was elected President.  The same that I would feel if a woman was elected President (or Vice-President,  for that matter).

IF the black man in question was,  say,  JC Watts,  I would be touting his candidacy,  but for the right reason:  I agree with his belief system.  IF the woman in question was,  say,  Kay Bailey Hutchinson,  I would be touting her candidacy,  but for the right reason:  see above.

However,  it’s high time that the “race card” be put to rest…no matter who’s playing it.

It’s kind of funny,  actually.

I was having a discussion with the person cutting my hair this morning,  following my long-awaited Echocardiogram (there’s hope for you Bruce-haters out there!),  and we were discussing my loss in the Primary for Township Supervisor.

She asked me what happened,  and I told her what I believe to be the truth:  “I was too damned honest for the voters to be able to handle”.

George Carlin,  in assessing the Clinton-Dole campaigns of 1996,  said something that I believe to be gospel:

“Dole went out there and said ‘I’m a plain and honest man’.

BULLLLSHIT.

Clinton went out and said,  ‘Hi,  how-do-you-do,  I’m completely full of shit and how do you like that?’

And the people said,  ‘Well,  at least he’s honest!‘

He was honest about being completely full of shit.”

And this follow-up gem from Carlin:

“The American people like their bullshit right in front of them,  so that they can get a good,  strong whiff of it.  If honesty was introduced into the American way of life,  people couldn’t handle it.”

BING-O!

Yes,  I know:  part of my loss was undoubtedly due to my abrasiveness and sarcasm.  I get it.

However,  I believe that it goes deeper than personality.  I mean,  consider the simple facts that (A) Ernie only mustered 650-some votes in a Township of 10,000 people and (B) he actually solicited letters of support for publication,  and had a grand total of 5 in two weeks. 

This is NOT a strong showing.  Better than mine,  I’ll admit,  but against someone who has been as controversial as I have,  it’s still a very weak showing.

I think that the REAL issue was “honesty”,  KOUE’s claim that I lack “integrity” notwithstanding.

The simple fact of the matter is that I’ve been brutally honest about what I see as problems in this community,  as well as brutally honest about those so-called “leaders” who are either turning their heads and ignoring them,  or actually contributing to these problems.

Like the protagonist in Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy Of The People”,  I screamed “the water is poisoned” in the face of those who didn’t want the water to be poisoned.  Also like Ibsen’s protagonist,  I too was deemed “An Enemy Of The People” by the powers-that-be.

And,  the citizens being citizens,  they took their leader’s word for it.  I mean,  your neighbor wouldn’t actually LIE to you,  would he/she?

While working at Southwestern Medical Clinic for a year-and-a-half,  I worked for a nice lady who I got along with very well.  However,  she was grossly inefficient at carrying out part of her duties as Administrator:  dealing with problems.

She preferred the old “Ostrich method”,  which is to stick your head firmly into the ground and hope that the Tiger ignores you.  It never does.

Needless to say,  that office was the most chaotic work environment that I’ve ever worked in,  and people left in droves.  Including me,  and as I said,  I liked this lady very much.

It’s pretty much the same here in Berrien Springs (and,  I’ll guess,  in many communities).  We’d rather pretend that the problems DON’T exist than work towards solving them because,  using the “path of least resistance” model,  it’s much easier to ignore a problem than it is to solve it.   Which is why we will have the “right” Township Board for the job after the November elections. 

It’s much easier to sit in our comfortable homes and ignore the fact that we,  The Rubes,  are being taken to the cleaners by someone as “nice” as Ernie Hildebrand.  Because,  sticking our necks out would mean that someone might not like us.  Questioning makes people nervous.  Nervousness leads to fear,  and fear to dislike.

Which is pretty much what happened in the election.  Very few people today will say that the police department was running more efficiently under Tacklebox than it is under Agay,  but Bruce?  He was that obnoxious asshole who ran a good guy out of office.  And how dare he,  when he’s only lived in the community for a quarter-century?

Never mind that I was “right”.  Never mind that it led to necessary change for the better.

I’m not saying this to whine.  I’m saying this because people in this community need to wake up.  The Garren Dent-types…they who speak in whispers and agree that there are problems,  but “don’t want to risk hurting my business/relationships/family”…need to wise up,  because you’re about to take a bigger screwing tax-wise than what you have when you were oh-so quiet.

Again,  this election wasn’t about “me”,  personally.  It was about changing a mindset that our neighbors…the ones who smile at us in Church…would NEVER take advantage of their relationship with you.

Because,  as we all found out during the “Sewer Wars”,  they WILL,  with the same smile on their face. 

If you let them.

It has nothing to do with the team that he’s put together,  nor the excellence of that team.

My concern is “professionalism”.

Yep,  that’s right:  “professionalism”.

Bruce has a very bad habit of ignoring the chain of command in regard to his oversight,  and this lack of professionalism could rebound on him…and the community…if steps aren’t taken to correct this.

Case in point:  his diatribe against Fire Board member Dorothy Hildebrand…one of his supervisors.

Hildebrand “made the mistake” of attempting to look out for the rental owners of the Township,  as well as soliciting their opinions,  in regard to the proposed Rental Ordinance that the Township is attempting to force upon the public.

She called for a temporary moratorium so that the rental owners would have a chance to have their input considered,  since they are the ones who will be footing the bill for inspections.

Bear in mind that these rental owners already pay more in taxes than non-rental owners,  since rental owners don’t get Homestead consideration.

Stover,  in a display of petulance not seen in the community since “Tacklebox Teddy”,  went crying to an eager-to-listen-and-publish “Yellow Kathy” Pullano.

It would’ve been nice if Stover had gotten his facts straight BEFORE doing so,  however:  Stover maliciously claimed that Hildebrand’s concerns would put firefighters in jeopardy,  as well as rental tenants.

Being that Dorothy Hildebrand has been one of Stover’s…and the fire department’s…champions was irrelevant to this nimrod,  who was bound and determined to question Hildebrand’s character simply because he disagreed with her.

Needless to say,  Pullano obliged Stover…as she does all ass-kissers…by printing his concerns on Page 2 of her rag.  You’d think that Pullano…so-called “journalist”…would at least try to get the facts straight,  even if Stover didn’t.

No;  that would’ve required contradicting someone who (a) was kissing her ass and (b) standing against someone who Pullano has traditionally stood against herself. 

Never mind the facts.  Hell,  Pullano hasn’t let the facts get in the way since she’s owned the paper;  why start now?

However,  Stover should’ve been disciplined by the Fire Board for this action.

Why?

One word:  “Insubordination”.

Stover,  in a display of arrogance that would’ve made “Tacklebox Teddy” proud,  went ABOVE HIS CHAIN OF COMMAND by doing this.  I have to wonder how Stover would’ve reacted to one of his captains if they had complained to Pullano about Stover’s actions without talking to Stover first.  My guess is that Stover wouldn’t have reacted well at all.  However,  it was Bruce Almighty Stover who was upset,  so this was different.  Somehow.

The PROPER forum for disagreement is to go to your Supervisors first.  Period.  End of sentence.

Before anyone brings up his “First Amendment Rights”,  let me say that I believe that Stover had the right to do what he did.  The First Amendment is a good friend of mine,  having allowed me to champion the removal of Tacklebox Teddy (and being able to stand up in the face of the threat of a defamation suit).  I would never question the right of him to have done this.

It’s the propriety of it that I question,  and that…simply…leads me to question whether Stover hasn’t become a bit too big for his britches around here.

Kind of like “Tacklebox” himself.  Who,  by the way,  Stover was no friend of following a heated conversation between the two (this came directly from Stover’s mouth to me).  Yet,  Stover apparently feels that he now enjoys the same rights as Tacklebox felt he had to act outside the boundries of propriety.

To be fair,  I don’t believe that the two of them are in the same league;  however,  I DO see an arrogance in Stover that is beginning to remind me of Tacklebox’s arrogance. 

Once unleashed,  it takes strong personalities to overcome it.  Look at the last situation.

And,  the Fire Board just doesn’t have that type of strong personality.  Hell,   they wouldn’t even question Stover for having committed an act of blatant insubordination;  how can we expect that they WILL act when his arrogance gets even worse?

It’s a question that you,  the citizen,  better start asking.  Before we have to clean out another office and hand out another $58,000 payoff.

A comment from former Oronoko Township Clerk Linda Meikle (formerly Linda Cash) sheds some light on the “storage” situation that the Township Board is using as an excuse to give current Township Clerk “Judas” Renton a shiny new toy:

“And back when the Public Safety Building was still in planning stages, this [using the Public Safety Building for storage-RB] was suppose to be part of the plan…To use some of that space for township storage. I wonder WHO “forgot” about that? If minutes could be researched, I’ll bet it was included in the package.”

I don’t believe that it was,  in fact,  “forgotten”. 

First,  my guess is that the same Township officials who refused to stand up against the blatant incompetence of “Tacklebox Teddy” Kesterke…stand up,  Mr. Hildebrand…balked at asking Teddy to utilize some of “his” building for storage.  It would’ve required that these Township officials display some courage at the “invasion” of Teddy’s territory,  as it was apparent that Teddy viewed the PSB as his own fiefdom.

Hah.

(As an aside,  it also might’ve prevented Teddy from “overstocking” the BSOTPD with years worth of excessive ammo,  uniforms,  jewelry,  uncashed checks mixed in with official documents that weren’t filed properly,  etc.  But I guess we’ll never know.)

Second,  I believe that “storage” isn’t so much an issue now as stubbornly plodding on with plans that had been made a long time ago insofar as the expansion project is concerned. 

Not to mention “Judas” Renton’s desire for some type of shiny new toy to play with.

One thing about the Farmocracy:  once they’ve made up their minds,  nothing will stop them.  Not a recession,  not the collapse of the Stock Market,  not the fact that we’re going to be running a $450,000 deficit this year largely because of the project.

“Conservative fiscalism” also requires that you THINK BEFORE YOU SPEND.

Of course,  these rules don’t apply to the Farmocracy.

Don’t get me wrong:  I have no issues with Farmers whatsoever.  My late grandfather was a farmer,  and I grew up working on his farm during summers.  I appreciate the hard work that they put in.

However,  let’s face it:  farmers don’t HAVE to be conservative spenders.

If,  God forbid,  a farmer has a disastrous year,  not to worry:  the government…you and I,  that it…bails them out.  Shoot,  they often get paid for NOT farming a particular plot of land.  (Then again,  my grandfather would never have asked for money for failing:  it’s called “integrity”.)

Sound familiar?  It’s no real wonder that our Township government is about to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a needless project:  they have WE,  THE PEOPLE to bail them out if things go wrong!

Which is exactly the mindset of Farmer Ernie Hildeband,  Supervisor.  Not to worry,  because someone is there to bail us out if he screws the pooch.

“Fiscal Conservative”?  Yet another lie from the multi-lie playbook of your Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie.

What a liar.

Ernie Hildebrand has NOTHIN’ on Bill Clinton for lying to the public.

This nutsack promised the good people of Oronoko Township…hereafter referred to as “The Rubes”…that he would be a fiscal conservative when it comes to handling our Township’s tax dollars.

Two words sum up this promise:  “Bull” and “Shit”.

As usual,  “Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie” has broken his promise to the public.  Yesterday’s “Herald-Palladium” newspaper told we…The Rubes…that the Township would be running a budget deficit of some $450,000 next year.  Which,  as I will soon prove,  has as much to do with “fiscal conservatism” as Ernie Hildebrand does to “honesty”.

You see,  Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie (KOUE for short) told us…The Rubes…that it’s really not that bad,  because $300,000 of this deficit is going to be spent on an addition project for the Township Hall.  This project,  as I told the public during the campaign for Supervisor,  is not only wasteful,  but it’s absolutely unnecessary.

Township Clerk Suzanne “Judas” Renton has been pushing for a shiny new toy for her to be able to play with.  Most children’s toys cost $25 or so;  hers will cost us $300,000 or so.

This project is unnecessary.  Renton claims that she needs more “space” (I say,  just take an X-Ray of her skull if that’s the issue) in order to store election equiptment and files.

What she…and the other idiots on the Board that are actually promoting this…fail to understand is that there is a BASEMENT at the Township Hall.

Oh,  but the election equiptment is heavy.  Fine;  bring in some of the Township’s grunt workers to CARRY THEM DOWNSTAIRS AND UPSTAIRS when you need them…twice a year,  every other year.  Certainly,  we…The Rubes…are already paying our gruntworkers plenty.

This is the same Sue Renton who was quite happy to give Jim “Tacklebox Teddy” Kesterke a $58,000 payoff so that the poor thing could start to collect on his retirement plan from the State when he…ahem…”retired” from the BSOTPD,  instead of waiting the two years or so that he would’ve had to otherwise. 

Is it any real wonder that we’re in the shithole that we’re in right now?

But,  it actually gets worse:

Apparently,  there is a part-time officer who wants to be hired full-time.  He may very well leave the department if he’s not hired.  The training that we’ve given him will be “wasted” for our community if this happens. 

Not to mention that we’ll be “down” an officer,  thus potentially compromising the safety of this community.

All because Sue Renton wants her shiny new toy.  At $300,000.

Ernie being Ernie,  the great “Fiscal Conservative”,  is going along with this because,  as we well know,  the man is a liar of the lowest order.  He promised to look out for our fiscal well-being.  He promised to look out for our safety.  (And,  this isn’t the first time that he toyed with our safety:  his unwillingness to agree to buying the department a new vehicle when they needed it…just to play politics with the Village Council…also potentially put our safety in jeopardy.)

He lied…again.

When are The Rubes going to finally get it?

Kendall “Pontius” Hill.   Suzanne “Judas” Renton.

Self-Hating Seventh-Day Adventists,  or merely incompetent fools?

You be the judge.

Make no mistake about it,  Precinct-3 voters:  both of these fine individuals have sold you down the river,  for the privledge of being in Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie’s hip-pocket…and everything that goes along with it.

For,  make no mistake about it,  these self-hating Adventists are about help the “Farmocracy”…Kindly Ol’  Uncle Ernie,  Bloated Zielke,  and Bloated Kerlikowske Jr…stick the tab of the soon-to-be Sewer agreement to all of you who chose to sit on your complacent asses on Primary Day and allow the “Farmocracy” to regain control over the Township Board.

Does it really matter if Erica Thelan wins as an Independent candidate over Dorothy Hildebrand or Phil Reiss?  Unfortunately,  not really.  Does it matter if Judas Renton is defeated?  Not really. 

You geniuses…you wonderfully educated fools…have already forgotten the lesson of 2000,  when Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie (along with Bloated Kerlikowske,  Sr) wanted to stick the financial screws to all of you so that people on the Board could personally enrich themselves.  It was only the effort,  led by M.I.A David “What’s in it for me” Rush,  that kept them from doing so.

I wouldn’t expect Rush to save you from yourselves this time around.  I know I wouldn’t lift a finger to help this time,  either. 

Renton and Hill,  however,  are particularly culpable:  they remind me of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto that would help the Nazis find other Jews,  thinking that it would save their own skins.

History will repeat itself,   Judas and Pontius,  when they come for your tax dollars,  too.

And,  if “God’s Chosen” have already forgotten that lesson,  then only a painful reminder…where it hurts (in their wallets)…will teach them the unfortunate truth:  that the “Farmocracy” only cares for those who are inside the “Farmocracy”,  and the hell with everyone else.

Unfortunately,  Oronoko Township residents seem to forget things pretty quickly,  even if I don’t.

Robert Bruce,  “Leading You to the Truth,  even if you don’t want to read it!”

After completing my last mission of burning a few bridges (well,  not so much “burning” as “nuking”),  I’m back to give you the WHOLE story on local matters.

It doesn’t matter that I’ve cut myself dead from those who supported me…

It doesn’t matter that I have no “allies” in local government anymore…

It doesn’t matter that many who supported me were disgusted by my post-Primary rantings about the conduct of one Suzanne Renton (who I still consider to be a total scumbag),  or about the size of the average Oronoko Township resident’s brainpan…

No,  I’m still the thorn in the side of those who will take advantage of their official position to do wrong by the entire citizenry of our Township,  and I will continue to speak out about some of our more nefarious morons in our local governments…like it or not…

To be frank,  I had decided to wash my hands of the morons in our community who would rather sit blissfully ignorant of how the “powers that be”…and our intrepid local “Journalist”,  Kathy Pullano…continue to rape the reputation and well-being of our community;  I figured that if they didn’t bother to get up and vote (yes,  I’m talking primarily to YOU,  Precinct 3 voters),  they deserved to get body-slammed by Kindly Ol’ Uncle Ernie,  Judas Renton,  Pontius Hill,  Bloated Zielke,  and Bloated Kerlikowske Jr.

Although I still feel that way,  mostly (especially you Precinct 3 voters),  I cannot sit silently by and watch the Parade of Fools in both governments rape the taxpayers any longer.

SO,  here goes.  Enjoy the ride!

Robert Bruce,  failed candidate for Supervisor,  Oronoko Township.