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I had to laugh when Northampton County Executive John Brown discussed absenteeism at Gracedale during the last County Council meeting. He piously condemned underpaid bastards who "abuse the system." That's precisely what he's doing himself. Our full-time, $85,000 per year, Exec is playing hookie while he runs for state auditor general against incumbent Eugene DePasquale. Your real estate tax dollars are paying him to traipse all over the state, as his Facebook page reveals.
But don't worry. While he's out looking for another job, he's placed the County in the capable hands of a high school graduate with no education, no experience but plenty of tax liens and a foreclosure. You have no reason to worry.
In Rome Township,136 miles away from the courthouse, he bragged that he's fixed Northampton County and has actually expanded services, and without raising taxes. I wonder how big his nose grew as he spoke. County services are at an all-time low, thanks to his refusal to fill vacancies. In his first year in office, his Republican-led Council raised taxes a mill. Just a month ago, he unsuccessfully lobbied Council to impose a $5 hike on vehicle registrations.
Brown brags that he's a creature of "corporate America," but has never named any of the companies he turned around in the private sector, if they exist at all.
That's none of your business, like Trump's tax returns.
It's little wonder that Brown has announced from his Facebook page (which has only about 300 "likes" statewide) that he endorses Trump. "We need to make both America and Pennsylvania great again!"
I'd like to make Northampton County great again, and the best way to do that is by getting rid of John Brown.
Even Republicans have tired of his corporate babble and insistence on "government by consultant," as Lamont McClure liked to say.
The Colonel, as Council member Hayden Phillips is called, is reportedly considering a run. Even more ominously, so is State Rep. Joe Emrick.
A phony and a crook, stealing from taxpayers by not performing the job they are paying him for. The dour and sour Brown is smiling more in the campaign shots then he has ever smiled as county exec. He will be buried in the election and hopefully buried again next year if he's dumb enough to run for reelection.
ReplyDeleteBrown was bored as County Executive the day he took office.
ReplyDeleteAngle for County Executive! Let's make our county great again!
ReplyDeleteRon's enjoying himself for the first time. I don't think he has any interest.
ReplyDeleteThis guy, and the flunkies on council who devotedly support him, should all be ousted next election! It is going to take a very strong and intelligent individual, [and I haven't heard of any in the rumor mill], to bring this county back to some resemblance of normalcy. All we have now is useless morons who think taxes are the answer to everything! Time for a big change in NC.
ReplyDeletePlease, if you guys are pining your hopes on Lamont McClure, you can count on four more years of Brown. McClure makes Brown look like George Washington.
ReplyDeleteBernie, Joe Emrick- what a joke! He would be worse than Brown!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I for one would give 'The Colonel' my complete support if he makes a run for Executive . ''Whatever credibility is,it's not easy to come by.It has to be built over the long haul-ofter years.''as stated by an auther named Art Spikol,in a U.S.Air read Jan.1988.-- I kept this article in my 'bible' as a reference about judgement of leadership when I was once an Infantry Officer, sort of to measure my own stock of faiures or sucesses .
ReplyDeleteJoe Emrick will not run. He wants to get his 10 years in as state rep so he gets a full pension. We are stuck with this do-absolutely-nothing stiff until 2020.
ReplyDeleteBrown and Trump..perfect..losers..together.
ReplyDeleteBrown the Clown is running around the state while his incompetent sidekick Allen runs county government. The citizens of this county are being bamboozled by these crooks!
ReplyDeleteI hope Brown does find a "reason", personal or professional, not to run for Exec. I know some buzz about Boscola, but if the GOP can put together an undivided NorCo slate, they have done well in County-wide races of late. It will be a municipal election year, that typically has lower turn-out. COB voters, for their numerical strength, rarely deliver for NorCo races. Way too early for predictions, but if Brown is not on the ticket I believe the GOP would fare much better. Boscola has a lot of strength in COB, and nurtures her "I deliver" image, but she only represents the lower half of NorCo, and has many negatives images that would no doubt haunt her in a County-wide, off-year race. But, Brown's negatives, if on the ballot, would ensure higher Dem turnout, and not enthuse as many GOP.
ReplyDeleteWish and hope all you want but the Republicans will again sweep county races next year. The Democrats cannot win an off year county wide election. The Rep0ublicans are smart and don't allow their own to run for office in the cities. Without a Republican ON the ballot in Easton and especially Bethlehem in the Fall, Democrats cannot win. Sorry but that is the way it is. All the phone calls and door knocking in the world won't change that.
ReplyDeleteBetter recruit Republicans to run=n in the city if you want to win.
The Word!
4:29pm is right. if the cities do not have a rep on the ballot it is almost impossible to get dems to turn out in these off off year elections.
ReplyDeletebrown is horrible
ReplyDeleteHe may be horrible but Bugs Bunny or Elmer Fudd could run countywide as a Republican and they will get elected next year.
ReplyDeleteJoe Emrick is not running for County Executive
ReplyDeleteI heard he's thinking about it. I'd ask, but it's beneath him to talk to reporters, bloggers or anyone who disagrees with him on anything.
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