SARATOGA COUNTY WATER UNSAFE !!!

Breaking news...

See today's Daily Gazette for full story.

Stay tuned here for the background story from a person who was involved in
the water project.

Folks, this could be a 20 million folly, Bruno's Folly.

Bad news is, this is a serious health risk!!

Jasper Nolan to use convicted criminals as role models

Saratoga Politics has been forwarded an e-mail sent by Saratoga County GOP Chairman Jasper Nolan.

The e-mail was sent by Nolan today at 10:15am with the subject line:

Bruno to be at Grand Opening City Center (sic)

The e-mail was sent to ALL Saratoga County Republican Committee members in an attempt to get them to support convicted Bruno at this ribbon-cutting event on Saturday June 11th at 11am.

With so many politicians abusing their power, position and taxpayers - most recently Congressman Weiner - it's appalling that a party leader is trying to celebrate Bruno's appearance and attempt to get his committee members to attend an event with Bruno. Clearly Nolan is hoping that voters forget Bruno was convicted of crimes and Nolan wants to help Bruno rehabilitate his image and history of being a crook.

Putting these despicable people on pedestals sends the wrong message to our residents and our children.

Nolan has been Bruno's long time butt boy and is sickening that the Jasper and Joe road show is once again promoting themselves instead of hiding and retiring in peace away from folks who have simply had enough of their unethical practices.

Nolan is now a total joke, he's as sick as Weiner.

Jasper Nolan earns lowest ethics rating

Stay tuned for expanded details regarding the Saratoga Politics award for the person with the lowest ethics rating in Saratoga County.

Hint: Jasper Nolan

Latest: Frank Thonpson

news source: Times Union, Dennis Yusko has done a suberb job reporting this breaking story with major implications regarding saratoga politics and problems with yet another Nolan crony....

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Supervisor-Betting-led-to-troubles-1362584.php

Saratoga County GOP chair Nolan ‘just got lucky’ on Pick 4

Jasper Nolan apparently won $25,000 on his lottery.

Will this winning cause an IRS audit? For years Nolan was provided a Jeep and questions surfaced as to whether or not he paid taxes on this perk.

Others are now speculating that this new windfall will allow Nolan to advance his committee into the 21st century.

When asked if he might buy an IPad to stay on top of breaking political news Nolan said he'd stick to his trusty ticker tape machine.

GOP Town Chairman must begin rebuilding

It's up to rank and file Republicans and their representative town GOP chairman to begin the process of rebuilding the Saratoga County Republican Party.

Reform cannot happen until and unless there is new leadership at the top - County Chairman Jasper Nolan refuses to step aside. He remains because he cannot survive without his title. He is too old to rebuild this once highly successful organization. Under Nolan, the ethics of the party has suffered - we only need to look at Joe Bruno to see that.

Contact your town chairs and ask them to form a group to nominate a new county chairman who will be elected in September 2011.


Ballston
Michael Groves
mailto:mandmgroves@line.com
Charlton
Adam Todd
ATood@nycap.rr.com
Clifton Park
Brian Telesh
Brian@telesh.com
Corinth
Richard B Lucia
mailto:cdlucia@adelphia.net
Day
Sam Johnson
mailto:majohn@nycap.rr.com
Edinburg
Jean Raymond
mailto:jraymond@capital.net
Galway
Lo Ann Sanders
L.Sanders@yahoo.com
Greenfield
Ty Stacey
acccoach@aol.com
Hadley
Eileen Bennett
ei_bennett@hotmail.com
Halfmoon
Regina Parker
rcp308@aol.com
Malta
William C Smith
mailto:clau38bill@yahoo.com
Mechanicville
Chris Boyark
gipper2016@aol.com
Milton
John Romano
none
Moreau
John Telisky
bossjt@aol.com
Northumberland
Bill Peck
mailto:amyereterson@aol.com
Saratoga
William Reynolds
BillReynoldslaw@gmail.com
Saratoga Springs
John Herrick
jfhsaratoga@aol.com
Stillwater
Lisa Bruno
lisaannbruno@gmail.com
Waterford
Richard Hurst
repcomwfd@aol.com
Wilton
Scott Kingsley
mailto:srkjerep@aol.com

Jasper Nolan: MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

Rumors and conversations abound that Jasper Nolan is planning a major announcement soon after the November elections.

Sources close to Nolan's close circle of insiders say that he is planning on announcing that he is considering retirement from the powerful chairman's position.

However, the sources say that he must be confused, or doesn't know what the current year is.
They say he will announce his retirement and will indeed retire very soon, in 2020 or sooner if he can no longer fog a mirror.

Claiming that he deserves to be chairman as long as he is healthy, he cites the chairman he replaced. He said the chairman he replaced served until he was diagnosed with brain cancer and that Nolan will stay on as long as his health allows.

Thus, Nolan's mental confusion and belief that he is chairman for life seemingly has not changed.

Where are the reporters, no, where are the GOP committeemembers who care?

Bill "Ray" Casey loses huge

Just a follow-up on the recent Bill Casey loss.

His rumored campaign chairman was none other than Dale Kelley. Mr. Kelley's last campaign also resulted in a loss when he managed the 2007 CP Town Justice race.

Note to self: Don't hire Dale if you want to win an election.

Bruno Convicted

As predicted, Joe Bruno has been convicted and if sentencing guidelines are followed he will likely serve time in jail.

Next to fall will be Saratoga County chairman John "Jasper" Nolan who will face increasing scrutiny for potential ethical transgressions.

Stay tuned for more solid reporting from inside the beast.

Please keep your comments coming, your support has been fabulous.

Bruno should worry about JAIL, not the State GOP Chairman

It's time for ole Joe to say goodbye to public life and politics.

Joe Bruno should be getting his personal affairs in order before his trial and possible JAIL sentence.

Joe, stop worrying about the state GOP Chair, just shut up and go away - you helped put the GOP in the current sorry state. Go away, nobody cares what you think except your butt boy Jasper Nolan and his days are numbered.

TOP Republican challenges Jasper Nolan for Top Spot

The Clifton Park Town Highway Superintendent is telling people today that a public figure has openly challenged Jasper Nolan's leadership in the County.

In an ironic twist of fate, this person was once given a high level "patronage" job at OGS by Nolan but apparently even Nolan couldn't help keep this person's job when he mysteriously was rumored to have "moved on".

Nolan also recently supported this former town offical and assigned him the task of leading a "coalition" along with planning board chairman Steve Bulger and Town Republican Chairman Bob Wilcox. Their mission was to get Nolan cronies to join the town committee to get enough votes to oust the former chairman who never lost a GOP seat in town and was threatening Nolan's "County Chairman for Life" status.

These 3 Coalition leaders got 12 cronies to be appointed by Nolan and vote Wilcox into the leadership post and for that Wilcox was rewarded with a County Attorney's patronage job and the other two became Nolan butt boys preserving Nolan's leadership and contributing to more high profile Republican election losses recently which now threaten the party's long held dominance in the county.

The person pictured above and named by the Highway Superintendent is Dale Kelley. The information we received was that Kelley would resign from Nolan's county committee and join the town Democrats in supporting their Democrat candidate for town supervisor thus threatening Nolan's county GOP majority on the board of Supervisors.

We learned also that it's possible that a former Columbia County Democrat Chairman, posing as a Jasper Nolan Republican on the CP town Committee and very (very) close ally of Clifton Park's other town Supervisor Anita Daly is also interested in Nolan's job as county boss. However they plan to switch Daly's registration to the Democratic Party (ala Arlen Specter), challenge the Veitch seat in the Spa City with a Dem candidate and attempt to switch the county to Democratic majority dominance.

Many GOP County workers along with Nolan could possibly be thrown out on their rears - ironically, thanks to Nolan's buffoonery, along with his coaliton in Clifton Park, proving that the biggest threat to the GOP in Saratoga was Nolan himself.

So Who are these Nolan Coalition members?

Anita Daly openly campaigned for Kristen Gillibrand and is rumored to be waiting to switch her registration to Democrat to help create a position for a Democrat County Committee Chairman...

Marty Torrey, former County Democrat Boss turned CP Republican Committee man with his eyes on another County Chairman post, this time in Saratoga, was also an open supporter and contributor to Hillary Clinton.

Neil Weiner, former Vice Chairman of the town GOP committee and current member and CPWA (Patronage) attorney, had to switch his enrollment FROM being a Democrat.

Is this starting to look like a Trojan Horse?

All these Clifton Park Coaliton members made the decision to drink the Nolan Kool-Aid and it's killing the Republican Party -

The Democrats are thrilled with their allies, a.k.a. the Clifton Park "coalition".

MAY 15: JASPER'S LAST STAND

The Women's Republican Club Dinner will be held Friday May 15 at the Saratoga City Center.



Jasper has chosen his Master of Ceremonies for the event and will also award her the Young Republican of the year.

The recipient, pictured to the Left, is Elaine Kelly.

She and Jasper are continually invigorating the party and are bringing new technologies to the campaigns. Elaine's recogniton is partly because she restarted the YR's of Saratoga and feel they will be quite successful networking at the local Elks's Bingo nights.







Not to be forgotten, Chris Callaghan will be at the head table honored for dancing on the Tom Lewis Grave and given the award for "opportunist of the year" for kissing Jasper's behind hoping and praying Jasper will allow him to be his personal pawn and replacement as Chairman when Jasper turns 80 and Callaghan turns 70.





So much for change. So much for new blood. So much for out with the old and in with the new.





The Saratoga GOP is hell bent on continuing their failures and promoting cronies and older white men with no electoral successes.





JASPER NOLAN, PICUTRED TO THE LEFT,
will continue to lead the Saratoga GOP into the toilet as his losses pile up like manure on a horse farm.

The absolute cowardice of people standing up and demanding his resignation CONFIRMS that the GOP is dead in Saratoga as the total absence of leadership has allowed Nolan to continue his failed campaigns.

The pile of manure on Nolan's resume is phenomenal and the lack of media scrutiny into his unethical organization is bizarre.

R.I.P. Saratoga County Republicans -

Jasper Nolan resignation petition circulated

Saratoga Politics has been sent the text of the Jasper Nolan "petition" rumored to be circulating by hand and e-mail in Saratoga County.

Potential "signers" are being asked to print out a copy and pass it on to other like thinking party reformers who want to modernize the party.

The person who leaked the letter to the Saratoga Politics Blog intimated (hinted) that everyone will be encouraged to talk about the petition at functions until it creates the necessary mass and momentum to actually get Nolan to retire.

People have been intimidated by Nolan in the past and are hesitant to "go on the record" and realize that Nolan will not retire without being "pushed out" thus the petition was created to start the process of reform in a respectful fashion.


An Open Letter to Chairman Nolan

Dear Chairman,

Last week, Saratoga County Republicans experienced another round of unexpected losses. Following years of setbacks in Republican strongholds, we saw the upset defeat of our city court candidate in Saratoga Springs, while Barack Obama carried our county and the party's hand-picked Congressional candidate lost it by the largest margin in memory.

The results of the 2008 elections were a clear warning. The ability of a liberal Democrat like Barack Obama to win countywide is the clearest testament to date of the failings of our current leadership and the collapse of our credibility with the voters of Saratoga County. Next year, we will undoubtedly face a Democrat effort unlike any we have seen before. Emboldened by their victories, with greater resources and newer technologies at their disposal, we can expect the Democrats to launch serious efforts against virtually all of our Republican candidates on the 2009 ballot.

For our own survival, we believe it is imperative that the county party come under new leadership. We need a chairman capable of putting forth a new strategy to reverse our fortunes and to withstand this onslaught. We need a chairman who can adapt our organization to utilize emerging technologies and to respond to the changes our county is undergoing. Most importantly, we need a chairman who can renew the image of the Republican Party in the eyes of the voters.

We make this statement with the utmost respect for your years of service and the many victories you have led us to in years past, and we know that you share the same commitment to guaranteeing the future of the Republican Party in Saratoga County.

Jasper Nolan takes GOP to new lows

After a huge defeat on election night it has become clear that Jasper Nolan will have to be replaced.

Nolan couldn't even win a race for dog catcher, especially after losing what should have been a lay-up victory for Spa City Court Judge.

It's hard to waste much more time on Nolan - he's an embarrassment.

Jasper Nolan says he will RETIRE based on race outcome

The quiet whispers are now being heard more loudly and more frequently at Republican county and town rallies in Saratoga County.

Jasper Nolan will retire if he cannot win the Treadwell race decisively. He has set a goal for the campaign and his organization.

If Treadwell does not win by a margin of 55% to Gillibrand's 45% ( or better) Nolan has indicated he will step down on election night.

This might explain why the RSVP's for the election night rally have grown from a handful to hundreds.

It is thought that potential replacements for county chairman will be working the room garnering support and testing the waters.

LeRoy elected at illegal meeting

Well known Community Organizer and metrosexual, Marvin LeRoy was elected Vice-Chairman of the Rogue Clifton Park Republican Committee last week at an illegal meeting. Chairman and Chief Dunce, Bob Wilcox apparently didn't study reading comprehension at law school as the committee by-laws and NYS Election law clearly state that committee reorganization votes are to be held within 20 days after the party primary.

A new meeting has been scheduled for September 17th at THE VISTA whereby Wilcox will again cheerlead for the election of LeRoy, who many believe has only one qualification to be a committee officer, he holds a patronage public payroll position just like all the other committee officers.

Linda McNab tied to Patronage Scandal !

This tip was forwarded to us by Times Union Blogger "qualified" and it tells the story of the Clifton Park GOP - They are in it for personal profit and nothing more.

Here's the post:


I’ve heard about The rogue group of Clifton Park Republicans called THE CULT.
They worship at the alter of Pagan Patronage, Government Payrolls and their Cult Leader, Jasper Nolan who helps them find opportunities to profit from taxpayer funds.

Linda McNab, the bleached blonde gum-snapping Treasurer of this rogue Clifton Park GOP Committee is a GOP State Representative (Nolan Puppet) and low and behold her son just so happens to get paid by the committee and the taxpayers….WHAT A SURPRISE!

McNab, Keith B Senate Senate Regular Annual Albany Data Services Mngr BiWeekly $1,879
Source: http://www.seethroughny.net/Payrolls/PayrollDetail/tabid/87/Default.aspx?PAYROLLDATAID=143930

Keith McNab also receiving expenditures from THE CLIFTON PARK REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
$250 documented here: http://www.elections.state.ny.us:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=efs_sch_report+p_filer_id=C21135+p_e_year=2007+p_freport_id=F+p_transaction_code=F
The members of this Cult have no interest in Republican ideals or winning elections, they are in it:
FOR THEMSELVES AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO PROFIT ON GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE PAYROLLS.

$45,096 per year with great benefits, that’s what this group of self-interested cultists are all about.

Want to solve the state budget crisis, simple, eliminate the patronage hacks, but then Jasper Nolan’s dysfunctional county GOP committee would have NO MEMBERS.

Clifton Park GOP endorses Roy McDonald for Senate

More Info at: http://cpgop.blogspot.com/

Renewed calls for Jasper Nolan to Retire

With Bruno's retirement, SaratogaPolitics is getting deluged with Saratoga GOP committee member e-mails suggesting it's long overdue for County GOP Chairman John "Jasper" Nolan to announce his retirement.

Bruno Retires; Saratoga GOP going downhill fast

Saratoga GOP future is now certain....downhill fast.

Clifton Park GOP Committee DEAD. Rebirth deal afoot.

Months after Bob Wilcox destroyed the credibility of The Clifton Park Republican Committee and made it totally irrelevant in town politics there is a move afoot to rebuild the party.

First reported here, the town elected officials have reportedly offered a solution to help this committee work to regain their trust and begin the long road to becoming an important player in town politics.

There are many proposals but they all involve a complete reorganization at the executive committee level. The agreement being offered is that serious discussions can begin after Bob Wilcox, pictured above, Hugh Burke and Linda McNab agree to resign their executive committee posts.

Once that occurs, the town board will work to establish a new committee leadership team and will agree to help the committee regain the success they enjoyed in the previous years.

Sounds like a positive step, we'll report back if the committee members agree to the first steps on the road to recovery.

The other priority "issue" was that anyone who wants to continue with the nasty stealth group named "the coalition" will also have to agree to resign from the town GOP committee.

For the sake of the Republican Committee up there everyone hopes they agree to work with their elected leaders.