Reform SELL-OUTs: Giattino, Fisher & Cunningham

Look who's joined the Dark Side...

Boy, wasn't last night's Council meeting something else?

SHUT-OUT: GIATTINO, RAMOS, FISHER, DEFUSCO, CUNNINGHAM DID NOT INCLUDE JABBOUR, DOYLE ON DECIDING ANY ZBA, PLANNING, NHSA AND COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS

Hey Ruben, don't piss on our legs and tell us it's raining. 

Last night, experienced bullshitter Ruben Ramos talked a good game about working cooperatively with the Bhalla administration, knowing that he, Jen Giattino, Tiffanie Fisher, Mike DeFusco, and Peter Cunningham excluded Bhalla's At-Large candidates from any input or discussion about Zoning Board, Council.

That's what liars do. Like Ramos said in 2007, "you can't legislate character."

But you can legislate a dirty backdoor deal.  A backdoor quid pro quo to give Giattino the VP slot, Jim Aibel on the Zoning Board in exchange for Ramos at the Council helm, DeFusco on the Planning Board (booting Jim Doyle), 2 ZBA picks, and booting Brian Assadorian off the NHSA for Tony Soares. 

The appointments went so fast- the back door choreography was executed as though they'd had dress rehearsals beforehand.  

The only nomination made by a "Bhalla" At-Large Councilperson was Jim Doyle- he nominated Brian Assadorian, after Jen Giattino nominated Tony Soares. Oops!  That wrecked the Dark Side ballet.

No matter, because Ramos would did not give the incumbent Assadorian the courtesy of calling a vote for him. Ramos called the vote for Soares FIRST.  So, not only was the incumbent NHSA commissioner denied the courtesy of a vote, but he was denied an explanation of why he was being replaced. 

Know what really disgusted me?

Not a single Councilperson who pushed out Brian Asssadorian had the class or the courtesy to thank him for his years of service on the NHSA.

Folks, I could go on about this. I could go on about the betrayal of SELL-OUT reformers making deals to put Mike DeFusco of all people on the Planning Board- Mike DeFusco who served on the ZBA, and never saw a variance he didn't like.  Mike DeFusco, the developers' friend.  

THIS is who Giattino, Fisher and Cunningham put on the Planning Board. Instead of Jim Doyle. 

You read that correctly.

Giattino, Fisher and Cunningham PUSHED Jim Doyle off the Planning Board for pro-development Michael DeFusco. 

Yep, Last night was a pogrom of sorts- a purging of Zimmer/Bhalla administration officials from power, replacing them with "friends"- exactly how the Old Guard rolls. 

No more merit hires with this crew. Folks, all I can tell you is Jim Doyle and Emily Jabbour need our support.  They are very much alone up there. It is hostile territory, scorched earth governing. 

And who has enabled it? The new Dark Side membership. 

Well, you've probably heard by now, but Doyle and Jabbour abstained on voting for Ramos (Council President), Giattino (Council VP), Aibel (ZBA), voted "no" for Soares (NHSA), DeFusco (Planning), Ann Graham (ZBA) and "yes" for Grana (ZBA), Firestone (ZBA), Johnson (ZBA). 

Oh, yes. The vote to approve the Ordinance on putting run-offs on the ballot was approved unanimously. 

Finally, during New Business, Ramos asked Chief Ferrante for an update on the "Terrorism flyer investigation" and boy, oh boy... that deserves it's own post. 

Let's just say we now all know that DeFusco's detective gave the HPD GARBAGE, that the HPD spoke to all campaigns, campaign managers, and some bloggers (plural)- and took a shot at one (not me!).

That's all I've got to say for now.