Traitors amongst us

I'll tell you what's going on, but it's up to you to act on it...

An alert reader pointed out to me that Tim "Hortons" Kennedy was not the only South Buffalo Judas on the stage during mayor Brown's reelection announcement. Abbott Road Councilman Christopher Scanlon, the son of privilege, was hiding in the far corner. He's the man who swore he would be an independent voice when his father bought his council seat for him. So far, not so good.

Speaking of Scanlon, he was recently spotted on a milk carton at Wegmans. Ever since his seat was purchased for him, he has been nowhere in site.

Schroeder supporters: I hope you guys are paying attention to Kennedy and Scanlon. They sold out the entire neighborhood to the mayor. Both are deserving of competition when reelection time comes. Remember, before Scanlon's father purchased his seat, he was a bartender/college dropout with at least one DWI and zero work experience. Must be nice to be born into a life of privilege.

South District Coronation 10 days away

 

The primary for South District Council is only 10 days away. The Buffalo News did their annual preview of the candidates yesterday. Abbott Rd. Councilman Christopher Scanlon wants everyone to know he has worked very hard at being handed the seat.  Just like he worked very hard at dropping out of college and getting his DWI. Just like he worked very hard at collecting  signatures to get on the ballot. Oh, wait. Chris couldn't be bothered to collect any signatures. When you're the anointed candidate of the status quo, why would you want to go out and meet the people? He was probably very busy with all the college courses he wasn't taking...

His opponents noted that he did not circulate any of his own petitions.

"I didn't want to go out and collect petitions and have these people think this is the only time they were going to see me, so I decided not to," he said.

Well, Chris. You see, if you're an active Councilman, this won't be the only time they see you. But, I'm sure they'll see you when you're cutting some stupid ribbon with Byron Brown or at some other feel good event. Otherwise, they'll probably never see you. 

Fortunately, for Abbott Rd. Councilman Scanlon, three other people are vying for the seat, making it a virtual slam dunk for the machine backed candidate. Add to it the fact that Mickey Kearns and Matt Fisher sold out their community (along with their principles) and the race should be Scanlon's to lose. Now, South Buffalo has a rubber stamp for the mayor who will sit back and collect a $50,000/yr paycheck, while sharpening pencils in city hall. Yawn...........
Democratic primary is Sept. 13 for four vying for South Council seat