Ray Kasidas For RTC

“Kasidas should get consideration from Republican Town Committee next time around.

Ray Kasidas deserves a crack at an alternate job on the RTC. We think he got a bad rap on the St. John/Perrotti "take the picture down" caper.

Ray shouldn't have to take the fall for that sorry action. Hopefully the RTC will throw McAullife off the committee soon and replace him with Kasidas.”

Now this is really interesting.  Ray Kasidas was one of the original people who was elected to the RTC in the caucus.  That was the same caucus that Mr. DeAngelis complained that was fixed by evil Fran Brennen.  The same group that Mr. DeAngelis labeled as the “Tax and Spend Town Committee.”  Other charming comments from DeAngelis are listed blow.

"Gormley supporters to primary Republican Tax and Spend 

Town Committee"

"We have been told that on March 4 all Republicans will get a chance to 

vote on who will represent them on the Republican Town Committee when an 

open free election/primary will be held in town.”

“NO MORE WATERBURY BACK ROOM BRENNAN DEALS"

  

“PETITIONING SLATE ANNOUNCED-GOD HELP MIDDLEBURY IF THIS GROUP SOMEHOW LOSES TO THE BRENNAN TICKET”

Well look what happened.  Row A did lose and the petitioning Row B candidates got in.  Look at the list of Row A candidates, including Mr. Kasidas.  They were labelled as Brennan supporters, yet they all said publically that they were Gormley supporters, and they are still Gormley supporters today.

Now some members who said they supported Tom Gormley, who are on the new RTC are not supporting him at all, but plotting his removal, which we predicted on this blog on January 15th, 2008.  See below.

But lets get back to Mr. Kasidas. Mr. DeAngelis calls it the St. John/Perrotti caper.  Again, he has his facts wrong.  It had nothing to do with Chief Perrotti.  Perrotti tabled the motion at least once in previous meetings.  And at the meeting where the members voted to take the picture down he did not vote because under Robert’s Rules the chair does not vote. He can only vote in the event of a tie.  There was no tie, just a single Nay vote, and it was not Ray Kasidas.

Of course Ray was already told by a RTC member that he was no longer being considered as an alternate because it would be awkward because of Ed. He was also told that it was okay to have his own opinion, BUT if it differs from that of Ed St. John, than sorry the deal is off. Not the exact quote, but the spirit is there.

I say, put Ray Kasidas on the RTC, and get rid of Mr. St. John.  Problem solved.

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January 15th 2008 Blog Entry.

Mr. DeAngelis has set a record in attacking a new group of people in town.  It has not even been 24 hours since the caucus and he has already labeled the new Republican Town Committee as a tax and spend committee. How is that since they can't raise taxes  and are not even on the committee yet.

Launching another smoke screen towards his readers, Mr. DeAngelis tries to paint the new Republican Town Committee as Tax and Spend, non-Gormley supporters.  Sorry, not true.  They were almost all Gormley supporters who were voted in last night.  Sure the old guard supported Tom in November, but they are not supporting him now. They are upset with him for being a good and honest man who wants to put the town back together, and not following the marching orders of the past administration. Tom is his own man and will not yield to the pressure of the old Town Committee. Their biggest gripe, is that the First Selectman and the Fire Department have developed a close working relationship, something the past administration despises. The radios are up and working and working well - thanks to the Board of Selectman and the Fire Department.

So Tom is a “marked man.”  Those who say they are supporting him are attempting to initiate the first step in removing him in two years.  They attempted to remove anyone on the Town Committee who was involved with the Brennan campaign, not realizing that those in the Brennan campaign after the primary became Tom’s true supporters and the ones who will ultimately keep Tom in office in two years. As you remember Mr. Brennan stated that he would accept the Primary decision and not run as an Independent.  He kept his word, and threw his support to Tom. The old committee, not tolerating any deviation off the St. John doctrine conspired to remove those who went against them, and if brought back to power, will ultimately seek to remove Tom.

Don’t be fooled by the smoke screen, and don’t be fooled by the distortions that will be coming from those who will launch the primary.  They just can’t stand being out of power. They just don’t want to see Tom Gormley put this town back together, and succeed in his administration.