NEW TOPIC: Election Tuesday
I know I know, some people vote some don't, some feel its their duty, some don't care and don't believe in bothering. I hate politicians and politics in general, most get in office and they're so self-serving compared to what they promised, and from the outside it seems like nothing ever gets done and nothing anywhere is ever fixed because nobody in the offices can agree on shit. That said I usually end up voting anyway even if I disgree with all the candidate on everything and my vote might just be for whichever of the bastards I hate the least or the ones who's blatant lies sound more plausible and achievable than the rest of the lies and fibs and bullshit rhetoric. Yep I vote even if up the the day of the election I'm walking around spouting about how I won't bother.
But one of tomorrow's general elections across New York state is whole different ball game for me. Why is that you ask? Because this one, at the county level, I have personal stake in though I'm not directly involved, it's important to me who wins nontheless.
Niagara Falls NY city politics and Niagara County politics is seriously corrupt and despite the completely shit conditions this area exists in, the voters here generally WANT change but they rarely vote to change who's actually in the offices... For every 4 or 5 positions, 1 maybe 2 of the office holders will change and the other assholes seem to win reelection by default or something. Well for the 4th legislative district here, the same idiot has sat in the chair for 18 years. He has never ever tried to move up or run for another office, no, Dennis Virtuoso just keeps running again and again for the same job. He's won every time because he's a classic textbook example of a politician's politician, he know everyone and he's a true 'good old boy' through and through and he does everything he can to make sure the rival candidates are ignored or forgotten on election day. And in that 18 years nothing at all has been accomplished. He talks constantly at great length AND NEVER SAYS
ANYTHING. Every public appearance he makes is just to grease the wheels and make sure everyone knows that Virtuoso is still relelvant. Almost 2 decades in the same seat and nothing is any better than it was in 1992 when he took office, everything is worse.
well my FATHER is running against him this time. My 57 year old dad has never ever help a public office of any kind. But he's a concerned citizen who's sick to death of NOTHING ever getting done here in th city and nothing EVER changing for the better. Nothing. My dad has said in interviews and his question and answer debates that he has no intention of becoming a lifelong politician after this... he just wants someone new in the office will bring fresh enthusiasm and some AMBITION to accomplish something.
really who knows what chance he has against the career legislator, the slackass creep in the office now. But all I can do is HOPE my dad has a fighting CHANCE at least. God, even one of my dad's cousins Bob has already apologized he can't vote for the first Onesi to run for country gov't because Bob is too good a friend of Mr Virtuoso! How crappy is that??
P.S. I can't vote for him, I live in the 5th district, ironically (and sadly). But MY sister (dad's campaign manager), her roommate, 2 of my other cousins, 3 of my aunts, 2 of my uncles, and my dad's parents (my grandparents yes) DO live in 4th district so at lease my candidiate father can rely on those few votes.
wish him luck for me, guys, please, even if you don't know him or me or this city.
