One Term Mayor?!

Rumor has it the GOP has a candidate interested for the office of Mayor that would turn The front office Red for the first time in thirty years! We were blown away when we heard the name but unfortunately that's all we can say for now!

Breaking News : After Lasing from Julie, Mayor ones Tue Reach Deal to keep Tuey

More details later but Tuey will be making at least 20k more according to sources maybe more

Tuey turns down 19k Raise to stay as Kingston Comptroller, Noble Leaves City Hall in Panic

After John Tuey announced unexpectedly that he was resigning to become Rockland County Rra , or the equivalent of what the Ulster Rra is here. Mayor Noble went to the council to ask their permission to try and keep John Tuey at any cost which the council voted 8-0 giving Mayor Steve Noble permission to do just that. Mayor Noble according to multiple sources offered Tuey $115, 000 a year to stay as Comptroller for the city with a five year contract. A generous 19k increase to the 96k Tuey currently is paid. Tuey had Mayor Noble on the edge of his seat until the last minute, we hear it was at a going away party that took place at city hall yesterday that Mayor Noble got confirmation that Tuey wasn't changing his mind and was done. Tuey started to give remarks about his time as Comptroller and Noble left before Tuey could finish. Where to?! That's a question city hall staffers were left wondering because it wasn't back to the Mayor's office, where the doors were locked and lights were off, well before the cake was cut according to several close to the situation yesterday.  We assume of course he had to do the walk of shame over to the recreation center to an angry Mayor Julie Noble's office to see what to do next. Julie too disgusted to walk across the street herself, after Steve couldn't manage to keep Tuey.

It wasn't about money to all though, according to those familiar with the situation. Beside a new job offer that may or may not even exist....we assume it does exist. What had Tuey seeking new employment in the first place was Mayor Steve Noble himself and not even an extra 22k a year, which would have made him the highest paid employee in the city could change that. Makes you wonder how bad must it be over there at city hall where Tuey was able to deal w Mayor Shayne Gallo for four years and his bipolar outbursts?!  In the end Tuey could deal with mental instability but not major incompetence in a Mayor more interested in bike lanes and composting than saving Kingston money. Tuey wanted off the sinking ship known as the Noble administration before the inevitable tax hikes started that Tuey as Comptroller saw coming a mile away to pay for Noble's alt left agenda to radically change Kingston.

Tuey played his cards perfectly, he leaves the city with reputation intact elevated by Mayor Noble who begged him to stay when all outside observers agreed that a new Comptroller for less than the current 96k annual salary Tuey made after being with the City for close to a decade was an easy decision. The budget session is far enough away that there is plenty of time to get a new Comptroller up to speed. Mayor Noble has a week now to scramble and replace Tuey or temporarily put Deputy Comptroller Crystal Knox in the job while he does a more detailed search. 

Breaking News: DiFalco Out as Ulster Indy Boss; Bernardo Returns to the Helm

A complaint filed with the state board of elections was determined by officials to be creditable over an alleged backroom deal between newly elected Ulster County Independence Chairman Joe DiFalco  and Ulster Republican Party Don Roger Rascoe had been conspiring  in backroom deals where DiFalco as Indy party boss promised the GOP Don that hr would only consider supporting Repiblican  candidates. As a result DiFalco has been stripped  as Chairman and long time party Chairman Len Bernardo is back in charge just in time for endorsements. Joe DiFalco still may have a silver lining in all this, we hear he will soon be inducted as the shortest tenured party Chairman of all time by Guiness World Records. A recent fundraiser by the county Independence Party held last week in Kingston under DiFalco's leadership will not be allowed to be used by the party. We know under Bernardo a fair endorsement process will take place and candidates will get endorsed on merit not the major party line that is supporting them.

Breaking News: Kingston City Comptroller Resigns to take gig as Rockland County Comptroller

Poor Steve Noble with Tuey running the financials of city government and Kevin Bryant a cunt hair away from being the top Judge in the state and the city's economic development office non existent we literally have a zoo keeper running city hall!!!! It was rumored when Tuey who has been out of the office all week told Mayor Noble a stream of urine could be seen running down his organically made hemp pants. Will someone stop the insanity!!!! Please just Stop the insanity. Now that the conventions are coming up we will be posting regularly between now and November, we promise starting with the GOP convention tomorrow night.

Poor little Stevie, well at least he's got that super model to go home to every night that would cheer me up. Congrats to John Tuey he's got a big job ahead of him Rockland county's financies are in big shit just ask anyone that works for State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli so for him to get that job that says wonders of the job Tuey was doing.l

Major Update on tbe Reteirnment of Justice Karen Peters Monday

As well as our endorsement of Kingston Lawyer Kevin Bryant to succeed Justice Karen Peters

Bryant, a Democrat, is a graduate of SUNY Ulster, SUNY New Paltz and earned his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School.

He has serviced as an assistant district attorney, assistant public defender and assistant town attorney. Currently he is the Cooperation Council for the City of Kingston.

We are hearing many of the delegates that are making this decision such as high profile lawyers like Eli Basch are breaking with Party Chairman favorite Frank Cardinale.

New Rules

No this is not a segment of Bill Maher's closing thoughts but new rules for this thing of ours. This blog was made for the free exchange of ideas, to allow comments free of moderation and to provide local political gossip that regular newspapers wont publish and yes to entertain you.

We will continue to do all of those things and we will do so on a regular basis but we will do so with respect to all those involved in our thing, including their family both on a city and county level.

We fostered a climate were it was ok to denegrate people because we disagree with them, instead of challenging their ideas and offering solutions. For that we apologize, it was a disservice to you our readers and to ourselves the authors of this blog.

Specifically we are refering to the Noble's.  The fact of the matter is that he is the Mayor of this City and deserves our respect and his wife is not off limits because she contributes to the administration and we think that's a good thing but she is to be judged on her ideas and performance not on anything else. Julie Noble has a lot to contribute to the city that can make it better and her role should be like a co- Mayorship in our opinion.

I was at a committee budget meeting many years ago when Julie and Steve put their jobs on the line going against Mayor Sottile's back and straight to the common council to get their jobs full time and to get benifits for their positions. They pretty much stated point of fact this is the work we do, we need benefits or we are leaving and these programs will not continue because noone else can do them effectively. This pissed off  Mayor Sottile a great deal but they stood their ground and got people like Paula Childs to come to the council committee budget meetings and advocate for their positions and took abuse from Alderwoman Jen Ringwood, Mayor Sottile and others that were not happy with them challenging the system but they got their benefits.

Then again last year, my friend Mayor Gallo everyone knew probably had some temperment issues and everyone in the Democratic party wanted him gone but noone was willing to run, when Steve decided to run he was openly laughed at till the very end of the primary. Steve and his wife put up with abuse at the hands of Mayor Gallo and others but Steve Noble stood up and again risked his job and the livelihood of his family to take on a system he felt needed to be changed against long shot odds and he won.

Mayor Steve Noble and us will not agree on a lot politically but he is not just a guy with the right last name that got lucky. Mayor Noble and his wife took determined action and challenged a sitting Mayor and won, that took balls. For that he has our respect and admiration.