Hein Puts the Muscle on Auerbach

A lot of the people in this thing of ours, describe our boss Hein as someone that likes to eat alone. In other words he's greedy and self centered, its all about Hein. Hein doesn't like to share, he's the boss and in his opinion all the action should be kicked upstairs while the buttons and associates survive on scraps. That's all well and good, he is the boss and he deserves his taste on all our dealings but he is out of touch with the rank and file.  He used to be a member of the Republican family after all. Look at Sammy the Bull, Gambino's took him from the Genovese's back in the day and we see how that turned out. Long story short, the skipper knows there is dissatisfaction and that he could be challenged for the big seat next year and has become increasingly paranoid lately, and he has every right to be paranoid. The bottom line is a lot of the buttons just don't trust him, he hides up on the sixth floor with his million dolla + army of staff, and the rest of us can go shit in our hats. A lot of us in the life feel at the end of the day whether it be w money or support of our local candidates in elections or help with everyday governing, we feel he simply doesn't have our back.

ENTER AUERBACH.

Comptroller Auerbach had to kick the back door in to get where he is today, in 2008, our boss was practically Jim Quigley's running mate in what was the closest race in Ulster County's history and there has been some tension from that but it hasn't all been bad either between the two.

Auerbach who would be considered one of the top Dems to challenge Hein in the 2015 Executive race, became victim of the Hein pr machine tonight. With a manufactured story by the Freeman that suggests Auerbach is using too much money on travel expenses to train his staff. God forbid we have people in county government that know what they are doing rather than any jamook off the street.

First off, Hein's staff would trample and destroy Auerbach's staff in a heart beat. Auerbach has a very low budget and a very small staff even though he is the Chief fiscal officer for Ulster County. It's laughable to read and it has Hein's name written all over it. Hein is trying to beat Auerbach up and damage him to sorta say I'm the boss and this is what you have to look forward to if you run against me. It's all smoke and mirrors.

What the Freeman story fails to mention is the following:

- Hein's office approved all these trips and there is documentation to prove that, which we will update in short order.

- Two of Hein's people accompanied the staff in the comptroller's office on the Boca Roton training.

- Hein spent more than 48k on his hair and tanning alone this year!!

- The trips were trainings for Auerbach's staff not the Comptroller himself.

Some may point out you can do some of these trainings online and save money but you get what you pay for. If you're an employer looking to hire someone do you hire the guy that studied at Yale or the guy that studied at the University of Phoenix? And we'll leave it at that. A lot of our family are alumni of the same college that has housed such notables as Mr. Matthews and Allan Hevisi but that's neither here or there.

These trainings accomplished the following:

Invested in the Comptroller's staff to make them better at what they do.

Thanked citizen volunteers with breakfast at early morning meetings. Gotti was beloved in his neighborhood in Queens because he never overlooked the little guy.

Recognized local h.s. students for contributing their entrepreneurial efforts for their school and community.

Made sure that the best and the brightest are working in government

With all due respect to our boss, people should not be fooled, this story was manufactured by Hein through the Freeman to try and discourage the Comptroller from challenging him. Elliott should expect a dead fish in his freeman box if he doesn't get this hint from the Skipper.