District 39 ad goes negative

Thank goodness that some Bergen Republicans are for once getting some facts out to the public instead of waiting to respond to BCDO baloney. It's a given that the media will portray it as "negative" to point out the facts. For years, we've never heard the press call the BCDO advertisements as negative no matter how distorted they are.

No. This only appeals to the oldest of the old money crowd: i.e., Lance, Kean, Whitman, Bateman, etc. And there ain't a lot of them in the 39th.

Cardinale the only ethical senator in Bergen county who tells the truth about Bergens thieves and crooks

Normally, I would agree that the corruption issue is not the best way to win. However, given the obvious indignation and arrogance of Ferriero and his band of hacks trying to import Hudson County style politics into Bergen County, the people have had enough. DCDEM claims Cardinale is a hack? The guy is a doctor, a dentist. A house made of glass is in no position to throw stones when the likes of Ferriero, Oury, Coniglio, Sarlo and other embarassments dictate the direction of the Democrats.

If only Ferriero's puppets were in office, then there would be no traffic, no taxes, perfect schools, and tons of open space. Oh no wait. Ferriero is a scumbag so he would have just funneled the money into his own pocket. Yeah lets vote for the Ferriero team.

Rooney will weigh the ticket down..hah

Cardinale is outspoken, on everything. However, Ariyan is a BCDO hack, the people in the 39th don't like Joe F. too much. If Bob Gordon was in the 39th and ran then Cardinale would have been done for. Ariyan doesn't have much of a name. The council people have more of a name then he does.

Vandervalk is liked by the independents and has been the highest vote getter in the Assembly races, she will win unless Rooney really does kill the ticket.

The chairman has to get on line to be my boss. Let's see, first there's my wife, then my waistline, then there's my son's dentist, then there's etc... I think the chairman is my boss just about number 43 or so. One thing we all have to understand is that NOBODY on this great website is going to change their vote based on a posting. I have never met the chairman, but I will - I had a chance to say hello a while back at a function - but as August Belmont failed to do with Baron Rothschild, so did I.

 I serve, but I never bow - too American for bows.

AND the chairman would never ask that. He's too American also!

There is one other issue than corruption that will get some attention: property taxes. Cardinale and Vandevalk have been making the case that the 39th District gets shafted ever year by the school aid formula and the Democrats have no response because it is true. And, of course, the Democratic legislature put off any consideration of reforming the formula for another year. Under the Democrats, the suburbs get a raw deal all the time, and at least Cardinale is one Republican that will call them on it.

How is Cardinale supposed to get anything passed in a Democratic legislature? What he can do is spotlight the raw deal that the 39th District gets and he is doing that. As for the relatively few years that the Republicans controlled the legislature, the blame that they didn't do more falls on the shoulders of Donnie D, John Bennett, and th Whitman administration. But at least they rolled back the Florio sales tax increase, instead of rasing taxes as every elected Democratic administration has done for forty years.

If you want to blame Cardinale for not being a go-along-get-along Trenton pol, go right ahead. We've had too many of those in recent years from both parties, and some of them have gone or are going to jail.

The only shot for any reform at all is if the Republicans hang on their 18 senate seats and pick up two more.  A long shot at the moment but otherwise we'll just see more Democratic corruption.  

I'd like to know how Ariyan would ever get the Democratic machines in the state to stop treating the 39th District as just a deep pocket to fund other parts of the state, often for corrupt purposes. They are only going to fund virtually his entire campaign.

Would that be Rob Ortiz? Oh that's right. The Bergen County Republicans are not "Robbing" so to speak .........just yet.

i can't comprehend how people can see their taxes on EVERYTHING go up and sit back and re-elect the same people over and over again...

Isn't that the truth! As the exodus by fine minds like this proves, skyrocketing property taxes are the number 1 issue. The Freeholders and Sheriff decide what our taxes are by their spending. Shortway Kahwaty Yudin and Duggan have a 3 word campaign slogan CUT TAXES NOW. You do that and we have a half a chance to retain people in this state. These guys will vote no on any increase in taxes period. Never mind stabilizing taxes they need to be slashed. www.best4bergen.org

If John Rooney wins, he should thank god and never run again. This definately should be the end of Cardinale as well. Vandervalk is no spring chicken, but will go as long as she wants