Sour Grapes...

Bo Vastine’s blog today reads as if he cannot get over that fact that he was rejected by the voters of the 22nd Legislative District. Not only am I working with the Mayor and Council of Plainfield to deal with the crisis that is facing Plainfield as well as the State of New Jersey, I am beginning to believe that the respect Marty Marks and I gave one another the day after the election, is the sort of respect that win or lose, elected officials give one another.

Unfortunately, I find it very odd that the only town in the 22nd District that Bo Vastine and talk about is the City of Plainfield. He is the same man that moved out of Plainfield, turning his back on the families and children of the City of Plainfield, yet continues to be aggressively critical of the City. If he loved Plainfield so much, why did he not stay and offer his services?

In reading his bio, the only tangible on his resume since leaving Bush and Texas, has been to be a Republican in Plainfield. So for a man that has done nothing but look out for himself personally, and look for opportunities to try to embarrass the City of Plainfield, as well as blame me for all of its problems, I am pretty sure that in every ward within the City of Plainfield that gave me more votes than him, it is clear they do not believe in his type of politics, and were not impressed with his thin resume.

As I stated earlier, it is time to stop blaming Republicans and Democrats, those who made their choices, and roll up our sleeves and get to work on our problems. This is a necessity because the same problems being felt within Plainfield are the same ones being felt throughout the entire State. Unfortunately, Mr. Vastine has taken this personally, and I am hoping that he can realize that there is life after politics.

Scotch Plains taxes are high, they have a new sewage agency that the public is not happy with, and yet, Mr. Vastine does not speak on these issues; he turns a blind eye to these issues and chooses to dump on Plainfield, as if he enjoys doing so.

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I would appreciate it if anyone had any ideas as to how to better the 22nd District to contact my office. As we move forward into the new year, working with a new governor, it is time for me to put my energies into dealing with the issues that the State of New Jersey is facing, as opposed to going back and forth with an individual who has yet to offer ANY solutions to the problems our State and District are facing. Maybe when Bo gets a life, he will realize that you win elections by showing the public that you are interested in their concerns rather than continue on a trek of negativity.

Bo, you blamed me for raising taxes, you blamed me for closing Muhlenberg Hospital, you tried to paint a picture of me being corrupt, but it is obvious that I received more votes out of Linden than any of the Assembly candidates on the ballot. I was born and raised in the Roselle/Linden area; I was educated in that community was in business in the community for over 40 years, which allowed those communities to know me personally. Unfortunately, in Plainfield, all that is known of you if that you came from Texas, and that you were not capable of helping the community in any way.

I was proud to run on the same slate with all of the Democratic candidates, including Governor Corzine, but unfortunately, Bo, you were too embarrassed to let the public know that you were a Republican candidate by failing to mention your party affiliation on your literature. In fact, in order for you to have received more votes in the City of Plainfield than Governor-Elect Chris Christie, it is clear that you were concerned more with your personal success, than you were with getting him elected.