Gwinnett Democrats: Recent Comments

Comment on Congressman Hank Johnson’s Healthcare Reform Townhall

2010-03-10T02:43:49Z

Health reform will be costly and the results will not be as great as many democrats believe they will be (look at NHS in the UK) BUT it's much better than having no choice.

Comment on Congressman Hank Johnson’s Healthcare Reform Townhall

2010-03-08T17:29:47Z

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Comment on Congressman Hank Johnson’s Healthcare Reform Townhall

2010-03-07T00:56:09Z

I see Vitter has taken a page from the old GWB playbook. Pack the house with supporters, and pre-screen the questions for good measure.

What a nice piece of political theatre to show how you "listen" to your "constituents." Guess what, Vitter? You're supposed to represent your whole state, not just your political supporters.

Comment on Who is Mark Williams?

2010-02-27T12:07:39Z

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Comment on Who is Mark Williams?

2010-02-20T23:37:20Z

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Comment on Who is Mark Williams?

2010-02-20T06:18:43Z

I like Williams' plan for students whose second language is English. Indeed, there should be a better program specifically designed for their needs.

Comment on Gwinnett County Cuts Jobs After the Election !

2009-12-07T16:51:22Z

With 78 of those 93 Job cuts being in the Public Safety Department placing citizens at risk so that they can fear-lobby for the next 12 months (Dec 4th tax increase).

Wow this WEASEL never ceases to amaze me with his record busting Bunko antics.

Now Charlie “The Weasel” Bannister wants to sell the County Airport under the disguise label of privatizing. Follow the money. You can rest assured that he will line the pockets of his political supporters in every single action he takes running Gwinnett County. Then of course they will remunerate him directly in the form of un-related business deals or “absentee attendance allowed” employment contracts since there is NO-CHANCE he will ever be elected to public office again.

This was reported in the AJC last week in a very small inch size blip article one day before the County commission voted to raise taxes by 21% to an average cost of every Homeowner of between $350-$480 purposely miss-reported by the AJC at only increasing an average of $160.

1) Charlie Bannister CHOSE to not sell over 50 acres of county owned reserve parkland property assets accumulated in 5 separate transactions that none of it would be developed or utilized for at least the next 10 years. The real reason this property is not being sold is that none of it was worth 10% of the original purchase prices when the county bought it so selling this worthless land now wouldn’t generate 2-3% of the original purchase prices in this market exposing this corruption.
2) Charlie Bannister CHOSE to not PRIVATIZE (sell it off a dump prices) the failed Folly field Minor League baseball park after the first years numbers were not even within 10% of the first year financial projections.
3) Charlie Bannister CHOSE to not downsize bloated and fat engorged 14 County departments and instead laid off public safety police officers early this year to “consciously and deliberately” place the citizenry in jeopardy allowing him to use the Media to raise taxes that occurred this week in a 4-1 vote.
4) Charlie Bannister CHOSE to not request that all County employees take a 15% pay cut and a 50% reduction in retirement benefits to offset the budgetary problems he created himself by poor management and planning during the boom years.
5) Charlie Bannister CHOSE to be a dastardly corrupt wheeler and dealer and at the rate he’s going County Property taxes will exceed the average P&I Monthly Mortgage payment before he’s done with us. We will be another California or New Jersey before the end of the next decade.

The County Prosecutors Office has to be complicit because it is reasonable to state that no “officer of the court” could possibly be this inept and incompetent. An entry level Para-legal could gain an indictment on this weasel.

Gwinnett County still maintains an impeccable credit and bond ratings and superior commendations for overall School performance. The reality is that there is NO POSSIBLE WAY that that status can be maintained. The Credit Rat

Comment on Gwinnett County Garbage Service !

2009-12-02T14:00:28Z

In a 4-1 Vote Tuesday evening Gwinnett County Commissioners ignore asset sales along with many other options and choose to saddle the citizenry with a 21% tax hike. This Tax is retroactive to 2009 and carries forward perpetually from 2010 on.

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-approves-property-tax-221697.html

This AJC article falsely shows a chart of a $200,000 home will only experience a tax increase of $160. We need to teach these ignorant AJC reporters how to use a calculator. My calculation shows the increase will range between $350-$480 even after allowing for homestead and other deductions.

Additionally, every Gwinnett Homeowner that has an escrow account on their mortgage will receive an inaccurate 2009-escrow disbursement statement required of their Lender by Federal Law.

Can anyone say THROW THE BUMS OUT!

Will anyone address Charlie “The WEASEL” Banisters FELONIOUS park property purchases to benefit his political cronies? Most recently he authorized and personally sponsored a commission vote for the most recent purchase of a property that is completely submerged. I viewed this property over the Holiday weekend and it is completely under-water from all of the rains this year. This $1,100,000 purchase is worth absolutely nothing without the expense of an additional estimated $1,500,000 construction of a bridge to forge a flood plain that currently has exceeded its FEMA boundaries (charted 20 years ago) and it appears would also need a miniature Marina to dock some rowboats. This is a County Commissioner CESS POOL.

Only two County Commission seats are up for election next year. Neither commissioner who holds those seats, Kenerly or Bert Nasuti, is running for re-election.

At least two of our GREY and SILVER HAIRED commissioners will not seek re-election next year. We need a recall petition for the other three and let’s ADD District Attorney Danny Porter for ignoring the investigation of THE WEASEL, which a first year law student could achieve an indictment of.

All anyone would have to do is dress-out all of the Grand Jurors in HAZ-MAT suits and take them to this property for an in person inspection. SLAM DUNK INDICTMENT!

Comment on Gwinnett County Garbage Service !

2009-11-27T17:14:44Z

Our County Commissioner Scoundrels are at it again.

Under camouflage of the holidays, with very little published mention there were two meetings on raising property taxes two days before the thanksgiving holiday and another one scheduled the day after everyone returns from the holiday Tuesday Dec 1st, 2009 for public meeting disclosure that will raise our county property taxes more than 20% for the next tax year.

Hey they’ve got to do it sometime and they’ve known about the need for this since August and why wasn’t this meeting held in early November instead of sandwiched between the holidays? I say because they are lacking credibility, inherently dishonest and ethics challenged.

If we sold all of the bogus parkland purchased even at a loss would offset this allegedly necessary tax increase by 50% in my opinion. We could sell another 4-5 Library buildings recently built and eliminate the rest of this tax increase. Libraries are great although little used with the expansion of the Internet and increasing gasoline prices. Is it really necessary to have a Library in every zip code in the county? I think not.

We could sell the failed Minor League baseball complex and have surpluses for the next five years without a property tax increase. but of course that would be admitting it was a huge mistake in the first place.

Still no indictment of Charlie “the weasel” Bannister for his incredibly dishonest manipulation of unnecessary parkland purchasing to pay-off political contributors.

The problem with Gwinnett County administration is that it is 95% Republican and they protect their own at the expense and peril of the citizenry. If we've got to have Republicans lets start electing some without all the grey and silver hair. Grey and silver hair means they've got decades of crony relationships pining for their paybacks.

Comment on Who is Mark Williams?

2009-11-17T02:00:04Z

I think Mark Williams is a good candidate for the school board. His education experience and passion in working with all to create a better tommorrow are quite evident. As a former Gwinnett resident, I think Mark has the tenacity to pursue change that will work for all.