Dear Nieces and Nephews,Oh! Boy! This is hot!
And it is interesting in a few ways: The Congressman’s stance on attending Netanyahu’s speech
next week and this letter from the Mayor of KJ in itself.
Let's take a look, shall we?
MALONEY SAID: “Congress
has traditionally set aside partisanship to come together to promote the safety
and security of our strategic ally, and I strongly disagree with Speaker
Boehner’s partisan and poorly timed decision. I continue to hope that all
parties can make adjustments to ensure all supporters can be in attendance at
this joint meeting of Congress.” Http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/fray/#sthash.zf9s5wfA.dpuf
Congressman, by not attending the speech because of the
Speaker's “partisan and poorly timed decision” aren’t YOU playing politics too?
Forgetting who invited whom and why, setting aside the
President’s initial snub (which started this, BTW) and the pressure exerted on you by the block vote of KJ, just answer this question:
Do you think it is a good idea to attend and show support
for the Prime Minister of Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East?
Senator Schumer and Rep. Nita Lowey are attending. (Good
for you both!)
And the Anti-Zionist Satmar Hasids don’t give a flying
donkey for the President’s foreign policy and showing him respect; they just
want to see if the Congressman will do as they direct. (Apparently Senator Gillibrand
is.)
Hopefully, Maloney
will attend, dispel the notion that he is another political hack answering to KJ and be respectful towards the Israeli PM, no matter who did
the inviting.
Now let’s take a peek at the letter:
While we suspect that the 25k number was probably presented "to impress", it is quite revealing. According to the US Census Data, in
2010, the population of the village was presented as 20,175 and according to
the Community Survey Estimate, the population for the village in 2013 was 20,734
which would be an estimated population growth over 3 years of 559 persons or
186 per year. In his letter, Mayor Weider reveals that the population is almost
25,000. That’s an additional 4,266 people in a two year period or an additional
2,133 people per year. Wow! http://factfinder.census.gov
Somebody doesn’t know how to count.
But just think what will happen with an additional 507 acres.
I hope he has the courage to stand up to the KJ bullies!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are not asking for discrimination against KJ but we don't want discrimination against us either.
I hope he has the courage, but don't count on it
Maloney is a smart guy. He will do the math and realize that the newly forming block vote of municipalities outside of kj with the help of United Monroe is bigger than the block vote of kj
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