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mike parwana's avatar

Well, I trust that Mike Parwana guy. He seems honest.

Anyway, George Santos makes me think of Preston Scagnelli, Stefanik’s spy. He was a product of Stefanik’s campaign machine. He wrote letters to the editor using a false address. He spied on Tedra Cobb and teens who were interested in politics at a private event. The media ate up one quote from the video he was asked by other teens at the event to not record. They didn’t dwell Scagnelli’s violation of everyone’s trust. Stefanik lied repeatedly about her campaign’s relationship with him but eventually the truth came out, that he was a paid spy. Scagnelli was actively spying for Stefanik last year when he attended an event for Matt Putorti at my office under a false name and false pretenses. Stefanik teaches her young volunteers to be bad people. There is no pettiness too low. They place lawn signs on each side of an opponent’s sign on the side of the road. They have high school kids write letters to the paper and get them published under other people’s names. Last fall a young couple with a child attended a Dem picnic event in Queensbury declaring their interest in getting involved. Turns out they were GOP infiltrators lying about their identities. I’ve had North Country Deplorables trying to disrupt open political events at my place. At least they didn’t try to lie about who they were which is a step up in honor above what Stefanik’s staff is apparently teaching young people. So Santos’ lying, cheating, using false names, it all seems pretty familiar to me.

There is a huge flaw in the reasoning of the founders of this nation. They believed that people lacking basic honor would be few, rare exceptions to the norm of leaders motivated by principle. They had the quaint notion that taking an oath would bind, that shame would prevent overstepping of bounds. We see that from top to bottom there is no shame among leaders of the Republican Party. They have no honor - except for a very small number of rare exceptions, people like Kinzinger, and Liz Cheney who most of the GOP deride as traitors.

Who among our local GOP have openly declared their opposition to the lies, to the treachery, to the insurrection of January 6th? At the opening of the Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting in 2021 our local leaders failed to support a resolution decrying the events of January 6th. They are complicit and that is an indication of the sway Stefanik holds on their souls.

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Barbara Sealy's avatar

Stefanik's constituents don't care if she lies. They use the excuse that "everyone does it" for any behavior similar to the 16 year old's with underdeveloped brains. They actually do trust her. They trust her to lie and cheat and do whatever it takes to get what the Republicans "think" that they want. They think they want these folks in power until it impacts their lives in a negative way. If they notice right away that is. Few take the high road in politics any more. It is a lonely road and a bit treacherous these days.

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