Get Ready for Fireworks in Somerset County!

by: huntsu

Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 06:30:00 PM EDT

They're taking it to the Freeholders -- tonight!

Singleterry and Birge will attend tonight's Freeholder meeting and ask why the hell in this tight budget year they are spending $50,000 on mood pencils (yeah, you read that right) and other toys with the names of elected officials all over them.

The County last week released a request for quotation that includes the above items and many more. Most of the items are to be custom printed with the names and positions of various elected officials. For example, the very first item on the bid request is for 1,500 ?mood pencils? imprinted with ?Frank Bruno, Surrogate.? The single largest line item in the package is for 9,000 beach balls imprinted with ?Somerset County Freeholders.? This item alone will cost taxpayers approximately $10,000.

It's good to see this kind of early, aggressive action by Birge and Singleterry.  Their fight could not only put Democrats on the Somerset County Freeholder Board for the first time in more than 25 years, but will also help bring out Democrats who will vote for Linda Stender for Congress.

Show these two excellent and aggressive progressives some love on their donation page.  Your $15 could be what puts them over the top!