Wed, 03/14/2007 - 11:19am
Word on the streets, media circles and among community board members is that Councilwoman Maria Baez (who has little support among community boards in her district) is likely to be "implanted" for the Senate seat that, if convicted (which is highly likely) will be vacted by State Senator Efrain Gonzalez.
We all know that the evidence points to a guilty verdict. However, we
should not be surprised if he (Efrain) gets a "slap on the wrist" for stealing money for his personal use, an act which must be pusnihed severely and without pity.
Now, Maria Baez occupying such seat is a further slap in the face to the constituency. Yes, she will run for office since the Bronx Democratic machine does not have the power to avoid elections (if they did, trust me, they would put everyone in office who they liked). I hope that a viable candidate comes up and runs against Maria Baez. This woman is there because of her direct connection to Jose Rivera, Bronx Party Dictator (oops, sorry.. Chairman). Did you know that she does not even appoint any community residents to serve on the Community Boards within her district? Yes, that's correct. She leaves that to Bronx Borough President. Clearly, this reflects that she has very little care for those in community boards and does not really care what they feel, do, say or think. To her, that's a waste of her time.... There has been several names in private talks to fill this position... They include Majority Leader and son of Jose Rivera, Joel Rivera. But there's only one problem: Joel is running for Bronx Borough President in 2009 (although he has not made any formal announcement). Maybe it's time for a NEW face in Bronx politics. I'm tired of seeing the same faqces or the son or daughter of Jose Rivera. I'm surprised his (Jose's) ex-wife is not running ...or could she?
Where am I heading with this? Just wanted to start a conversation on this subject. I heard of a NEW FACE by the name of Nelson Castro, who has been described as young and with many ideas. there's only one, actuallly two, problems with him. First, he's a DOMINICAN-American. What does this mean? That the Bronx Party Machine will not support a candidate that is Dominican because they are afraid of opening the doors to other future Dominican-Americans running for office in the Bronx and thus, replacing the Puerto Rican dictatorship over its politics. This is discrimination but it's the truth, sadly. Just ask Adolfo how many Dominicans he has in his staff? Or other Bronx elected officials for that matter? Just ask and you'll see that this is the truth.... (a suggestion for NY Daily News, NY Times, NY Post, Norwood News, Bronx Boro Press).
The second problem is that Nelson Castro, whom I have never met and have not seen in any of the community boards and forums I have attended regularly, was a Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Democrat. Clearly, this young man does not know which way he wants to go.
Anyways, what ya' think?
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