The title above is a play on words, and actually refers to Jackie Rivera, who will probably become a County Commissioner an easier way than she expected. Her opponent, the incumbent Zachary Cole-Borghi, has been arrested and charged as part of a large marijuana ring. The Smith refers to her maiden name, being the daughter of Bob Smith Jr., local Republican and Allentown School Board candidate.
People charged with crimes have won elections before, including Allentown's mayor Pawlowski. Borghi is not charged with processing a couple joints of pot, but rather being part of an organized ring, involving large quantities and lots of money.
How the local Democratic Party will react remains to be seen. Although people are legally innocent until proven guilty, hopefully the party will at least show some integrity and shun him.
Bob Smith Jr. is an authentic hero.
ReplyDeleteThat district of the county would vote for ANY democrat, accused of ANY crime, over a republican. Couple that with the fact that few voters read the papers (or even know what a county commissioner does) and her race remains an uphill battle.
ReplyDeleteWhile I wish Ms Rivera well, she has a lot of work to do. I’d recommend that she knocks on as many doors as possible between now and Election Day.
There is no rest (for her) in this race.
Borghi was toking a little of the devil's lettuce no big deal, what is a big deal is the Nixon era drug war still ongoing a dastardly relic of a hypocritically puritanical stance where toads like tricky Dick got black out drunk on the job in the White House and simultaneously persecuted little old ladies for hitting. A bong
ReplyDeleteLehigh Valley for All doesn’t discriminate on the basis of a brick of weed. They are the most ethical and inclusive political organization in the greater Lehigh Valley area.
DeleteTheir endorsement is political gold.
Jackie is a rapidly rising star in the Lehigh County Republic Party. Very smart, very committed, dynamic, and a hard worker. She is exactly the person Lehigh County needs on the board of commissioners.
ReplyDeletePawlowski won an election after he was charged with 54 various felony counts in Federal Court. The Democratic Party is a bona fide cult. Things in Allentown are going downhill at an ever increasing speed.
ReplyDeleteThere is no turning this catastrophe around.
The Democrat party reaction will be based on one thing: can the accused win the election. Nothing else matters, not his character, ability, intelligence, possible/probable criminality, his poor judgement, how he may have profited from and harmed the same people he represents, and wants to continue to represent, in County government. This harmful philosophy is verbalized by James Carville when he says that the primary (read only) purpose of a political party is to "Win elections". To the party, that's the only thing that matters. Once the election is won, the party owns that vote and their job is done until that seat comes up for election again. What happens until then is inconsequential.
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