Calling Rick Ambrosia
A while back another blog poster Rick Ambrosia and I had a little tit for tat about a comment he made something along the lines that he did not believe Declan Oscanlons promise that his telecom consulting company would not take government contracts within his legislative distrct.
I chastised him for recklessly throwing around allegations and said when Declan did keep his promise I would publicly request an apology.
According to Red Bank Green Declan went one better.
I think now would be a good time for that apology Mr. Ambrosia.
A while back another blog poster Rick Ambrosia and I had a little tit for tat about a comment he made something along the lines that he did not believe Declan Oscanlons promise that his telecom consulting company would not take government contracts within his legislative distrct.
I chastised him for recklessly throwing around allegations and said when Declan did keep his promise I would publicly request an apology.
According to Red Bank Green Declan went one better.
I think now would be a good time for that apology Mr. Ambrosia.
posted by Teddy Roosevelt at
3:12 PM
8 Comments:
I applaud Assemblyman O'Scanlon for taking this step in the right direction, but it is premature of me to apologize since this isn't even in committee yet. Also, has Assemblyman O'Scanlon divested his company of any contracts within his district as of today? That would be the telling measure. And, as I stated on More Monmouth Musings, if Assemblyman O'Scanlon can get this through the Democratically conrolled legislature, I will be one of the first ones to contribute to his re-election campaign. You have my word on that.
And now that I have publicly put myself out there for ridicule and scorn from people in my own party, I hope that is sufficient for you TR. But, one of the things I'm sure you have noticed about me and my views is that I am not afraid to buck my own party, as I did with my opposition of the repeal of the death penalty.
I also think that pay to play and taking work in your own district from municipalities is just plain wrong. I want contracts to go to the lowest qualified bidder and I want real ethics reform from the legislature.
Is that too much to ask?
A simple I am sorry I questioned Oscanlons integrity without any basis would have been suffecient.
But hey thanks for the post ;)
But there was a basis TR...at the time he was working for not only Fair Haven, but Colts Neck as well. Those were two that I knew about. And while Howell is not in his district, he was just in the paper recently for his work there. Look, when and if he can show that he's not working in any town that's not in his district, I will be more than willing to apologize to him, and to you for questioning his integrity. And again, I will be one of the first to contribute to his re-election campaign if he can get that bill through the legislature. But hey, think of me as from Missouri...show me the proof that he no longer works for towns in his district. Do you know for a fact that he doesn't? Show me.
And now that I have you on my faves, I will post up until you leave. I am sorry to see that you will no longer be in the area. Its been fun sparring with you and I wish you the best of luck.
Listen up cildren! Everybody read Rick's second response very carefully. Uncle Teddys gonna give a little lesson.
This is an example of one of the things wrong with the world.
The ability to admit when you are wrong.
Declan said he would not take work for govt. in his distrct anymore.
Rick without any basis accuses him of lieing. When called on it instead of being a man about it and admitting he let his partisan leanings get the better of him he rationalizes his statement and points to two contracts Declan entered into prior to his being elected and which contracts he is legally obligated to see to conclusion. In addition he points to a town not in Declans district which is a completly irrelevant fact.
We all make mistakes real Men (and women) admit when they are wrong.
Furter he is not even satisfied when Declan proposes legislation that would prohibit a legislator from getting a government contract in his district. Legislation that would guarantee he kept his word and would take money out of his pocket.
He also says prove to me that he is not working in any towns in his district. That shows fuzzy reasoning skills. Usually when someone accuses somebody of wrongdoing the onus of proof is on the accuser. I proclaim I have never robbed a bank. Oops I better prove that or Rick will have the FBI at my door.
I really wish I could blame this on Rick being a Democrat but unfortunatly this type of rationalization, failure to own up and fuzzy thinking is no longer the sole province of Democrats but is endemic across party lines.
You need to relax TR...and stop trying to read something that's not there. You told me there was no basis for my original rationalization. I pointed out there was. Period.
I also applauded O'scanlon for the legislation. Lets see if he can get it through the lame ass Dems he has to contend with.
I don't know if he's working in the district, or not. All we have are you telling us he's not. Like saying all we have is Dick Cheney telling us not to worry about all the money his oil company friends are making.
You see what I mean?
And, as we all know, politicians say things that don't necessarily come true. Isn't that why you and your ilk are skewering Corzine? Is it any different. You want him to show you something...and you want him to keep his word. Will you just take his word that he's not trying to pull a fast one with the monetization plan? Did anyone? Of course not. You wanted proof and you wanted to see what that plan was. I'm not any different. When
Assemblyman O'Scanlon shows that he's not working in the district, I will be more than willing, no better yet, I will write and mail him a letter of apology. But I'm not taking your word for it, that's for sure.
And you shouldn't get so upset when you post since you're spelling goes all to hell as you beat up on the keys to make sure you chastised me.... again.
When did you rob a bank?
Tit for tat?
Rick Ambrosia for President, after Barack is done of course and his tag line could be:
Let's Face it, Republicans are kinda creepy.
Rock on
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