“Doctor” Furey Leaves Town  - Comes Back - Gets The Boot From The Russos; Reorganization Meeting Is Tomorrow (Thursday) At 6PM - Better Than TV

Russo Jr. Is Asked To Resign By “Doctor” Furey And “Doctor” Moriarty

Dilettante Former “Mayor” Designate “Doctor” John Furey Missed Two Important Committee Meetings For Vacation In South America - And Now He May No Longer Be The “Mayor” Designate As Russo Jr. Backs Away From Commitment

Despite Post-Election Promise, Russo Jr. May Not Nominate Furey: Democrat Intramural Brawl Raises New Questions About Credibility Of Local Government In Dover Township

Dover Township: Vice President John N. Garner once described the Vice-Presidency as having the value of “a bucket of warm spit”. That is also the value of the less-than-worthless bogus office of appointed “Mayor” in Dover Township.

It is becoming more apparent every day that voters were right to approve the change of government here, because the current crop of elected officials, now all lame ducks because their terms will all expire when the new government is sworn in, absolutely refuses to address the major issues facing the community.

Committee Does Nothing About Overdevelopment,
Traffic Gridlock, Open Space

In response to urgent problems of overdevelopment, open space acquisition, and traffic gridlock, the township committee has done nothing but make matters worse.

Now the Asbury Park Press reports that a “schism” in the ranks of the new Democratic three person majority that may make it difficult for the local government to do business.

“Doctor” Moriarty At Center Of Controversy:
He And Furey Demand Russo Jr.’s Resignation

At the center of the controversy is “Doctor” Jack Moriarty, the self styled political cult leader who is the ultimate control freak. Moriarty tried to give orders to Sen. John Russo and his son, Township Committeeman John Russo Jr. about appointments and policies designed to enhance Moriarty’s influence and further wreck the local government, but the Russos apparently have ambitions of their own.

Reorganization Meeting May Have Added Entertainmant Value

Hence a Democratic brawl that could add considerable entertainment value to the township reorganization meeting which is scheduled for 6pm tomorrow (Thursday) January 2nd in the committee meeting room on the second floor at town hall. Moriarty has apparently demanded that Russo Jr. resign his committee seat. Whether Moriarty will appear at the reorganization meeting to make his resignation demand in person is doubtful, however, although public comment will be permitted towards the end of the meeting.

Sen. Russo Not Allowed To Sit At Leader Moriarty’s Table

“I have never, never been allowed to sit at the table, so to speak,” Sen. Russo told the Press of Moriarty’s exclusionary policies. The Senator also cited “other local Democratic leaders” aligned with Moriarty, apparently including Municipal Chairman Jeffrey Horn (left), who accused the Russos after the November election of causing the defeat of candidate Thomas Rodgers.

The Senator accused Moriarty and Horn of “playing a heavy game of chicken; John won’t blink”, he said.

Moriarty and Township Committeeman “Doctor” John Furey, who Russo Jr. previously said he would nominate for Mayor, said the younger Russo did not support the Larsen-Rodgers campaign with sufficient intensity to suit them, and Russo Jr. withdrew a previous commitment to support Furey as the township’s last phoney appointed bogus “Mayor” when the township government reorganizes.

Moriarty Says Furey Will Be The Democrat Mayoral Candidate

Moriarty also said he and the other twelve cult followers that make up the local Democratic organization have already decided that Furey, recently returned from a South American vacation after missing the two most important committee meetings of 2002, would be the party’s nominee for Mayor in November, thus eliminating any untidiness that might occur if rank and file Democrats were consulted about the Democratic ticket.

The Press speculated that Russo Jr. might form an alliance with the two lame duck Republicans still on the Committee, and allow himself to be appointed “Mayor”, so he could be the last bogus “Mayor” under the lame duck township committee, and preside over the additional wreckage that is sure to occur as 2003 progresses.

Lots and lots more on former Mayor-Designate Furey’s apparent near-neurotic desire to be part of the OCPolitics Top Ten Worst Public Officials list as time marches on. (for 1/01/03)

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