Michael Felicetta Says Moriarty's Letter Re: Furey's "Sacrifice" Is "Comic Relief" From Defrocked Democrat Boss; Charges Conspiracy, Back Room Deals, Made Losers Of Voters Who Wanted Change

To The Editor:

I read with hilarity the comic relief espoused by defrocked former Dover Township Democratic leader Jack Moriarty in his letter lauding the "courageous, selfless, community-service" gesture of former Committeeman Furey's dropping out of the November mayoral race.

Self-Aggrandizing Hogwash

What hogwash and self-aggrandizing political porridge. Furey was the least selfless member of the Township Committee to ever hold a seat in the 25 years I have been a Dover resident.

He dropped out of the race because he had absolutely no chance of winning the election and was self-serving and vindictive to the end.

There was no way in hell he was going to let John Russo best him for mayor - period. His departure and Brush's "return to Democratic fold" consolidation was the only mechanism to overcome the other party.

Conspiracy Hung Like The Berlin Wall

He gallantly and cavalierly stepped aside for Paul Brush because the veil of the Democratic conspiracy that attempted to implicate Brush hung like the Berlin wall over his head and he could only hope his demise would prevent the Republican Party from sweeping the election and invalidating his inadequacies as a candidate and leader.

Furey And Moriarty Crawled Back Under The Same Rock?

It is amusing how he abdicated his reign to Brush, a man he and Moriarty attempted to force from the campaign with erroneous, scathing, albeit untrue but damaging information. Furey and Moriarty were resigned to crawl back under a rock that was overturned by an honest friend of Brush's with a conscience - a rarity in party politics.

Tammany Hall Demagoguery?

The wheel of honesty spun full circle and both harbingers of nasty party politics and back-room deals wreaking of Tammany Hall demagoguery were, hopefully, banished from the political scene forever, but they might surface again when things get ugly again. But shake that tree and all that eventually falls out is politicians by any other name.

Politicians Are Politicians Are Politicians.

All those political contributors are getting apiece of the pie and feathering their nests from the spoils, compliments our newly elected mayor who, coincidentally, ran on a campaign platform admonishing the party in power with the slogan of bringing a "fresh breath of air" to the new government we demanded in the sweeping reform of the Dover Township governing body.

Brush Brushed Off His Own Independent Team

How many members of Brush's losing independent slate whose platform he championed received government appointments vs. members of Sal Mattia's Democratic Party or his moneyed contributors? Disturbing enough that he abandoned his party slate and platform to gain the nod for the mayoralty job he coveted, but there must have been some of his running mates whose assets and abilities could be beneficial to offer the new government.