If GOP chair Joseph Mondello had any class, he would have resigned years ago. His leadership brought Nassau County to bankruptcy. When other companies went under, there CEO, left. He is why a staunch conservative like me, pulls the leaver for a Democrat

Levittown Hall is a municipal building and should not be used for partisan political rallies. I hope the Republicans reimburse the tax payers for the cleanup, the electric bill, and the OT for the Town worker (Mike) who keeps that place spotless.

Yankee, they have to. Do you get upset when the democrats use the County owned Cradle of Aviation museum for their event?
And Sinking, no staunch conservative would vote for a Republican or Democrat, they vote Conservative!

Republican? Conservative? Tax Revolt? Tea Party? Hank Williams Jr. Fan?

Is there a difference?

Does Mr Dunne remember that he has been part of the mess. Tom Suozzi also inherited a mess from Tom Gulotta. Dunne has been on board all along. Dunne, Schmidt, and Mangano, you have all been around for along time, quit blaming others, you knew what you were getting into.. earn your paycheck or move on ..

Privatize the buses, privatize the sewer system, close museums, close police precincts and Ra...Ra....Ra........eat your heart out Pottersville.

Wha short memories Schmitt, Mondello, etc. have. The problems started way before Suozzi. He won election because of the ineptness of Gulotta. Keep thinking its about a tax freeze, people. That what the Republicans want; its a diversion to mask their patronage and corruption. Vote for them and you endorse the continued fleecing of our County and TOH.

They'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

Union concessions.....sis-boom-bah......layoffs,furloughs.....Ra...Ra....Ra.

Seriously, the whole thing boils down to fairness and fiscally conservative decisions. In this time of crisis, why not ask for shared sacrifice? Why not cut all departments by the same percentage and all workers from top to bottom by the same percentage so that percentage doesn't have to be so high like the targeted concessions the county is now seeking.

How can the elected officials of this county ask police officers and union workers to make sacrifices and concessions that they are not willing to make themselves.

"How can the elected officials of this county ask police officers and union workers to make sacrifices and concessions that they are not willing to make themselves."
Phillip, the police department is largely responsible for Manganos election. They campaigned very hard against Suozzi because he was 'threatening the standard of living' of Nassau County residents. They campaigned very successfully for Mangano because they believed that the Republican would be kinder to law enforcement. So what does it mean when the left and the right both treat the police union (by the way, a union is a socialist organization) the same?

Wouldn't the unions be more inclined to make concessions if all county workers, lawmakers, staff, consultants and departments were to equally take part?

Of course they would, but who wants to agree to concessions. That's precisely why these organizations have formed a union. They don't wont to be 'equal'. They want the power to be 'collectively selfish'. Why do you think that Suozzi (Democrat) and Mangano (Republican) are so despised by the PBA? Because they both want the insanity to stop. They both wanted the gravy train to pull into the station. But this train has no plans on doing so - it wants to plow on, full speed ahead, until the wheels fall off.

Lawmakers shoulld lead by example; don't ask the people to do what you aren't willing to do yourself.

I hope they attend the peoples rally today in front of Cedar Creek Park at 12:00pm in Wantagh-Seaford. The "Preserve and Protect" rally seeks to address issues like privatization of our sewer system and police precinct closures.

Again Kate Murray fails to tell residents that she is using $30 million in reserves to give us a tax freeze, $12 million more than last year. Spending is increasing $11.8 million.
In summary, take a look at what Kate accomplished while she was Supervisor And yes, she does approve Special District budgets, she just doesn't want to admit to it.
DESCRIPTION...................................... 2003..................... 2011................ %Change
GENERAL PURPOSE : ....................$15,883,091.15 .........$17,126,589.87 ....7.80%
HIGHWAY DEPT :............................$42,853,039.47 .........$63,951,727.30 ...49.00%
BUILDING/ZONING : ........................$ 7,659,950.53 ..........$10,823,572.12 ...41.00%
LIGHTING DISTRICT ......................$ 7,018,990.72 ..........$10,243,928.53 ...45.90%
FRANKLIN SQ PARK DIST :............ $ 1,465,457.84 ...........$ 2,443,839.45 ...66.70%
REFUSE DISPOSAL : ....................$37,050,010.31 ..........$43,202,557.60 ..16.60%
SANITARY DISTRICT 6 : ................$16,971,667.28 ..........$24,840,787.69 ..46.00%
FRANKLIN SQ WATER : .................$ 757,797.98 ..............$ 936,803.76 ......23.60%
FRANKLIN SQ FIRE : .....................$ 1,894,668.21 ...........$ 2,335,609.81 ...23.00%
Animal Shelter................................$ 3,500,000.................$ 6,600,000 ........88%
Debt Service..................................$41,900,000.................$52,800,000.......25%