Ryan’s participation in NACO is “valued and appreciated.”
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Is Westchester Board of Legislators Chairman Bill Ryan feeling a bit defensive about his trip to an Arizona resort this week for a gathering of the National Association of Counties?
A press release that just arrived from NACo might suggest that. It details Ryan’s role in the Large Urban County Caucus, which is now taking place in Arizona, and explains how he is the only lawmaker from the northeast to show up.
“NACo and LUCC are successful on behalf of the nation’s counties because of the active participation of our members,†NACo President Eric Coleman said in the release. “Chairman Ryan’s participation as a northeast representative to NACo and the 2008 LUCC Annual Meeting is valued and appreciated.â€
Jim Philipps, a NACo spokesman, said the press release was prepared at Ryan’s request after The Journal News had raised questions about Ryan’s trip to Arizona. However, Philipps stressed that is not unusual for NACo to draft such “take home press releases” for its members hometown media.
Ryan’s attendance at the caucus, however, means he will miss tonight’s State of the County Address.
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‘the press release was prepared at ryans request”
well I was a very large property owner in arizona
for many years..my dad played the first round of
golf at the arizona biltmore with barry morris goldwater
and arizona is lovely in april…but we pay mr ryan
to work in westhchester..and he wants more money because
of his responsibilties….so he had a choice to make
golf in arizona ..or the state of the county…
hey..i chose golf..but I am not elected to represent
you am I
Did he break 100? Probably only at the bar and with our $.
100 proof bourbon. Westchester sour mash. STRONG stuff.
Ryan is bad news. But did the Consultant play a round of golf with Moe Dalitz in Arizona or Vegas? That’s OK. It’s said Moe had a good side. A small good side.
And a seven- iron people learned not to disagree with.
So, what exactly does Mr, Ryan do for a living? Comfort other welfare politicians?
I truly would like to know what Mr. Ryan thinks he does to improve the lives of citizens in Westchester.
E.g.: has he obtained federal funds for Westchester projects worthy of it, such as defense contracts, or Homeland Security? I know he’s big on “diversity”—the big fraud of the last fifteen years. But hey: how many in-need families have received subsidies to meet their food needs owing to Mr Ryan?
Just asking. He wishes to be ther highest-paid official in New York State, without approval of voters. Il Duce, we should call him. It fits.
DSM IV will help in understanding Mr. Ryan’s delusions.
DSM IV. Now also an “R” as in revised for Ryan.
Esoteric medical references. This blog is beginning to border on the totally erudite.
Yes, Ed. Our bloggers are more erudite than are our majority county legislators.
And we make some sense, in contrast to the CYA legislators, thinking only of their state-funded pensions.
The only way ryank breaks 100 is in the percentage
that property taxes will have gone up while he
is chairman
I think you should layoff the drinking references and golf jokes…those are just cheap shots. The real issue is pretty simple: Ryan was elected as a county legislator and then electetd chair by his colleagues, and he had a duty to be at the State of the County Address. We pay him to be there. It is outrageous that he went to Arizona rather than fulfull his elected duty. Could you imagine the Speaker of the the House missing the State of the Union or the Speaker of Assembly missing the State of the State? That never happens. Frankly, it was disrespectful to Spano. Remember that the speech is made in the county legislator chambers and the county executive is a technically a guest of the legislators for that speech each year. Thus, it is incredible that Ryan did not bother to show up.
Speaking about golf jokes, did you hear the one about the guy who cheated at golf so much that one day he had a hole-in-one and wrote down ZERO on his scorecard? Then he walked into the clubhouse for lunch and was told that he needed a tie, so he went out to his car trunk searching for a tie and found only jumper cables, which he wrapped around his neck and went back in. He asked the maitre de if this was acceptable, and was told: OK, sit down and eat, but don’t try to start anything in here. Sorry – I was just told to lay off the drinking references and golf jokes.
Did you hear that Ryan got himself a 600-pound gorilla who could drive a golf ball 400 yards?
Ryan thought he would make a fortune betting on the gorilla. Ryan lines up what he thinks are suckers and bets a bunch of taxpayer dollars that the gorilla will beat them on a 400-yard hole at Sprain Lake in Yonkers. Sure enough, the gorilla drives the ball onto the green and has a six-inch putt for an eagle.
Then, the gorilla takes out his putter—and just like “that” hits the ball another 400 yards. A bad day for Ryan. He drowned his sorrows in unfiltered Sprain Lake water offered to him by Andy Spano.
Ha. The gorilla, carrying around all those clubs, is too stupid to realize he only needs a putter. Too bad the county doesn’t realize it needs only a professional administrator and not all that heavy staff. I see, Wahoo, that you’ve been sufficiently chastised by Bob, or RJ or whoever he is, and you now have Mr. Ryan et al drinking non-alcoholic lake water. You still have him on the golf course, and BETTING, so you’d better cut that stuff out, too.
Judy, before I put this press release out about that guy from Westchester, call the first tee and find out how he spells his name.
Mr. Ryan is undoubtedly laughing at how well we’ve gotten off the track here.
But: since it’s Masters time, I cannot overlook this great Spiro Agnew tale:
In 1970, when Agnew was at his prime, he called the president of Augusta Golf Club.
“I’m going to be in Atlanta on official business, and I’d like to come by (after his speech) and play a round,” the vice president of the United States said.
“Mr Vice President!” the then-president of Augusta exclaimed. “I voted for you! That’s wonderful! Who’s your sponsor?”
Agnew replied, “Sponsor? I don’t have a sponsor. I’m just coming by to play a round.”
The Augusta prexy replied, “Oh, Mr. Vice President. I’m so sorry. You can’t play here without a member sponsoring you.”
“I’m the Vice President of the United States!” Agnew boomed.
“Sorry, Mr. Vice President. Without a sponsor, you can’t come here.”
Agnew got frustrated. He never got to play his round.
But: I’m sure Mr. Ryan could play through at Winged Foot or at Westchester CC without a sponsor.
lol! ;>
Okay: here’s a gambit.
Bill Ryan— who, to his credit, appeared on the good, contrarian, nut-crunching Phil Reisman’s radio show— should put his raise to a referendum of voters here in Westchester County.
I should enjoy debating Mr. Ryan on local tv. As will, undoubtedly, others. But political friends of mine, such as George Oros, should not be part of the debate, except in rebuttal. Just to keep it fair.
Mr. Ryan is passionate about the rationale for his putative raise, and he should be allowed time on air to present his viewpoint. His position should be presented to his “employers”—Westchester taxpayers.
Mr. Ryan should enjoy the respect of a public forum. The voters here in Westchester County may determine whether he is in fact owed this raise, of which there is much dispute (and a few ad hominum quotes of my own).
I could be entirely wrong, and Mr. Ryan may have righteousness. But: let’s allow taxpayers and voters to decide.
What say?
That verdict has already been rendered. Remember the Roman Colosseum? Final score—Lions 42, Ryans 0.
It’s being said Ryan flew from the Arizona golf course to Augusta. Rumor is that he plans to join Martha Burk in a Fifth Anniversary picnic outside the Masters today, waging a two-person demonstation to protest Augusta National’s reluctance to allow female members to join the club.
They won’t allow him in, either.
Ryan always has the interests of Westchester taxpayers close to his heart.
If Spiro had played Augusta, they would have had to count the flags after his round. And with Mr. Ryan’s proclivity , had he somehow teed it up, he would need forty-five caddies and then tried to enlarge the locker room.