Comments on: Dave Spano calling it quits in county exec race

By: blueryder

blueryder — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:09:30 +0000

well let me clear things up on this out dated blogg.
Sammy Zherka should and will be known as the man who could get things done.hes the only well to do guy in this County who has the big caring heart fortitude and vision.
to come out and help the little guy or underdog.

so god bless Sammy Zherka

kind regards Dave Spano

By: smartporpoise

smartporpoise — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:15:07 +0000

Still time to start getting those signatures for Governor, Dave.

By: Mike in WC

Mike in WC — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:35:04 +0000

Consultant- Very Well Said..!!! You described Zherka to a “T”.. It seems that whoever comes into contact with Zherka comes away with the short end of the stick. I also wish Zherka Victim, David Spano the Best Of Luck in his Future Endeavors….... Have a Grat Day..!!!

By: the consultant

the consultant — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:15:45 +0000

looks like sammy boys is taking it on the chin…his man
rivers got tossed from the ballot in mount vernon..
david spano is not running against his dad..and tony
castro will get crushed in the primary…add that
to the robertson fiasco in the mayor’s race and its
fair to say that support from sam zherka is kind
of like support from a black widow…

By: westchester

westchester — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:47:04 +0000

Sounds like Ray Tartaglione! (Mr. Floatie to those of the uninitiated)

By: THE CONSULTANT

THE CONSULTANT — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:22:48 +0000

however zherka is not a political party or figure ..he is
just a guy with an axe to grind..someone who has initiated
lawsuits against municipalities over and over again costing
taxpayers millions while claiming to be concerned about
the cost of property taxes..zherka is someone who is
under criminal investigation in manhattan by his own admission for drug dealing and prostition, and who is
supporting and funding the campaign of tony castro for
district attorney…..and to allow someone
like that to have that kind of input in how the grand
jury operates would be dangerous..very very dangerous

By: fedupinmv

fedupinmv — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:56:38 +0000

Maybe one day we’ll all see just how devious Politics on the Hudson really is. Zherka’s move is little different from all of the other less favorable moves made over the years in politics, maany much more wicked than using an already dysfuctional relationship as a means to an end.

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:08:51 +0000

The circus atmosphere can only help the challenger, Rob Astorino. Voters are fed up with circus government. Just look at today’s Q Poll. Voters are primed to throw out bad incumbents, like Andy Spano.

This housing fiasco once again proves just how incompetent Spano is. It will be his undoing. He never should have run for a fourth term.

By: THE CONSULTANT

THE CONSULTANT — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:04:27 +0000

actually this is the first year where a circus atmosphere
has dominated the county executive race..most years this
is a serious race with serious issues discussed..until
sam zherka attempted to inject himself into local politics as the tax hero that he is certainly not, thereby distracting from the real issue about growing governmental
intrusion, about taking money from CDBG block grants and
then owing your fealty to the federal government, etc
which has made it even harder for the real challenger
in this race, the republican to reach voters, since
all the noise is being made by bit players like sam zherka
and david spano..hopefully with davids’ final curtain
bow, we can get on with the legitimate portion of the race
for executive

By: ed1

ed1 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:19:49 +0000

One wonders, had he earnestly and doggedly played the game for thirty years with either Party if he would not today be County Executive, if not Governor. Seems that’s how the present bumbling seat-holders got there.

By: THE CONSULTANT

THE CONSULTANT — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:40:12 +0000

so first sam uses david to attempt to get publicity about
his efforts to abolish county government building
him up, with absolutely no regard for the personal side
of the father son relationship, and then he tells david
“you are on your own” fact is that sam zherka is the only
reason david spano had any platform to begin with…zherka
is totally responsible for david spano the challenger..
but when it came time to cough up some money sam backed
away…making the entire affair simply a sideshow..