Once again, we go on the political merry-go-round...
In Saturday's Register, it was reported that Thom Reilly, the head of the union representing Alan Olenick, wants his suspension lifted.
The "story behind the story", however, has so many twists, turns and spitballs...it can confuse even the most savvy of political watchers.
You see, Thom Reilly is not just Alan's union steward: he's also the father of John Picard's wife...and was the treasurer of one of the re-election PAC's belonging to our "proven financial manager".
I applaud Mr. Reilly for doing the right thing for one of his union members...but the smell of a conflict of interest seems to waft in the air on this whole thing. I hope that Mr. Reilly isn't just giving this issue "lip service", to cover his...well, you know what I'm thinking.
To make my point easier to understand, here's a "simple" schematic showing the inter-relationships which should absolutely scream "CONFLICTED!!!" to anyone who can understand the in-breeding that has taken place in our City government since the beginning of the Picard regime...please, for the love of God, don't ask me to to the same for the Board of Education ...I don't have that many lines (and cross-lines) to draw: the BOE ain't a family tree of nepotism, it's a family WEED (growing back on itself):
(Click on the image below to view it properly)
After seeing this, can anyone still have a question why West Haven voters think their elected officials are just a swarm of pigs at the tax dollar feed bin??! And, am I the only one who has noticed that Alan ends up the target of all these interests? It's a wonder he survived this long, given this political landscape.
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