I guess Burell has a copy of the well hidden 'Brookhaven Budget' and had threatened to publicly release it.
I can certainly see that stirring up a few 'confidential informant warrants' to have a little looksee and permanently hide that copy!!

Eddie, you are soooo worried about the Brookhaven budget. Why don't we ever hear you whining about that budget your liberal friends in Washington have failed to deliver in what, 3+ years?

imaginary 'hero' from a terrible novel,
Now that the revenue situation is on the way to mend (we still need a top marginal rate of 42%, equal treatment of all types of 'income' and an elimination of the 941 cap so the wrong wingers will stop whining about 'entitlements') I hope spending cuts follow in a couple of years, especially a 50% cut in the ridiculous defense budget.

That said, I was a resident of the United States from the mid '50s to today. I have been a resident of Dekalb County since the late '70s.
Then, last year, snake oil salesmen swooped into the area with broad promises of 'better-faster-cheaper'
When does that happen and what documentation proves it?

Amusing, Eddie. Answer me this: If the tax rates of the Clinton era were so wonderful and responsible for the first budget surplus in over a generation (as they spent the better half of last year trying to convince us) then why did the Democrats universally vote to eliminate them? (except for .05 of taxpayers)

John,
Just a first step.
After over two decades of denying reality, apparently too many people were skittish to step up to the bar and do what must be done.
As things improve, I predict courage will spread!

Funny spin Eddie. There's no courage. Last week was proof that they've long since gone past denying reality and have just accepted the fantasy. There will be no "change" until it's forced upon them, like after it's too late when the dollar collapses.

And it was more than a terrible novel; A terrible prophesy. We're squarely in the middle. My guess is that where less than 4 years off from Directive 10-189. It won't be much of a surprise since most Progressives already consider most of it good policy.

John,
I had to read it way back in AP Lit.
Got the highest grade in the class by pointing out the inconsistencies and the suspension of disbelief necessary to tolerate it. (It did give me a lifelong respect to always question any actions that have an underlying aspect of unabashed selfishness, self-aggrandizement or abject lack of concern for one's fellow citizens and shared environment).
I still feel that '1984' and 'Brave New World' better define the things our society has come to tolerate without resistance. Whodathunk that 'the telescreen could be turned down but never off' would become acceptable as soon as there was an 'always on' internet connection available?

If you want to have fun, read it again today. It's really easy to assign the characters to our real-life leaders today, and what they have been doing.

John,
I can't envision a time where I have so little to do than reread that or the other pointless waste of paper I had to wade through (fountainhead).
The end of the authors life did prove some aspects of karma and disprove her 'faith' in her self-inflicted religion of unfettered selfishness.

You're probably right, Eddie. There's really no reason to read it again today. You can read the exact same nonsense on the front page of the New York Times.

Thanks Mrs. Burger. I like that. While you are at it, please give details on your "pay-to-play" conspiracy as it relates to Brookhaven. Who, exactly, has benefited from such a myth? As you saying that Mr. Eyre, Mr. Mattison, Mr. Gebbia & Mrs. Williams have received payments from individuals / entities doing work for the great City of Brookhaven? You do understand that they are the members voting on such decisions, don't you? To be honest, you and your cohorts bore me. I need to find more intellectual dialogue.

Burger-

Your act is such a waste of time. Back when you were trying to scare folks into not voting for the city, I pointed out that if you are so interested in pay for play, why haven't you gone and done a half-truth blog-post about Ellis' contributors like you did for BY?

July 27th...
http://brookhaven.patch.com/articles/could-brookhaven-plaza-become-brookhaven-city-hall#comments

The pay-to-play issue is one of accountability and transparency. I actually encourage you to keep holding our city representatives accountable. We all should.

What shows your true intentions, however, is your continued insistence to anonymously attack our current city representatives on 'pay to play' when (a) you have zero evidence of any wrongdoings or actual 'pay to play' influence and (b) you refuse or are unwilling to turn the same rhetoric towards your beloved county government. It's all politics 101 for you...You talk a big game about people you don't support and about the new city while refusing to use the same rhetoric on institutions you 'like'.

I hope the CEO is innocent of wrong-doing, but having seen the way his office manipulated numbers and issues during the city issue, I'm not going to be shocked at anything. Regardless of the outcome, I'm happy that I now have a local government that is transparent and accountable and that doesn't need the DA to intervene to have RFP's and where taxpayer dollars are spent made public.

Zing.

Zang?

We voted to reduce the burden of the DeKalb Democrat bureaucrac and this corrupt politician.

Enuff,
I guess we can just view this as something we can replicate under 'local control' in the future.
Things will obviously change once Broke-haven actually DOES SOMETHING.

"We voted to reduce the burden of the DeKalb Democrat bureaucrac and this corrupt politician."---Dean

"Reduce"?

You must mean displace.

Chucklehouse - That's pretty funny if it weren't so sad...

"Brookhaven residents are lucky to be a bit more removed from the chucklehouse that is the DeKalb Democrat bureacracy."----Dean

Compared to Pub 71, at least one can laugh about it.

Mr. Hank, understood. Try to convince Mr. Dean of that. However, it was the conservatives that were the least supportive of more government!

Please pass the yellow mustard!

You are right Hank, there were many good reasons to vote YES to Brookhaven beyond even limiting the influence of the corrupt DeKalb Democrat bureaucracy on our citizens.

"To those who assume only conservative Republicans supported Brookhaven Yes and the election results: Not true."---Hank Quinn

There were even "conservative Republicans" who, knowing the "Brookhaven Yes" gang, voted no.

You've posted on here probably over a thousand times. How many words have you actually used to 'spearhead' any effort towards doing anything about corruption in DeKalb? You take anonymous pot shots at the folks that are actually trying to come up with solutions and then lecture us that we aren't doing enough...

When I asked you in July what steps needed to be taken to clean up DeKalb, you said 'wait until August after the city fails.'...what have you done beyond sulking and taking shots at the city? Now that the corruption is exposed, rather than admitting that the same folks that were supporting you during the No City campaign might be corrupt, you want to try to deflect blame on only GOP representatives?

What about Scott Holcomb? Where is the rest of our DeKalb delegation on your list? Why not call them out, too? How many times has Holcomb even talked about DeKalb? Check his twitter feed...the only time he says DeKalb is when he is talking about the DeKalb Dems Holiday Party!!! He hasn't tweeted or retweeted one story about DCSS or the Dekalb Co Govt.

Guess what...Dunwoody/Brookhaven are protecting $40 to $50 Million in tax revenue from the DeKalb Co government. So...I do wonder what if they didn't help form new cities...I wonder how much more of our tax dollars DeKalb would squander, abuse, and use illegally. Thank goodness for their efforts.

It's clear you are about politics 101 and not about actually coming up with solutions to DeKalb's issues.

william,

Yawwwwwnnnnn.

"Do you ever once wonder what would have happened if our state elected officials, Rep. Mike Jacobs, Rep. Tom Taylor, and Sen. Fran Millar had directed their efforts towards spearheading cleaning up DCSS and DeKalb County government instead of trying to develop new cities in DeKalb County?"

"Cleaning up"? Yes I have thought about it.

Pleeeeeze!?!

Hold tightly to whatever mythology keeps you warm (but don't count on a plethora of unopposed races next time).
By the way, where is that Budget?

Eddie, as of today, January 8, 2013, it has been 1,350 days since Harry Reid & the Senate Democrats have passed a budget. Have you complained to them the same way you whine about Brookhaven's budget? Didn't think so...

mythical windbag,
Not at all relevant to the discussion at hand, but you have mastered the 'duckspeaking' style of your party chairs. Deflect, project, but never, ever answer the question.
I could care less about budgeting in the Senate, until military expenditures are effectively cut 50%, no reason to waste time on it.

Howard you are correct. But you forgot the election for Dist. 2 city office this year, let us hope for a change.

" Buy American, Eddie."

Zing and Zang.

windbag,
Yes we have radically different philosophies.
I would venture mine is not based on the rantings of an author who was not only a traitor to her revolution but to the invented philosophy she espoused when the reality of aging settled upon her.

So you had your opportunity at deflection, where is the Budget?

I will ask for the budget at tonight's meeting. See you there.

windbag,
How will I know you, or will you be sure to embarrass yourself in the public comments?

As we in the the law abiding community say, because you go to prison for 'Steal-to-Play.'

Free suites at the Ritz for lawmakers, filled with the best booze - OK,
Kickbacks on contracts - Not OK,
Disclosed campaign contributions from potential vendors - OK,
Payment from a vendor, for a vote - Not OK.

Get it? Got it? Good.

One need not go to Washington to find such antics as the AJC had a wonderful article tucked into the front page section on Sunday detailing the 'pay to play' nature of those who have been misdirecting the Georgia Ship of State since 2003.
Apparently, no action is taken without an adequate contribution.
The House Insurance Committee is a particularly glaring example.

Howie,

Are all your imaginary heroes as vacuous?

BURRELL'S LEGAL TEAM: Who pays? FOUR of the BEST LAWYERS.

"On Thursday, however, legal experts said Ellis has now assembled a formidable team.

With Gillen, Ellis has one of the most respected and feared – particularly when he’s in a courtroom – lawyers in Georgia.

“He’s the best of the best,” said Don Samuel, a prominent Atlanta defense attorney. “He’s an incredibly talented courtroom lawyer and a great student of the law.”

Years ago, the pugnacious attorney won notable convictions as a federal prosecutor.
{NOTE: He convicted Mike Thevis}

Since becoming a defense attorney, Gillen has won acquittals for a string of high-profile clients.

This includes the 2001 acquittal of reputed Mob captain Michael “Mike Scars” DiLeonardo in the sensational Gold Club racketeering trial and, a year later, the dismissal of corruption charges against former state Sen. Van Streat. More recently, Gillen has represented Bishop Eddie Long, former Cobb EMC head Dwight Brown and former Gwinnett County Commission Chair Charles Bannister.

- Craig Gillen,
- Anthony Lake, Mr. Gillen's law partner,
- J. Tom Morgan, former DeKalb DA,
- John Petrey, Morgan’s former chief assistant.