July's BaconHead of Da Month - "Alliance" Style

Da All New & Improved BaconHead of da Month Award for da month of July was an absolute slam-dunk. Da TruthTellers were unanimous on this one, with good reason.

This month saw da end of da 4 year old "Alliance" between current and former Manalapan Mayor Andy Boy and former Mayor Da Queen and their handlers. Born out of da need to keep power within a certain small group, da always "alleged" alliance allowed da Queen and Andy Boy to be mayor in 3 of those 4 years, and allowed both to try to achieve higher office, however with both of their campaigns failing miserably in defeat.

There are those who knew of da alliance and would not admit to its being. There are those who knew of it yet turned a blind eye to it. There are also those who did well within it. And, there are also those who blogged about it, such as daTruthSquad, and received much rebuke, and even da famous 2007 First Amendment Lawsuit from those who were a part of it.

It ended, as we see it, because one side saw a distinct window of advantage and as the old phrase goes, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely," decided to go for broke and make a run at complete political party dominance in Manalapan, while the other side was either blinded by power, or just simply didn't see da Pearl Harbor job coming their way, executed flawlessly by Team Andy Boy.

Which leads us to da coveted BaconHead Award.

Da end of da Alliance has left Team Da Queen in tatters. Her supporting cast at da so-called "Hate" website are all either on vacation, having a longer-than-expected lunch get-together, or are simply just too stunned beyond words to even discuss what has happened. For da first time since 2004, da Queen is now on da outside looking in, and has come to discover that she now has a lot less friends in Manalapan Town Hall on da Township Committee that she can truly stand beside. Her political party and their "Capo di Tutti Capi" are staring at da potential of having a united and all-of-one-mind 3 person majority if da GOP'ers win in November, and a possible 5-person super majority by 2012. And, one has to wonder how da Capo allowed himself to have da wool pulled over his eyes on this one?

Well, like da old phrase, "In for a penny, in for a Pound," da Queen and her court went all-in with this alliance, and in da end, she got steamrolled by it.

One has to admit while it lasted, it both gave a certain few nearly absolute power to do what they pleased in political circles, but also at a cost dragged da town of Manalapan through some very deep and thick mud that people have not forgotten.

Republican power in Manalapan seems to have shifted from da Manalapan GOP'ers club to da old-guard Yorktowne Club. Da Queen's supporters all seem to be on da same fishing boat somewhere off da coast, because they are nowhere to be found, and their faces have yet to be found on any milk cartons.

And, with lawsuits of da retaliatory type filed by da Mosked Man against da town for what da Manalapan Legal Dream Team tried and failed miserably to do to him, coupled with da now-infamous "Lady-Gate" situation with highly decorated Manalapan Police Chief Stu Brown who has filed a defamation case of his own against da Queen and da Township, it seems da Queen will get taxpayer-funded no-limit legal support, but that may be all da support she will be getting.

It seems her desire to stand up against a town budget she didn't believe in was da lynchpin (There's that name "Lynch" again) that allowed da GOP'ers to sever da alliance and caught da Queen - and especially her handlers whose job it is to watch her back - completely off guard.

Now, da Queen's Capo di Tutti Capi, da Boss of All Bosses Gerry "One Bourbon, One Shot and One Beer" Ward will lead his own Manalapan Democratic Party into an election with candidates who have as much name recognition as a "Smith" in da New York City phone directory. Da capo and da Queen now faces a Manalapan Republican party that is probably more dominant that they have been in da last 15-20 years that we can remember, ever since da days of a town overseen by Jimmy Gray. And, da Queen's "Information Superhighway" has been left at da side of da highway, with no friendly ear at da Snoozepaper anymore to depend upon.

Now, this is not to say that da Queen of Manalapan isn't someone who you should just step on and laugh it. To be fair, one has to remember that while a much larger former Manalapan mayor is quite known for carry around a shovel, it is da Queen who knows where many political "bodies are buried." Da question is - will she start telling people about those bodies? And, are there real stories to tell?

For now, however, her political situation has left her with not too many friends, an uncertain future in Manalapan politics, and with a devastating loss in last year's New Jersey State Assembly to carry around with her like an albatross, her overall political future is in doubt too.

Now, while she must bear some of da fault here, you have to seriously question where da Capo of da Manalapan Democrats was when da alliance began to crumble? Da ending of da alliance was clearly not a split second decision. It was in da opinion of some planned over time, and he was obviously on that fishing boat when da plans were made because he never saw it coming.

Unfortunately for da Queen, while da Capo has no egg on his face, da Queen is da one left wearing da hat of shame as da public face of humiliation. And, while there were some who believed da Queen should be da next recipient of da coveted BaconHead Award, it's clear she is da victim here of someone else's failures.

Therefore, to be fair, we cannot give da coveted BaconHead Award to someone who was clearly a victim of not having her back watched. We at daTruthSquad must give da BaconHead to da person who not only dropped da ball, but kicked it down da sewer and fiddled while da Queen was left to be da scapegoat.

So, for being completely played da fool by his opposition party and being unbelievably naive enough for allowing da alliance to fall to pieces and placing your own political group in da potential position of being completely swept out of office within da next 17 months, and for allowing da Queen of Manalapan to twist in da wind as da face of da now-failed alliance, our choice for BaconHead of da Month is as clear as an empty bottle of "Jack Daniels."

For da month of July, daTruithSquad's BaconHead Award is bestowed on none other than Manalapan's Democratic Party Boss -- da Capo di Tutti Capi, da Boss of All Bosses Gerry "One Bourbon, One Shot and One Beer" Ward!

Da Animal Guy Loses in Court - Again

It was a case you didn't read about in da newspapers but you did see it in blogs, and daTruthSquad also read about it in da law journals. Manalapan decided to fire a guy in its employ named Mark Solinski. He was an animal control guy, and spent 23+ years of his life dealing with everything from deer to critters to roaches and rats and everything in between. He was fired, just over a year before his 25-year pension and medical-benefits-for-life would kick in.

Some said his firing was unjust. Some says some members of da Manalapan government had it in for him. Others had no opinion, however Mr. Solinski did have an opinion and didn't think it was OK.

Recently, his argument was heard by a judge, who followed previous precedents and current case law and rendered a judgment siding with Manalapan - meaning Yes - a lawyer under da employ of Manalapan actually won a case in court!! Even more recent, his case brought forward by da Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Using daTruthSquad's handy-dandy legal database, you can now know what really happened to da animal guy in court that you won't read anywhere else.

First, when it comes to da legal process, any qualified lawwyer who truly knows how to represent their client will tell you that you must look not at da person, but how da person in this case is deemed by da court. Solinski was what is classified as an "at-will employee," meaning in layman's terms he was not protected by civil service rules, statutory tenure, collective bargaining, personal services contract or a contractual obligation, and he was not a member of any union or labor group. In effect, he was no different from da per-diem dishwasher at a fast food eatery. From a legal standpoint, that obviously didn't help him much.

Second, da township, led by Tara Tiara, held a hearing before lowering da boom on da animal guy. According to da case history in da legal database, they charged that he used a township vehicle for his personal use "for several days," and transported gasoline containers in that vehicle after being told not to. He also apparently violated his bosses orders concerning interactions with residents about, of all things, the spaying or neutering of feral cats. Saying he violated several policies and work rules, and he was apparently suspended for one day in 2007 for something he allegedly did (unlike in da case with Chief Brown where his rights were vigorously fought for by his highly qualified attorney), they decided to neuter da animal guy's job.

Now, to be fair, da town wasn't exactly handling things perfectly, a point supported by da facts in da case and strong legal precedent that da judge had no choice but to agree with. At one point, da animal guy was suspended for almost two weeks without pay. That was a big no-no, because, as it was determined by legal authority, he was suspended without pay pending his departmental hearing a couple of weeks without being given formal approval of the Manalapan Township Committee. Because da Township didn't follow proper protocol in this matter, they had to give him his back pay.

However, that matter didn't really help his case. Da original judge put together a 48-page decision, and found for Manalapan and against da animal guy.

Then came da appeal.

Da Appellate Division heard da case, and da judges decided on da following:

When a public employee such as, in this case, da animal guy is unprotected by Civil Service or by any statutory tenure, contractual commitment or collective negotiations --- "the employer (Township of Manalapan) has the right to discharge such employee with or without cause (as da decision read)." A similar case that has some merit to this would be Grexa v. State Department of Human Services, case law that da judges in da Solinski appellate case could not ignore.

Accordingly, da judges decided simply put that da town has da right to fire anyone, unless it is proven to be arbitrary and capricious. There was case law in New Jersey that backed up this claim made by da Manalapan lawyers, which could have also included Bryant v. City of Atlantic City.

When da dust cleared, da judges believed da town had da right to fire da animal guy, writing "given the series of written reprimands, supervisory directives, and lesser disciplinary sanctions ..... Plaintiff's transgressions in continuing to deviate from the clear policies of his employer were adequately proven."

So, in da end, da animal guy's lawyer could do nothing to block out those alleged "transgressions" in his record of service to da Township, da animal guy's job was neutered, and he will not get his 25-year pension and benefits for life.

DaTruth is, in this case, it appears there were many things that were never released to da public, such as da number of "transgressions" and accordingly, da level of these transgressions. Whether da "transgressions" in this case were bad or not was up to da judges, and in this case da animal guy's lawyer couldn't cite case law to da arbitrary nor prove any persecution or harmful work environment complaints against da township (in effect, not enough of a paper trail). While in this case you can't blame da lawyer, all you can say is when you do have a job, you should make sure you know what your responsibilities are and follow da letter of da law - and maybe keep your own paper trail in case you need it someday for what you may consider malicious prosecution.

We at daTruthSquad wish da animal guy well in his future endeavors.

As for da town of Manalapan, there are other lawsuits they are currently facing. One is Chief Brown's defamation lawsuit against Manalapan over that whole "Lady" thing, and da other is "Da Mosked Man vs Manalapan Township." They will be worth watching - and you know we will have a front row seat for both of these cases!

Also worth watching is what happens next in Manalapan's newest soap opera, "As Da Alliance Turns." It stars da Queen, as "Da Spurned One." Her character was kicked unceremoniously to da curb by "Andy Boy," da town mayor who "Pearl Harbored" da alliance and purpotrated da Queenly kicking. This show also stars "Benedict Arnold," a guy who claimed to be a member of one party but helped da other to win at least one election who also doubles as a powerful political party broker, along with da little township party brokers "Iron Girth" and "Da Capo di Tutti Capi."

In da last episode, da Queen was kicked to da curb when da alliance she had shared, along with da township power, was torn apart without her knowledge or da knowledge of any member of her "Cadre" and she was tossed out like yesterday's garbage. How will she respond? Will she stand up to da new and more powerful Andy Boy? Will she meekly stand by for da next 17 months and live with da insults and actions she may not like and be treated da way she and other treated Mr. Anthony Gennaro? Or, will da Queen go on da offensive and try to derail Andy Boy's election campaign for more power?

Stay tuned, TruthTellers, because we'll have a lot more about what will be happening next in da new Manalapan soap opera, "As Da Alliance Turns."

And that's daTruth.

More Details Emerge About Da Death of Da Alliance

This may have been da biggest thing to happen in Manalapan politics since da Manalapan Township Committee voted to approve of da filing of da lawsuit against da Mosked Man - and also daTruthSquad to remove da First Amendment, and then claimed that it was da lawyers who did everything.

Da Manalapan Township Committee voted 4-1 to approve da township budget - but that was not da big story.

Da really huge story was da destruction of da non-written-but-everybody-knew-about alliance between certain Republicans and Democrats, specifically, between da Queen and alleged Manalapan/and or Freehold resident and alleged Republican/and or Democrat Andy Boy. We all know now we can remove da "alleged" from da "Republican/and or Democrat." He's a GOP'er, and he slammed da door right in da Queen's face on his way out.

Da Queen was publicly embarassed and even betrayed in da newspapers by Mayor Andy Boy, who manipulated da budget and using da money saved when he slashed da local school budget, cut his own plan to raise taxes and equalled out da tax increase to become a flat increase with da help of da township surplus - a move that even on former mayor called a "flim-flam" budget. It may have cost da jobs of a bunch of teachers, and furloughs for lower-paid town workers, but in da process, and much to da surprise of da Cadre and da Queen, he slammed da Queen for coming out and calling his budget "reckless" among other things.

Da Question is - was this budget da straw that broke da GOP'ers back with da Queen, or was this what da GOP leadership was looking for all along to sever their alliance?

From a historic standpoint, da alliance was born between da Queen and her backers and Andy Boy and his backers had one singular focal point - - da Mosked Man. Both camps shared a common hatred of da Mosked Man - da Democrats because he stood up against corruption and other issues that Manalapan Democrats would have rathered not discuss, while da GOP'ers turned their backs on him because they felt he was gaining too much influence after he helped Andy Boy win his 2004 election. Also, there was a certain Ginfluential OP'er who hated da Mosked Man, and it has been told to daTruthSquad that this one person was an important reason da GOP'ers lost their election in 2005 and 2006 when he publicly turned his back on his own party and sided with da Queen.

It was their combined hatred of da Mosked Man that led to da "Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man" lawsuit, that then morphed into da daTruthSquad First Amendment case that gained Manalapan worldwide scorn and rebuke.

When Manalapan Township - after 25 months of persecution in da local newspapers and a certain so-called "Hate" website, suddenly dropped da case against da Mosked man because it seemed to lack one simple little thing that many cases need to succeed - EVIDENCE - da Mosked man returned da favor, filing a lawsuit against da township, but specifically named both Andy Boy and da Queen as DEFENDANTS!

And note - despite pinning it on da lawyers --- da township has not as of this time filed any LEGAL MALPRACTICE lawsuits against nay of da lawyers who were part of da Manalapan Legal Dream Team!

It didn't end there. Da Queen then claimed that highly decorated and respected Manalapan Police Chief Stu Brown disrespected her by calling her a "Lady" (that's not a typo), which spawned a case against Brown, which in turn spawned a lawsuit against Manalapan with da Queen named as a DEFENDANT. This, of course, dragged Andy Boy and da GOP'ers directly into it, and while real Republican Susan Cohen publicly disputed what da Queen was saying about da events, Andy Boy was silent.

Da question is - what really happened - and what will happen next? We polled da TruthTellers, and here's what we uncovered:

How did da "Alliance" really break down?

DaTruth is, it appears this entire situation was not something that was decided at da last second. From what we are hearing, it is quite likely this was a coordinated effort by alliance members of da GOP to fracture and end da alliance, and it hinged on da need to find a topic that could split da Queen and Andy Boy. This year's budget apparently was da dealbreaker, since history shows us that two successive tax cuts combined with two successive years of heavily using budget surplus to make them work leaves a budget in da 3rd year that could be very ugly. Add to that one of da worst business ratable rates in da entire state, and building of homes in Manalapan slowing to a trickle, and it looks like whoever is running for election in 2011 could be heading into a buzzsaw of unhappy voters - da year da Queen is up for reelection.

Think about this - if major cuts need to be made next year doe to a "cap" on taxes, how will voters feel if there are major infrastructure cuts in town, including trash and other things da residents sometimes take for granted. Voters would want to take out their frustrations hypothetically on da incumbents, which, by da way, will be da Queen next year - something not unknown to d Manalapan GOP'ers.

From what daTruthSquad has been able to uncover with da help of all of our TruthTellers, in what can be called a "Pearl Harbor" maneuver, da alliance was severed by Andy Boy's side, and apparently with no warning to da Queen or her backers that it was coming. Rumors have surfaced that da alliance was originally one of convenience and power sharing between da Queen and Andy Boy, and considering both became mayors and got their pictures on da Town Hall Wall of Shame, they got what they wanted. However, it appears that da whole "Chief Brown" affair with da Queen turned off some of da GOP backers of da alliance.

However, it appears with da Village about to be started thanks to Route 33 access, something both sides fought against, with that now over, to da GOP it didn't leave much for da Queen to hold up. You can theorize that they didn't need her anymore, and they decided to leave her at da side of da curb like last night's garbage.

And, they looked at da upcoming political elections. If Andy Boy and his Yorktowne Club running mate win, then with Ryan Green you will have a majority of da Township Committee on da same side with no inner rumblings - something that hasn't happened since da 1990's! It will also leave them one election away from a 5-0 super-majority -- if they defeat da Queen and her running mate in 2011. You could say da busting of da alliance now is also about political power - and who has it.

However, they also needed a valid reason to make it appear there was never an alliance at all. That's where this year's budget comes in.

Da budget approved and designed by Andy Boy was crafted in a way that it appears da Queen would not be too happy with. A $$$$$$ of $$$$$$$ from da surplus was used, just like it was a year ago, and apparently da Queen was not happy with that. Da queen wanted more givebacks, knowing full well next year's budget could be a disaster without it - and she was spurned. She also wanted more education cuts, and was also told NO. It appears that many things she wanted for da budget was turned aside by Andy Boy & Ryan Green, and approved by their handlers. This left da Queen in a lerch - does she sit quietly and accept a budget she very much doesn't want, or stand up against it.

If she stood up against it, that would be all Andy Boy would need to sever his ties with da Queen and end their alliance. You could call this a bold and calculated maneuver, and knowing da Queen wouldn't just back down, he put a budget through he knew would force da Queen's hand. She took da bait, and Andy Boy reeled in da alliance like a fisherman pulling in trout. Andy Boy ended da alliance amd sets himself up for election victory in 2010, and da Queen was left with a hook in her mouth dangling at da end of his line.

ISSUE 1: Who Will Stand and Hail da Queen?

Her close core of supporters, much like da Queen's waistline, have actually thinned somewhat. Besides an out of work former coupon clipper alleged "reporter," a guy who once had serious issues with da SEC, a former mayor known for carrying a shovel to meetings, a guy who once said "Because I Hate Italians" during a Manalapan Township Committee meeting, and a well-known Manalapan Republican who is not Mayor Andy Boy, da pickings are somewhat slim. Da Manalapan Democratic Party Chairman either moved to Tibet, or has been as quiet as a mannequin in a department store window. Da regular writers on da so-called "Hate" website are nowhere to be read. And, even her farmer running mate from 18 months ago voted against her on da Manalapan budget. At this point, if you invited all of da Queen's alleged supporters into one room for a meeting, you wouldn't have to spend much on appetizers.

ISSUE 2: How Will da Broken Alliance Affect Da November Election?

More than one TruthTeller has spoken of da political resurgance of da Yorktowne Club. They have two members running as GOP'ers this year - Andy Boy and Jordan "Stu" Maskowitz. This, of course, came after daTruthSquad learned that Manalapan Committeewoman Susan Cohen was told she would not be allowed to run for reelection for her committee seat - something even da Monmouth GOP Chairman apparently could do or would do nothing about, despite a stellar record as a committeewoman, which shows there was no surprise at all that he narrowly kept his Chairmanship this time around. If da GOP'ers in Manalapan win this year, then you will have all three men on da very same page, explicitly following da orders of da very same handlers - a majority that could last for at least 24 months or more without issue - and could lay da foundation for a future 5-0 super-majority in just a year away!

ISSUE 3: How Will da Broken Alliance Affect da Two Big Legal Cases Against Manalapan?

This could become da singular issue, and depending on how it's handled, it could potentially spell da end of da political career of da Queen. Both da "Mosked Man vs Manalapan Township" and "Chief Brown vs Manalapan Township" cases are moving along very slowly, and maybe with good reason. While one case definitely intertwines with Andy Boy, both cases include in one form or another da Queen, and da "discovery process" may be something that some politicians and their handlers will want to not have happen, for it could be deemed "embarrassing" if some information is found to be accurate.

Da issue here, is how will da town politicians proceed? If da township committee decides to vote to settle or end one of these lawsuits, all it would take is a 3-person majority. Andy Boy, Ryan Green and "Stu" Maskowitz equals 3. They could vote to end da Chief Brown lawsuit, settle it, and even say it was da fault of da Queen and da Queen, much like those committeepeople slapped with a worthless "censure" would have absolutely no say about it. Da settlement could even potentially or possibly include a censure, depending on da language of da agreement and again da Queen potentially could have no say in that matter.

With a united GOP, and everyone working on da very same "grey" page, da Queen's tenure on da Manalapan Township Committee could be ugly to say da least.

And, you can add to this da whole Village fiasco. Da Queen, and a certain GOP'er power broker were very much against it slowed da process down to a crawl and saying NO to da much-needed Route 33 access. Now that da Manalapan Township Committee is backing it - including da Queen who was once adamantly against it - how will those who once believed her and helped her to win two elections feel about her promises now?

From what we are hearing from within da confines of da Cadre, they were completely blindsided when those who helped forge da alliance to keep both of their politicians in power suddenly and without warning pulled da rug from da Queen and da Capo di Tutti Capi. At this time, we have heard rumblings from TruthTellers within da Manalapan GOP that da "former" GOP'er alliance members have been given da cold shoulder by da Queen and her backers, but that cannot be 100% verified. We do know there are some within da Democats side of da alliance that still believe da alliance is strong and long-lasting. Whatever they are smoking to believe that, it should be checked to see if it is illegal.

So, what does this mean for da players involved?

For Andy Boy and his running mate from da Yorktowne Club, it means they will unify da GOP against one common enemy - not da Mosked Man - but da Queen. And for Andy Boy - a lot more power and less dependence on da Queen for his direction.

For da Grand Poobah, he can once again claim he has control of da Manalapan GOP with no Democratic ties.

For da Capo, it means he's in serious trouble for backing an alliance to win an election or two, only to now find himself alone on da island and may quite possibly lead his party to have no seats on da Manalapan Township Committee by January 1, 2012.

For da Queen, it could quite possibly spell da end to her political career, unless she moves to another state and starts over. It was da Queen who was favored in da former "alliance" and she had da upper hand. Now, she may become not only completely irrevalent, but could become da poster child for whatever budget problems come about in 2011. If you are da Queen now, one could suspect you have to size up who your "real" supporters are, and consider your options.

For a certain person who works in Freehold, he keeps his 6-figure county job with da county now in safe GOP hands with no concerns of Democrats taking over and losing his job - this time around.

And of course, if anything can change all of this, it is one very simple observation. What does Andy Boy really know about da Queen? But even more important - what does da Queen know about Andy Boy - and his handlers?????? Will someone be spilling da beans about da other - and what are those beans? Will we find out that da once-rock-solid "alliance" was built on a house of cards? Who has more dirt on da other? Who is willing to expose that dirt?

Yes indeed TruthTellers, if you thought political intrigue was fun before, this should get interesting because, as they say, "There's nothing worse than a woman scorned."

There's more to come - And that's daTruth.

BREAKING NEWS: Da Queen Has Been Drop-Kicked To Da Curb

What political breakup is right now all da buzz????

(A) Al & Tipper Gore

(B) John & Elizabeth Edwards

(C) That wacky South Carolina governor and his Argentina mistress

(D) Manalapan's Andy Boy and Da Queen

For da last four years, there's been what some have called an "unholy" alliance between two people who were once mortal enemies. Some have even said that when side by side, you sometimes couldn't even tell where da Queen began and Andy Boy ended, and that da Democrat Queen and one-time alleged Manalapan and/or Freehold resident & alleged Republican/and or Democrat Andy Boy were on da same political party. In 2007 and 2008, Democrat da Queen was more buddy-buddy with Andy Boy than her own former Democratic running mate, Mr. Anthony Gennaro. And Andy Boy was more chummy with da Queen than his own GOP'ers da-late Joltin Joe and Susan Cohen and GOP'er proud footsoldiers Butch and Stevie J.

However, like many rock-solid relationships, it is starting to appear that money and power is getting between da once close Queen and her Andy Boy.

To understand more, you have to follow da bouncing ball of "Duh":

ISSUE 1: In 2005 and 2006, GOP'er Joltin Joe and then-GOP'er Andy Boy crafted town budgets in Manalapan that actually cut taxes during prosperous economic times. Those budgets used a good amount of budget surplus and were fiercely fought by none other than da Queen, who claimed those budgets were "reckless" among other things. She also had on her side a number of Democratic supporters, including a former mayor known for being known to carry both a large girth and larger shovel.

ISSUE 2: In 2007 and 2008, after tax cuts for two years in a row and despite continued home building in Manalapan and general prosperity, Manalapan taxpayers were backhanded with two amazingly large municipal tax increases - SOME OF DA LARGST IN TOWN HISTORY - both voted for and approved by da Queen, as well as da guy who won his election in 2004 saying he'd lower taxes - Andy Boy.

ISSUE 3: In 2009, when da Queen decided to run for da biggest office she'd ever run for, she pushed for and held taxes flat -- ironically, using da very same formula of using budget surplus to lower da bottom line that she was vehemently against in 2005 and 2006! Voting with her was Andy Boy.

ISSUE 4: Now, we're in 2010, and for da 2nd year in a row, da Manalapan Township Committee is holding taxes flat. However, this time, it's coming with a price - and for da Queen, an even bigger price.

This year, unlike da others, da town faces severe money troubles, and maybe and likely worse for 2011. For da first time, da Township committee ordered 10-day furloughs for a large number of town employees, and froze salaries for others, and demanded and received givebacks from da unions - and even approved to not hire police officers despite a growing population. Despite all of this, and a major cut to education that will cause teacher firings, they still had to grab millions of $$$$$$$ from da budget surplus to keep taxes flat - and that's $$$$$ that will have to be replenished.

Now, here's da problem ---

Duh #1: Da tax burden on Manalapan residents is about $19 million of da $32 million budget, a ratio already much higher than other Monmouth and Middlesex County towns. That $19 million would have been over $20 million, if not for da $1.4 million in cuts made to da Manalapan-Englishtown school system. That money was put directly into da Manalapan Township budget to cut da tax burden on Manalapan taxpayers - replacing da $1.4 million shortfall which would have raised taxes (a one-time quick fix).

Duh #2: Da Manalapan budget for years was helped out by building fees and new home construction fees and new taxes from that construction. With da housing bust busting Manalapan building, da town will get much less from builders in Manalapan who aren't building, meaning more tax burden for you da taxpayer.

Duh #3: For years, led by a certain powerful few who didn't want it in their backyard, da Village at Route 33 has been blocked. It was blocked by da Queen who used it to win an election. It was blocked by Andy Boy who got back in da good graces of GOP'ers and got da necessary support to also win an election, and get backing for another one despite a well-documented "limo ride" with a developer that da Queen herself touted during an election year. In a town with one of da very worst business ratable-ratios in da entire state, leaving da tax burden on Manalapan land owners, what could have been da biggest single tax boom for Manalapan residents has been blocked at every turn --- that is --- until now. Those who have been blocking da Village are now backing da must-have Route 33 access.

Promises made - Promises broken.

And, by da way --- Who was da "Wyle-E-Coyote-Super-Genious" who OK'd a traffic study by Planning Board engineers CME Associates -- which obviously cost tens of thousands of taxpayer $$$$$$$$?????? FYI - their "study" found that Route 33 access to da Village would most definitely and miraculously and significantly lessen da traffic impact on Millhurst Road! We could have found a 4 year old who could have figured that one out - and it would have probably cost taxpayers a pack of chewing gum!

What's next - paying a company that gives political donations $100,000 to find out how many licks it takes to polish off a Tootsie Roll Pop?

Duh #4: This year, with budgets being da #1 topic, Manalapan has passed a flat budget. It's also da election year for Andy Boy and his running mate, Jordan "Stu" Maskowitz. Da last time there was two straight years of flat taxes, da next year, taxes went up double digits because all da gimics were used up. Guess who is probably going to run for reelection next year with nothing now left in da gimic bag ----- DA QUEEN!!!!!!!!

Now, all of a sudden, da once "sure, borrow my car and don't worry about putting gas in it" relationship between da Queen and Andy Boy is turning into a hissing contest. Lucas said in da newspaper, "It's very disappointing that Mrs. Roth has decided to denigrate the serious concessions that our police officers have made in an effort to present a tight budget that does not increase the municipal tax burden on our residents."

Roth meanwhile too a somewhat higher road and says da Lucas-backed budget will bring untold horrors to da town in da future, telling da same newspaper, "Proper budgets will look at a one-, three- and five-year time horizon. This budget does not," Roth said. "It is managing for the moment and will cause us to either severely reduce staffing or services in 2011 and beyond."

And, when da last budget came up for a vote, before that vote, who was standing up against da Andy-Boy-budget ---- da same shovel carrying mayor from before.

How will da next years budget look when da Queen is up for reelection? Residential building has ground to a virtual halt. Home selling is seriously bad. Foreclosures are drastically up. And Manalapan's business base isn't growing. What will happen if all da budget gimics are used all this year? What will this leave da Queen next year? How will Manalapan residents feel if trash pickup is cut to once a week? Or businesses are forced to pay for their own trash pickup? What will happen if busing to schools is cut back? What will da reaction be if da tax burden on Manalapan residents goes even higher?

DaTruth is, while blood is thicker than water, politics is thinner than air in da Himalayas. Da Queen / Andy Boy alliance was working well for both parties for quite some time, putting down those who were against them (Joltin Joe, da Mosked Man, Susan Cohen) and keeping them both in power. However, something happened to bring things back to 2004 and 2005 and 2006 times.

What could that be?

DaTruth is, there was a time when da Queen seriously needed GOP'ers, or alleged GOP'ers, to keep her power intact. It was a powerful GOP'er who backed her in 2005 and helped her win an election. It was a GOP'er who convinced her to be against da Village. It was her alliance with GOP'ers against da Mosked man that helped keep that power base intact.

DaTruth is, da GOP'ers simply don't need da Queen anymore. Da Democrats can't win assembly or state Senate elections lately. Da GOP'ers are getting more $$$$$ donations. Chris Christie is in power in Trenton. And locally, da once dormant Yorktowne Club has far more political clout than they have in da past.

DaTruth is, da Manalapan Democratic party is now only a shell of what it once was. Da King abdicated his throne. Da Capo isn't as feared as he once was. Da bipartisan popular "Dollar Bill" was also kicked to da curb. They don't have a "pen-pal" at da Snoozer anymore. Democrats are losing local and statewide offices. Da GOP has da Freeloaders board back. Topics important to Democrats aren't as important as topics that GOP'ers stand for, such as taxes and less spending.

Now, add in da poorly Roth & township handled "Township of Manalapan vs da Mosked man" case that now spawned what could be a very costly case against da town by da Mosked Man, coupled with da "daTruthSquad First Amendment case" that brought ridicule to da town, and da case against Police Chief Stu Brown that also brought some shame to da town with another case that could cost da town more money and shame. Put all that together, and it's looking like da Queen is being left on da island all alone.

What will happen next?

Our embedded sources have uncovered a lot of backstabbing being felt by certain members of da Cadre who placed their trust in certain members of da opposition party, namely Andy Boy and his chief handlers. Unbeknownst to them, when they did "turn to da dark side" of their politics, they turned off a number of people in their own party. In addition, and almost hard to believe, it is quite possible there could have been a plan in place years ago to suck in certain high-ranking members of da Manalapan Democrats in order to bring down certain members of da Manalapan GOP'ers, and at da same time push through certain agendas that both da GOP'ers and da Queen's keepers had.

For this alleged scenario to work, it would have taken GOP'ers who were more powerful than they were letting on and could even survive a division within their own GOP'ers in town, a network such as a GOP'er-led "club" or "group" who could be in a position one day to muster more support than ever, powerful friends in Trenton, a few GOP'ers who could "work both sides of da street," and a political face of da group who could be controlled by da handlers without question.

If this scenario is correct, then it seems like da Queen no longer has her "court," and she will be on her own as Andy Boy certainly doesn't need her anymore. Da GOP has more power in Manalapan, around Manalapan and in da county and state than ever. Da Yorktowne Club has more clout than ever. Da things that matter most to voters now are all GOP'er-positive. Da enemies of da Queen, being da Mosked Man and da Chief, aren't backing down. And all da easy fixes in this town's budget probably won't be there in next years when da Queen runs for reelection.

And, da GOP leadership is smelling blood in da water. They realize that if they keep their seats this year, their majority becomes even stronger. If da Village gets built, then all da Queen's promises of stopping it will be remembered by those voters who didn't want it. They also realize that if they take back da seats of da Queen and da loveable Donnie Holland next year, they will have a 5-0 super majority, and Democrats will be left in da dirt.

And, maybe that was da plan for da Manalapan GOP'ers all along?

DaTruthSquad had heard rumblings that da alliance between da Queen and Andy Boy was always more helpful for Andy Boy, and in fact, made him mayor twice, which is what he wanted. Now, with a GOP'er resurgance, there is no need to have da support of da Queen and her pen-pals. In fact, maybe for da first time in a long time, da Queen and her court may have been blindsided by what daTruthsquad believes may have been a long-thought-out plan which will lead to da end of her political reign in Manalapan, and this time, da Mosked Man will have absolutely nothing to do with it.

And, if this is da case, it will happen at a time when da Queen is most vulnerable, as her party is now "looking in," her base of supporters has shrunk, she has made enemies thanks to her alliance with da GOP'ers, da lawsuits against da town are kicking into another gear, and her one-time friends on da GOP'er side of da page are now, apparently, no longer in need of her friendship.

There were a lot of da Queen's court who put their ill-will aside and backed Andy Boy. How must they be feeling now? DaTruthSquad's embedded sources hear they are none too thrilled with whom they perceive as "Benedict" Andy Boy right now. And, what is da Queen left with now to avenge any wrong against her --- an out-of-work pen-pal, a GOP'er friend who has no political clout, another friend with a checkered past, and da guy with da shovel.

For now, it seems like da Manalapan GOP'ers have a 3-2 majority, with no help needed from da Queen -- and they could very well keep that after November. Do you hear that, "Mayor" Green?

Oh, what a tangled web we weave. And that's daTruth.

Anonymous Bloggers Again Make Their Voices Clear For All Da Right Reasons

It really doesn't matter what side of da immigration issue you are on when it comes to this interesting tidbit that comes from our TruthTellers in Freehold, New Jersey.

It seems that a gentleman names Juan Reyes has been serving for da last 3 years on da borough's Human Relations Committee. Apparently he's served in his position with some distinction. Da Freehold Borough's council president called Reyes' work on da committee "exemplary" - obvious high praise. In addition, that same council president said Reyes was "always helpful with the committee's various projects" and "While he served on the committee, he was a valuable asset" according to quotes from da Asbury Park Press newspaper.

Only one minor teensy little "problema" with Mr. Reyes. Despite all of his "exemplary" work in Freehold Borough, he's not exactly a resident of Freehold Borough.

In fact, he's not exactly a legal resident of Freehold, or Manalapan, or any other town in Monmouth County.

In fact, he's not exactly a legal resident of New Jersey, or any other state east of da Mississippi River.

In fact, he's not exactly a legal resident in good standing of da United States of America.

Reyes, who is living in Monmouth County, and apparently not even in Freehold Borough, is from Mexico living in this country illegally, or as da newspaper called him, "undocumented."

Now, to be fair, this is a little different from, hypothetically speaking of course, someone saying they're a Mets fan who cheers on the Yankees, or someone who hypothetically runs for political office claiming they live in one town while they mysteriously spend a lot of time in another.

Reyes also was a part of a group, Casa Freehold, that won a very big judgment in court against da town of Freehold Borough in da infamous "muster zone" incident, a place where many men and women illegally in this area went to get picked up by business owners or others to do day labor, despite being undocumented workers.

Were any background checks done on this guy, or were there any background checks performed on any of the members of committees in Freehold Borough?

Can anyone in the United States, legal or not, serve on any boards in Freehold Borough?

Even though daTruthSquad isn't a legal resident of Freehold Borough, does that make us eligible to become mayor?

How could his residency status not be known, or quite possibly hidden, for 36 months? It seems as if sometimes you have to give a blood sample or jump through flaming hoops just to buy a car in this country. However, serving people in a town, you apparently don't even have to be a resident of da town, da state or da nation?????

Much like websites like daTruthSquad, MoreMonmouthMusings who has recently proved beyond any doubt that indeed Rush Holt ripped the microphone away from Manalapan TruthTeller Rhoda Chodosh, our friends we support in Bordentown and others, it was a website chock full of anonymous bloggers that yet again opened up da doors of reality and started to shine a very bright light of daTruth on this situation with Mr. Reyes.

Now, if Freehold Borough's finest had simply checked out the website called "Freehold Voices," they would have read postings from anonymous bloggers that Mr. Reyes may in fact be someone who entered this great nation not through the proper gate, but either under or over the fence. We are also not saying that Mr. Reyes is a bad or good person.

DaTruth is, Mr. Reyes served for three years on a committee in (A) a town he didn't live in, (B) he isn't even a legal resident of da United States, and (C) the Freehold Borough folks didn't even bother to check up on this guy, even after it was made public on a blog 3 years ago that this guy could be in this nation illegally! Obviously, his position with the committee raises serious questons, and a byproduct of those questions could be more visits by ICE into a place that is becoming known as an illegal's haven.

Of course, none of this probably would have seen da light of day if it were not for da anonymous bloggers of "Freehold Voices," who let their anonymous voices be known - and which, to be fair, gets a trainload more postings and views than its Manalapan counterpart - a similar point also made crystal clear by MoreMonmouthMusings. There are those who either don't like or appreciate anonymous bloggers. That is their choice. However, any student of history will tell you that anonymous blogging has been around since even before this great nation was founded.

Just ask Mrs. Silence Dogood, or Publius, or any of the other people who wrote the Federalist Papers (one of whom became the nation's first Supreme Court Chief Justice, or even daTruthSquad. Anonymous bloggers are here to stay, and we're not leaving, unless we decide to for our own reasons - not anyone else's.

And that's daTruth.

Anna Little Wins Big - But Da Ox Takes Da BaconHead

DaTruthSquad remembers a meeting back in 2007 involving Anna Little, da former "Hatched" Chairman PuPu, and two "enforcers," one of whom was identified as Steve "Iron Girth" McEnery, the then-"Chair of Chairs" of da Monmouth GOP. Da meeting was simple - three guys standing tall against little Anna Little, demanding she not run for reelection as a Monmouth County Freeloader.

Little found herself in this Inquisition-like position after sounding off against Malcolm Carton, an attorney doing work for da Monmouth County Freeloaders who left us more questions than answers, and was da favorite target of da Asbury Park Press in their investigations of corruption and questionable government. But Carton was backed by da GOP, Bill Barham and his ilk, and little Anna Little was too big in sounding off against corruption, so in da eyes of da GOP'er leadership, she had to go.

Soon after she was ordered not to run for reelection as a GOP'er, da Democrats swooped in and offered, and even begged da Conservative GOP'er Little to take their line and run as a Democrat to keep her seat - because they knew she was popular enough and knew how to connect to voters to win.

What Little did instead was a huge thing - she decided for da good of da party she wouldn't run, and stayed true to her GOP'er roots and declined da Democrat's invitation. Anna Little looked like the adult. Da GOP'er leadership acted like da kids who took their baseball bats and went home because they were angry. In da end, da GOP'er who ran in Little's place lost BIG, and for da second year in a row, da Monmouth GOP lost another County Freeloader seat ironically with a Manalapan connection.

This situation, along with da Hatch Act, were da catalysts for da ouster of Adam "PuPu" Puharic as GOP'er County Kommissar.

Fast forward now three years.

After two straight losses under da reign of Kommissar PuPu, da Monmouth GOP lost control of da Monmouth County Freeloaders for da first time in more than a generation. DaTruthSquad is still blogging. And Anna Little got her revenge in a huge way.

Da District 6 Republicans, which includes a wide swath of Monmouth County, had a primary for da honor of running against Democrat Congressman Frank Pallone. Anna Little decided to run. She was, for da second time, had her back turned on again by da GOP'er leadership. They stood behind Diane Gooch.

Diane Gooch was given da party line with Chris Christie. Anna Little was left on a line of her own with no party support.

Gooch is from cash-rich Rumson. She's a multi-millionaire publisher. Anna Little is da little mayor of little Atlantic Highlands and has just enough money to go to Rita's and get some custard.

Gooch raised over $430,000 for her campaign. She was literally lighting cigars with $20 dollar bills. Anna Little raised a scant $21,000 dollars for her campaign. She literally had to bum cigarettes from friends.

Gooch had da backing of da entire GOP'er establishment and their leadership. Anna Little had da backing of da Tea Party, and friends from down da street.

But Gooch ran her primary campaign against Pallone, even though she wasn't even running against him yet. Anna Little ran her campaign against Gooch and da political status quo.

In da end, Little stunned da GOP'er leadership by winning a photo-finish race, ahead by 79 votes. Already Gooch's handlers are demanding a recount, as Gooch is waving da white flag of surrender.

DaTruth is, for da second time in 3 years, da Monmouth GOP seriously underestimated how big Anna Little is. She would have been popular enough to win back her own Freeloader seat in 2007, which would have kept da Monmouth Freeloader Board GOP-controlled, but egos got da better of them and they lost their power. Anna Little had da experience and da right makeup to run for Congress, and da GOP turned their backs on her again.

What Anna Little's big victory to this point means is da Monmouth GOP now has a big egg on their faces, because now, regardless, they can't win.

Since da wealthy Gooch declared defeat and conceded, da Monmouth GOP has now been left in da dark and on da outside for this election, Anna Little owes them nothing, and she shouldn't give them anything. She owes her victory to herself and da Tea Party. Da OX and da rest of his oxen didn't raise a dime or a finger to help Anna Little, in effect, shunning da person who will now be carrying da GOP'er banner whether they like it or not.

Da definition of a "BaconHead," which can be traced back and credited to a former BaconHead Award winner is someone who either "tortures the language with the abandon of a psychotic pulling the wings off flies," or just simply and without the extra syllables and other rhetoric, someone or a group of people who "do something insanely insane while da rest of da world stands there and says in unison 'are you kidding me - wow, what a BaconHead.'"

Well, since we're bringing back da award of awards, we got da TruthTellers together in an undisclosed location and served more than enough moo shu shrimp and dumplings. In da end, we had to have a runoff due to a photo-finish, much like da District 6 GOP'er race.

After an official daTruthSquad recount, Bordentown Mayor Lynch came in a close second due to his emulation of da Manalapan Township Committee and their 2007 treatment of da First Amendment. While you don't get a BaconHead, Mayor Lynch, you instead get a dishonorable mention for treating da Constitution of da United States as a napkin. Better luck next time.

However, a serious drum roll please:

For not learning from da mistakes of your predecessor - and doing something that was one of da three reasons your predecessor was sent packing from his and now your office --- disrespecting and underestimating da popularity and da perseverance of Anna Little --- Da winner of da June BaconHead Award is:

Monmouth GOP First Dude Joe Oxley!!!!!!!!

Congratulations "First Dude" Oxley. We recommend you hang your BaconHead next to da picture of former Kommissar PuPu and his enforcers surrounding Anna Little. It will be a constant reminder that disrespecting little Anna Little can be costly to da party you are supposed to serve. Now, do da right thing, and back Anna Little 1000%.

And that's daTruth.

Da Recession Finally Hits Manalapan Town Hall - Sort Of

When daTruthSquad got wind that da Manalapan Township Committee had decided to close all municipal offices for 10 Fridays during the summer months, we have to admit we first thought - Wow, da fiscal conservatives of da Manalapan Township Committee finally get it!

This means all municipal offices will be closed on June 4, and for 9 other Fridays in July and August. Sounds great in theory. However, in Manalapan, one thing we've learned is that theory is sometimes like using gasoline to put out a fire. Yes, gasoline is a liquid, but it probably won't do much to put out da flames.

So, kudos to da Manalapan Township Committee to try to save da taxpayers money. In all, it's expected that just about $100,000 will be saved this summer on salaries of da furloughed workers. Anyone who works in da building, and we can only expect that it includes Tara Tiara, will be losing 10 days of pay over da summer!

Now, even daTruthSquad has to admit that for once, da Manalapan Township Committee is doing something right. Ever since da recession started, money has been spent by da "TC" on a lot of things --- including lawyers for da many cases they are facing from da return volley by da Mosked Man in his defamation case and wrongful prosecution case against da town, and certain Manalapan Township officials, as well as da defamation case brought by Manalapan Police Chief Stu Brown against certain Manalapan Township officials.

Yes, some people are going to be a little lighter in their paychecks, but so many others have faced this, so now it's Manalapan's turn.

Interesting though, is da timing. We're getting closer and closer to getting a budget done, and why now is this cut coming? Why wasn't it announced before when da budget was first introduced? Why did they wait until now to release this information?

Now, to be fair, da Manalapan Township Committee has been cutting everything in sight that doesn't move. Manalapan Township doesn't even subsidize Manalapan Day anymore, leaving da fine men and women at da Heritage Committee to work their backsides off to make this great event da success it usually is. Anyone who has seen da posters out about Tommy James and da Shondells has to be impressed, and getting a big time New York City radio station to come to our little town is a testament to da Heritage Committee's hard work and dedication.

However, we have just one question --- does da furlough also include da five members of da manalapan Township Committee?

If it does, then daTruthSquad will admit they did da 100% right thing here. If they're getting their full pay and benefits while da office staff is getting unpaid days off, then they owe us an explanation.

DaTruth is, da furloughs were long overdue. Outside of da years that Joltin Joe, may he rest in peace, was on da township committee, and da fiscal conservative Queen's big campaign year, taxes in Manalapan have usually gone up - and in some cases double dights! You ask any homeowner who can't print money, and they'll tell you it's been rough. Da Manalapan Township Committee has no business base to draw money off of, since da town's ratables ranks as one of da lowest in da county and in da bottom 25% of da entire state, so it's up to da homeowners to make our town's ends meet.

And, to be fair, our townspeople have spent their hard earned money that maybe they should have not spent money on. One case that comes to mind is da Land Deal Gone Bad - First Amendment case heard 'round da world -- a case that Mayor Andy Boy said in 2007 had already cost well "over $100,000" just six months into da 25 month case! As to exactly how much was spent - we'll never know, because they refuse to tell us.

Da situation with Chief Brown is another waste of taxpayer money, and will only get worse because a female sitting member of da Manalapan Township Committee didn't appreciate being called "lady."

Remember too that da Manalapan Township Committee used over $1,000,000 dollars in school cutbacks just to balance their budget gap, something daTruthSquad previously blogged about in "Will Da Manalapan Township Committee Balance Their Budget On Da Backs of Kids?" In fact, over $20 million dollars of da Manalapan budget comes directly from taxpayers - Manalapan homeowners - one of da largest percentages of any town in Monmouth County!

DaTruth is, this "furlough plan" is long overdue, but it shouldn't stop here. DaTruthSquad challenges da Manalapan Township Committee to place da budget on da town website for everyone to see. However, it shouldn't end there. With each meeting, they should also place up there on da website every expenditure and bill for town residents to see -- including all legal billing.

DaTruth is, we have all been promised transparency in local government. That promise will not be fulfilled until we can see what is being done with our money.

On another front, this blog will continue to support our new adopted sister, da "BordentownMayorReallySucks.com" blog. Da First Amendment is something great patriots and great men and women in our Armed Forces shed blood and gave their lives for. Like da Andy Boy-led Manalapan Township Committee did in 2007, we at daTruthSquad will not stand idly by while a mayor who allegedly has some issues regarding "sucking," according to that blog, tries to take da Constitution of da United States and fold it into a paper airplane.

To Mayor Lynch and his Lynch Mob, simply put - prove your detractors wrong. Prove their statements are lies - and you shouldn't need da "Bordentown Legal Dream Team" to get that accomplished. If you can, that's one thing. if you can't, then it only proves you are trying to use taxpayer money and 800 pound gorilla attorneys to silence your critics. That doesn't make you a mayor - it makes you a Kommissar. That doesn't make you an American - it makes you a Communist. It doesn't make you a leader - it makes you a tyrant. Do da right thing, and learn from da mistakes of da Manalapan Township Committee and end your taxpayer-funded facade.

Like daTruthSquad, we in this great nation have da right to blog anonymously. If you need further proof, look up a document that is called da US Constitution. You may have heard of it. Libraries have copies of it. In some career politicians homes, however, apparently it could be found being used as a bookmark for someone's Communist Manifesto.

Finally, daTruthSquad has a major announcement to make. It's been a long time, but if we've learned anything from da latest events in Bordentown, we've learned that anyone can be a BaconHead. Therefore, after a unanimous vote of da TruthTellers, we're going to be bringing back da beloved BaconHead Award!!!!!!!

Who will win da BaconHead Award this month? Whoever it will be, you know they will be well deserving. And that's daTruth!