" Hey Disappointed. You think David's letter was political? You mean like John Hansbury's request for the bridge report? After all, Hansbury is the former chairman of the Mercer County Republican Party. I mean, it's not as if the county Republicans intentionally targeted Hopewell Township in an all-out attempt to bring it back into the fold. It's not as if they mounted a smear campaign against the mayor and other Democrates on teh Hopewell Township Committee. It's not as if Hansbury, bankrolled by banker Pat Ryan, didn't mastermind that postcard (paid for and approved by Republican candidate Johnson) and other bogus communications that littered my mailbox before the election.

No, of course not. That would smack of a conspiracy theory. "

" Nicely stated, Citizen. More than ever before, the new leadership will need everyone's help to succeed. "

" I don't know the facts one way or the other on this particular issue but have followed Hopewell politics for years. All I have to say is what goes around, comes around and Vanessa has wrough what she has sown with her behind the scenes tactics. "

" Can't we all just get along? "

" Well done! "

" To truly correct the record;

I saw the full video and not just the propaganda you posted and that citizen said, "I've never been called, "ridiculous." And the Deputy Mayor's reply was, "You have now!" "

" I have no notions of politicians on the take, nor do I think an entire group should be condemned because of the words of one or two of a thousand members. But I think that the decision making process regarding the JCB was flawed. The project needs identified by the Task Force seem to have been ignored, with no formal rationale presented by the County for their final decision. And when, due to a flaw in the process, the national historical significance of the site was overlooked, the County is trying to address it as an afterthought. This will not lead to the best decision. When you have an item as important as this, the project needs need to be redefined and the alternatives reexamined, with new alternatives added as appropriate. In other words, you need to start again. "

" It was a fun event. I look forward to the tradition continuing. "