Dear Editor,

The Lynch Dollars, the $1,500 influence peddling dollars, given to the local Democrats from a convicted and soon to be imprisoned felon have left the Democrats in a quandary.

Shall they give the money to a good cause or not?

The two candidates for Mayor and Council, Frank Gambatese and Chris Kilmurray, don’t seem to want to do it.   Frank Gambatese as usual can’t make up his mind. First he says the Republicans should give back the money they got from Jack Abramhoff, Washington lobbyist.   Then he says maybe it would be OK to give the money to charity to reduce voter cynicism about corruption in government.

Fair enough Frank, I endorse giving all the money back that the local Republicans got from Jack Abramhoff all you have to do is give back the dollars you got from Lynch.  We’ve already done our part, since we never go at dime from Abramhoff.   Now do your part and give to Johnny’s ill intentioned gains to charity.

So far the only words I have seen in print from the two Democrat former members of the Lynch, Martin law firm,  candidate Chris Kilmurray and Democrat party chief, Bernie Hovdovic are,  No we’re not giving any more money to charity.   That from Bernie, apparently unaware that there is not yet a cure for cancer or an end to homelessness,

The point is that these are dirty dollars.   These were especially toxic dollars in South Brunswick because their aim was to influence a zoning decision on the East side of town for the local Sand Company.   The voters in South Brunswick and in East Village know what those attempts were for I believe they want the money given away to charity and these guys out of office...  

Where Chris Kilmurray is on this I don’t know.   He certainly isn’t jumping up and down and saying “I’ll give it back.”   Why do we need this guy as a candidate anyway or Bernie Hvozdovic as a Party official either since they were both Lynch Martin Law firm members when this stuff was going on.  That connection is too eerie for me.

I think the readers of this paper want something better.  If they do, they need to vote for Lynda Woods Cleary for Mayor and Nanette Craig for Council. Vote to make it a two party Council and put an end to the culture of closed door decisions.  Lynda and Nanette will ensure a full public discussion of all the important issues in the Township.  They will bring a clear voice for clean government to South Brunswick.

Sincerely,