Those are pretty harsh words, Mr. Average Joe.
People who really know me know what I stand for, (1) I'm a straight shooter, and (2) I always put HACKENSACK ahead of any political agenda or loyalty to any politician.
The enemies of the Zisa administration set their agenda simply as the opposite of whatever the administration stood for. In a similar way, there are many people who blindly supported whatever the adminstration wanted, without any analytical thinking or free thinking. Sort of a "stay the course" old-guard mentality exactly like the die-hard supporters of President Bush. Frankly, I disdain both life perspectives, although I feel the greatest disgust towards all the "anti" people out there.
I'm more than willing to give the Zisa administration credit for many things they helped bring about, whether it was the Railroad overpass, the new DPW, the Sanzari Medical Arts building, the preservation of Borg's Woods, the establishment of an environmental commission and a business improvement district for Main Street etc, etc. The list could go on and on. And I'm a straight shooter who might be critical, for example, of the Atlantic Street parking garage setback 18 inches from the property line of adjacent apartments, or how the river pathway was botched on the property of the city-owned Anderson pump station.
That's what being an HONEST and CONSCIENTIOUS citizen is all about. It's my civic duty to be an "independent voice of reason" with no political allegiance. Quite frankly, I'm proud to be fulfill that role here in the City of Hackensack, since nobody else is doing it. I want people to follow my lead in that regard.
I've had my share of life's problems, including marriage problems in 1999 that brought me to the brink of insanity. But through it all I've remained LOYAL to my community. I've overcome tremendous adversity to turn my life around, whether you respect it or not.
I'm still here, I'm still civic-minded, I still have great pride in this city, and I'm still working to help make Hackensack a better community. Sorry to tell you, but someday there will be more people involved in Hackensack's civic affairs who are independent-thinking and not aligned for or against any administration. There's not a doubt in my mind about that. My problem is I'm way ahead of my time ,and I might not see it till I'm a very old man ---- and still living in Hackensack.