| St. Lawrence sent this letter to all Democratic state committee members, members of the State Assembly and State Senate and all local elected officials across the state.
In his missive, St. Lawrence said:
We need leaders who will reform Albany and breathe new life into New York.
St. Lawrence masquerading as a candidate of reform is the greatest political irony of 2010 so far, considering a litany of backroom deals, accusations of political imprudence and cronyism, inexplicable silence on critical town matters, and alleged shady dealings regarding town development and special interest groups. These are chronicled by the grassroots, non-partisan Preserve Ramapo Web site.
St. Lawrence continues (and those familiar with St. Lawrence and his cronies please contain yourself from punching out your computer screen):
[We need] people who can extricate the state from the financial crisis that has befallen us. People who will save taxpayer dollars by streamlining government and making it more efficient. People who will ameliorate the crushing property tax burden we face. People who will champion open and honest government and make it more accessible and accountable to the public.
St. Lawrence is doing nothing more than trying to take advantage of the grassroots reform movement taking place across New York. In Rockland and Ramapo, he is the quintessential insider and establishment politician-even St. Lawrence's allies must admit this. For St. Lawrence to position himself as some sort of champion of reform is just making a mockery of the reform movement sweeping the State.
A small sampling of St, Lawrence's shortcomings include exaggerating his collegiate resume (he claims two degrees from Harvard, when he never graduated from there) and taking large donations from developers who do business with the Town of Ramapo, A full sampler can be read here.
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