Politics & Government

Letter to the Editor: Time for a Change

Reader supports Robert Germino.

Dear Editor, 

Being a fiscal conservative is apparently worthy of discredit, as evidenced by recent comments incumbent Assemblyman Charles Lavine made about his opponent, the fiscally conservative Republican candidate Robert Germino.

Mr. Lavine made some unfortunate, not fair and balanced, allegations concerning his opponent's supporters. I assume the intent of his incendiary comments was to distract from the real issue of out-of-control-spending that plagues NYS.

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Mr. Lavine has directly contributed to this explosive and destructive spending by co-sponsoring the onerous and poorly written MTA tax that was forced onto the public by powerful "special interests."

It's the spending that has to be controlled and Mr. Lavine is not the right person to control spending–fiscal conservative and Iraqi Marine vet Robert Germino is. Mr. Germino's rise from enlisted man to captain in the United States Marine Corps has demonstrated his leadership abilities, and it is leadership combined with fiscal discipline that the 13th District and New York State need now.

Anita MacDougall
Oyster Bay

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Robert Germino is running against Charles Lavine for the 13th District Assembly seat, which includes portions of Syosset and Woodbury. 


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