Last night the Lake Worth Democratic Club had its election of officers. I decided not to attend. What’s the use? To put in my protest votes?
Two months before our last local election, one of the former presidents of the Club who was supporting a Republican as well as the then President of the Club, told Rene Varela that he could be the next President of the LW Democratic Club, not commissioner. Some of these newly elected officers who have been voted back in were out on election day holding Dave Vespo (Republican) signs.
Rene is now the new President and will be working in 2009 with some of the very same officers who campaigned against him during this past election. Those people should have done the right thing and stepped down as they were advised. Because they didn’t, this Club is impotent. Can you even imagine working with people who have no loyalty to fellow Democrats even when told by the new Chair of the Democratic Executive Committee that what they were doing was against the By-Laws and they needed to resign? Can you even imagine building up a Club with the very same people who rejected you so arrogantly and so publicly?
Good luck, Rene. You will surely need it. Perhaps this year instead of ending up with the bone you will end up with a nice juicy steak and turn this Club’s loyalty around. It’s a big challenge.
