Shhhhh! Hibernating.

The Uncle is cold and tired and hungover (did I mention cold?).

The last thing he wants is to chat - online, off-line or even to himself.

So, continuing the current do-it-yourself nature of this blog - you want James' letter?

You got James' letter.

(and if you want something else point it out or send it to cuzzincookie@hotmail.com)

County needs a watchdog
Chairwoman Roxanne Donnery, Republican Frank Fornario and the other legislators who joined them ought to be applauded for their efforts in bringing a watchdog accountability office to Orange County. This independent agency would not only have rooted out any corruption, but also would have saved taxpayers a great deal of money by streamlining government.

It is a sad day, however, when County Executive Ed Diana tells the voters who just re-elected him that he is above transparency and scrutiny and will instead veto the legislation. Diana and his supporters' opposition is so blatantly politically motivated that a majority of his legislative caucus chose not to even show up and cast a "no" vote, presumably because most of them know they are on the wrong side of this issue and instead want to hide from a roll call. I wonder if these same Republican legislators would've voted in favor of the office if there were a Democrat in the county executive seat.

At a time when the public's trust of politicians is at an all-time low, it is equally insulting as it is astounding that so many of our representatives in Goshen are against such a commonsense measure.

James Skoufis
Woodbury Town Councilman