I’m going to assume you are a friend of CBID based on your poor attempt to slit Simon and Strauss up and your assessment of IND while trying to promote Chris (I came in 4th place to replace my inept father in Congress) Owens. They campaign together on a regular basis, such as on Saturday at the GAP greenmarket.

And a piss-poor attempt to bring in John Heyer. John has been involved with IND longer than anyone who ran in the 39th Council District even LIVED in Brooklyn. Since when did the Democratic party decide that pro-life candidates can’t be in the party? John Heyer is pro-choice: he chooses life. If he got pregnant he would choose to have the baby. Good for him. It’s his choice. Get it?

I’m not a minion, just sick of living in an Assembly District (52nd AD) whose politics are controlled by the IND (Inept, Close to Dead) political club. IND gave us John Heyer to vote for in the 39th District City Council race, and is controlled by an ineffective clique of losers.

For example, it is my understanding that Simon and Strauss, although both from IND, not only do not campaign together, but that Simon is telling her close friends to support Chris Owens against Strauss! It is this sort of circle firing squad that completely eliminates IND, its district leaders and Assembly and Senate representatives, from having any relevance whatsoever.

I’m voting for Hope Reichbach and Steve Williamson, maybe we can start a political club without all the pathetic infighting and worthless backstabbing. For that the 52nd has IND!

The campaign got word that folks were bringing down Hope Reichbach for being a party hack and sent over our good friends, “Park Slope resident,” “cobble hill activist,” and “Slope Voter,” to set the record straight.

We need independent voices, not minions of a corrupt political machine … a machine that probably generated this blog post.

I know Hope Reichbach, and I know that as someone that grew up in Brooklyn’s public interest legal community, and who counts such progressives as Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project among her supporters, Hope will support candidates with real public interest and public service experience.

Unlike Simon, who, Zelig like, pretends to have been at the center of every judicial campaign in recent Brooklyn memory, but who actually can barely get enough support to run her own election, Hope will bring energy and drive to Brownstone Brooklyn.

I’m voting for Hope and Steve on Tuesday, you all reading this should too.

Jo Ann Simon isn’t perfect either, but this write-up is absolutely wrong about its allegations of her statements and positions. E.g., she never endorsed the pro-life candidate in the 39th council district (Joan Millman did).

Vito Lopez is the king of patronage and control, and he has put Ms. Reichbach and Mr. Williamson forward because he can’t control Ms. Simon.

I really, really, really hope that voters don’t fall for this.

As for traffic calming, I don’t know what money Ms. Reichbach is referring to, but there are few people who have worked harder on that and related issues than Jo Anne Simon. Jane McGroarty, maybe.

There are different ways to be a district leader, which we should remember is a part-time job. Jo Anne has done week-in, week-out work on major issues like traffic calming for years. E-blasts announcing free flu shots is the easy stuff that takes the place of substantive contributions.

When I call Ms. Reichbach for assistance at the councilman’s office, most of the time she puts me on hold and Marian Wood comes on the line to help.

When you spend a few years working on solving community problems and issues like Jo Anne has, then maybe you can think about running for office.

Good luck on Tuesday.

I will be voting for Jo Anne Simon and Jesse Stauss.