Take A Letter Maria

It really bothers a lot of people about what happened at last Wednesday's Board of Aldermen meeting. Candidate for Mayor, Nick Guccione admitted writing a letter to the St. Charles County courts siding with the owner of Caddy Shack, the bar on the Wentzville Parkway. Residents were furious after going to court and wining a judgement to stop the loud music late at night just to have Guccione have it overturned at the county level. He got an ear full of criticizm at that meeting from a gentleman resident of that subdivision while others stood in support of him.

The Wentzvillian has gotten dozens of emails regarding this situation and they all want to know why Nick Guccione went against the wishes of the citizens in the subdivision behind Caddy Shack. They claimed that "Guccione uses the bar as his campaign headquarters and he had a conflict of interest just writing the letter." Let's face it, in plain and simple terms he screwed up again, which has become a reoccurring theme of his entire campaign. Maybe he figured that it wasn't a big deal doing a favor for his friend and benefactor but two to one says he just reacted rather than think it through, another prominent thesis in his political career. He defended himself during his Alderman report saying that he has had fund-raisers there but denies it's his campaign headquarters, yet he never named a location of his headquarters.

Every chance Guccione gets he points out that he is the "peoples candidate" then he turns right around to blow off citizens who were only trying to get some sleep at night. This was no accident, as with anything else, if you want to find the answer; just follow the money. Guccione admits gaining financially from the bar by holding poker tournaments to fund his campaign and although I haven't checked public record, I'd bet he got a substantial donation from the establishment in addition. Guccione is playing both sides of the fence and in this instance he drove a bulldozer through it. Shame on you Mr. Guccione for letting money get in the way of good judgement and taking a giant dump on the heads of those same citizens who put you in office in the first place. I sincerely hope this issue goes viral and you get exactly what you deserve, a giant dump on your election hopes!

Guccione has done some incredibly stupid things in his political career but this one has to rank right up there on top of the pile. These good citizens should take this to the streets and undo all the lies he's spewed all over town about being the "citizens candidate." He cannot knee-cap an entire subdivision of voters and expect them to support his candidacy for anything. This incident should kick his ass back several months in damage control, I don't know how he can justify or lie his way out of this one. These voters talk with one another, they have families and friends, it will be heard around this fair city that there's a snake trying to slither his way into the top spot.

I urge all of my readers to cut and paste this blog into your emails to your friends, acquaintances, and families, put a nickle in their slot and get them playing this message to every voter in the city. Ask your friends if they are willing to go into that voting booth and blindly vote for a man who would smile to your face and lift your wallet at the same time. He doesn't care about Wentzville or the good citizens here, he cares about getting elected, being accepted, feeling important, and being powerful. In this instance he's proven without a doubt that he is interested in money and winning the election, not you the people of Wentzville. For Guccione, it will be a monumental task trying to patch up the hole in this fence.

A message to Mr. Guccione: People may forget what you say but they will always remember how you made them feel. You made many people feel great frustration and that will spread into the voting booths, as it should. I would have thought that a "peoples candidate" would write a letter supporting the people, not a bar owner. Good luck talking your way out of this one!