Town of Braintree

Do tell, where are all our candidates to run the encumbents out of office. Complaints are all we see out here, but when it comes to replacing those who put us where we are, we don't run anyone.

The school committee needs new blood and new views. Point in case is the recently negotiated teacchers contract that the town can not even afford. The current school board is made up of the same old characters with the same old characteristics of teacher advocates adn big spenders. Please someone run..... Same for the board of Assessors. Jonathon Young is long over due for moving on; he is 21 years in the Assessors office. Get rid of him....

By JR

nomination papers

I will sign your papers for school committee!

a vote for ubu;bone of your own

While waiting in the wings is:

UBU THE WONDER DOG

Better still as a new Town Manager, train him to shake his head violently when hears the word money, raise or contact. He should be given free access to all town property, schools, classrooms, sewer/water depts. palatial new palaces, police and fire stations!The kids would love him but the school administrators would try to exclude him from their domains on various health related issues, a few judicious growls and bites should solve those problems!Teach him to play poker and after he shows promise in bluffing run him against the teachers union! Teach him about town politicians, police and fire union issues and turn him loose!He will be smarter than our recent leaders and work for peanuts, er, bones.

-By Always thinking, not always rational!
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ubu is not a political animal

Jan 29, 2005
hello again this is Elias Smith.it is quite flattering that you would consider ubu for a role in town goverment.after that last episode of web surfing we had a long talk about boundries.we won't go there.that's when the subject of a possible career change was first broached with him, and honestly his heart & tail wouldn't be in it for the long haul.he realizes that presently there is a power vacuum and it would be very easy to dip his paw in the pool so to speak and emerge victorious in a nip and tuck dog eat dog selectmen race(so to speak) with either candidate.then what? long days and even longer nights dealing with unions,cash flow,budget employee incompetence,and finally the shipyard tragedy.as it stands now he literally has a dog's life and he unwilling to give that up for anything.sorry.he will support any competent,ethical underdog's bid for office,however and we are willing to supply as much of our Smith Brothers products as necessary for a hack free political debate.
-By the other smith brother,


By citizens for a better braintree

All talk and no action

This board is full of posters who like to comment on everything that is wrong with the town or the actions of our elected officials.

Why would anyone want to run for a public position? I guess you've decided not to, JR. Why not? Too busy, not qualified? If that's the case then you should realize that the people that are taking the time to be involved in the town deserve your support for their efforts.