Rafael Román Martel

Some local politicians are already taking advantage of the economic disaster to raise taxes in towns like West New York, New Jersey, where Hillary Clinton’s ardent supporter and wannabe tyrant, Silverio “Sal” Vega, is ready to raise taxes untill the whole town-except his special friends and favorites-bleed their wallets to bankruptcy, and their families to destruction. While some build others destroy. “Sal” Vega is an opportunist, a man who has hitchhiked his way into the mayorship of West New York based on his deceitful skills and the willingness to betray his friend, the Honorable US Congressman, Albio Sires, who entrusted him with the city only to watch how Vega disappoints the hard working residents of West New York.

Furthermore, he has betrayed a true friend of the Hispanic community, and all communities for that matter, as well as personal friend of mine: Union City’s Major Brian Stack. I was there when Silverio “Sal” Vega promised to support Brian Stack to be elected to the New Jersey State Senate, only to run against him weeks later, using the dirtiest tactics ever seen in Hudson County politics, New Jersey. His distorted intentions were to crush Stack’s dream to serve the State of New Jersey. Vega was humiliated on election day.

“Sal” Vega is no good for the residents of West New York, that’s why he is now facing a recall election, whose leader is a man of honesty and impeccable reputation: Dr. Felix Roque.

Vega seems to never learned a basic lesson: a man doesn’t betray his word, the ones he calls his friends. On a darker side, he hides behind the curtain of guapería of his Chief of Police, Oscar Fernandez, who challenges people who try to challenge Vega’s mayoral seat to street fights, surrounded by armed policemen. Does this sounds like Caracas, Venezuela or any other banana republic or Communist state? It does but this is happening in West New York, New Jersey. In the United States. These are the kind of people who claim they want democracy for Cuba but behave like fascists in the United States.

The West New York Police Department is one of the finest in the country. They deserve a more credible Chief of Police, not a bully who has to be restrain in a street fight against a decent American patriot, a military man, a man of his word. I am sure that the good men and women of West New York’s Finest disagree with this kind of conduct. The Chief probably forgot that most of us, including myself, grew up in Cuban streets, fighting bullies. Only cowards hide behind a shield to threaten a man whose life he has dedicated to cure and erase the pain of senior citizens. A man who is loved by thousands of his patients.

Due to the actions of “Sal” Vega and his Police Chief, West New York is beginning to feel more like a totalitarian state than a city in our great United States of America. Shame on you Chief Oscar Fernandez, your incapable mayor, and the people that follow your divisive and anti democratic conduct, usually reserved for Communists. The situation has deteriorated to a point that any kind of criticism towards Mr. Vega causes an instant and violent reaction from the members of his puppet club. They aren’t many, and everyday more residents are beginning to realize the urgent need to remove Sal Vega before he causes anymore damage upon West New York and its hard working residents.

I have the highest respect for all police officers and police departments in this great nation. I have the privilege to know many of them. They are all men. Real police officers don’t abuse their power, their honor their shield. I have no respect for people like Chief Oscar Fernandez who loses control without justification and this kind of behavior is likely to end up in police brutality of some sort. He should publicly apologize for his shameful conduct in regards to Dr. Roque, who could probably help Chief Fernandez with his anger management control issue.

Obama wants the best for America. Sal “The Problem” Vega wants to destroy West New York.