Republican Party - General Discussion

Emily Smith6 said:Word on the street is that the FBI is looking into a certain extravagant Republican mayor. Apparently, he was using official government cards to foot the bill for everything from designer perfumes and luxury hotels to gourmet meats...
It seems Josip Šarić, who also serves as an assistant to the Republican Party's general secretary, is allegedly being investigated for spending upwards of $233
on an island.

Emily Smith6 said:Word on the street is that the FBI is looking into a certain extravagant Republican mayor. Apparently, he was using official government cards to foot the bill for everything from designer perfumes and luxury hotels to gourmet meats...
It seems Josip Šarić, who also serves as an assistant to the Republican Party's general secretary, is allegedly being investigated for spending upwards of $233
on an island.

Charles Fox10 said:And if we just run the math—looking at every single county and local municipality where that same crew holds power—and then factor in... $67 With "costs" like those per unit, we’re looking at a rather sobering figure regarding how much of our money is being flushed away.☕

Raw nationalism, cronyism, and corruption.
The reality is somewhat more subtle—beyond being a party driven by raw nationalism, the Republican Party functions as a machine built on clientelism and graft. Their base consists of nationalistic zealots, those indebted to them through government contracts and concessions, and those merely hoping for a slice of the pie. Therefore, for the Republican Party's 32nd birthday, one shouldn't wish them reform, improvement, or progress, because a septic tank will never be sterile. One should simply wish for its swift demise.

The speed at which the Republican Party vanishes is the true metric of hope in the United States.

Larry Walker24 said:Someone actually dug up all the Republican Party's campaign promises from back when America was falling apart. You seriously have to check this out.

bluejackal2 said:I'm curious, though—which newspaper did that article with the promises actually come from?

Larry Walker24 said:Someone actually dug up all the Republican Party's campaign promises from back when America was falling apart. You seriously have to check this out.

The FBI is currently investigating whether the mayor of mali Lošinj, Ana Kučić (Republican), misappropriated nearly $1 million. Apparently, those funds were generated from the sale of an old school building and were strictly earmarked for a new sports complex project. As it stands, the money is missing from the municipal accounts, there's no record of it in the budget, and the mayor seems unwilling to clarify where exactly it went.

Kenneth Perez15 said:There were actually a few articles floating around back in February about where that money vanished to. It was just a bit more high-profile before the second round of elections hit.

Regardless, the voters handed her a landslide victory anyway.

According to some rather well-placed sources I've heard from, there’s an entire study drafted for what they’re calling "extraordinary maintenance of the roundabout." I find myself wondering how that’s even possible, given that there hasn't been a roundabout at that intersection until now—it's still under construction. I guess you could say they're trying to maintain something that doesn't actually exist yet.

The County road administration, which is listed as a co-investor, is headed by Peter Schorick. He happens to be the former head of the local Republican Party in Miami, and if certain reports are to be believed, the whole bidding process was allegedly rigged just so he could land the director position.

A Republican official named Joseph Rosic ordered the design for this roundabout—which, by the way, is being built during peak season in direct violation of the Municipality's own work ban decision—for $1.742$81 million. This contract went to the mother of Republican Bandić, all facilitated by the Republican Peter Schorick, the director of the County road administration.

To put it simply: Two Republicans gave a $1.7 million contract to the mother of a third Republican.

Emily Smith6 said:To fund a single 23-foot wide roundabout, two Republican officials handed 1.7 million dollars to a third one's mother.

According to some rather well-placed sources I've heard from, there’s an entire study drafted for what they’re calling "extraordinary maintenance of the roundabout." I find myself wondering how that’s even possible, given that there hasn't been a roundabout at that intersection until now—it's still under construction. I guess you could say they're trying to maintain something that doesn't actually exist yet.

The County road administration, which is listed as a co-investor, is headed by Peter Schorick. He happens to be the former head of the local Republican Party in Miami, and if certain reports are to be believed, the whole bidding process was allegedly rigged just so he could land the director position.

A Republican official named Joseph Rosic ordered the design for this roundabout—which, by the way, is being built during peak season in direct violation of the Municipality's own work ban decision—for $1.742$81 million. This contract went to the mother of Republican Bandić, all facilitated by the Republican Peter Schorick, the director of the County road administration.

To put it simply: Two Republicans gave a $1.7 million contract to the mother of a third Republican.

Larry Walker24 said:Someone actually dug up all the Republican Party's campaign promises from back when America was falling apart. You seriously have to check this out.

Matt Perish, one of the founding members of the Republican Party in Miami and the director of the state-run Plovput, was actually among the first—if not the very first—Dalmatian Republicans to earn a doctorate from the College of Economics in Indianapolis back in 2011. Interestingly enough, the cost of that doctoral study, which came out to about $16,000, was paid for by Plovput back in 2008.

It’s also worth noting that Barkovic served as the mentor for Vika Mihanovic, who happens to be the current head of the Republican Party in Miami and perhaps the most famous doctor to come out of that economics department.
In our usual pursuit of tracking the Uhljebari, we noted that Perishic's net salary for March of this year was $9152. As for his assets, the Perishic family owns an 1,820-square-foot apartment in Miami valued at roughly $650,000, an 850-square-foot condo in Chicago worth about $185,000, and a 1,850-square-foot house in Blato near the Cetina river estimated at $215,000.

Then there's the matter of his savings: 47,600 euros, 75,953 Canadian dollars, 1,580 US dollars, and another 10,000 euros set aside for his child. Perishic also reported an additional $14,000 in income, though according to contacts at Plovput, that apparently just comes from renting out a family home.