A Mismanaged Seaside Community of Quitters? Mayor Undine Pawlowski George Re-Elected By Default as Tom Reynolds Withdraws

Three-time electoral dropout Thomas F. Reynolds, Jr. single-handedly re-elected controversial St. Augustine Beach Mayor UNDINE PAWLOWSKI GEORGE by default September 24, 2018 when he walked into the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections office and withdrew his candidacy for her City Commission seat.

Congratulations, Mayor UPG.

"EARN THIS.  EARN IT." (In the words of Tom Hanks character at the denouement of Spielberg's film, Saving Private Ryan.)

This unexplained move by Tom Reynolds (a/k/a "Who the hell is Tom Reynolds?") now leaves only one (1) of three (3) Commissioners with terms expiring on January 1, 2019 facing any competition in the November 6, 2018 election.  Vice Mayor Margaret England was re-elected when filed to run against her during qualifying in June this year.

Ms. Rosetta Bailey is still running for City Commission, for the seat to which Commissioners appointed restauranteur Donald Samora after Commissioner Sherman Gary Snodgrass quit.  Rose is not a quitter.  She persists, even after she was assaulted by at City Hall by LEONARD PATRICK TRINICA, then-Mayor RICHARD BURTT O'BRIEN's campaign manager, defended by trial lawyer PATRICK CANAN and let off Scott-free by disreputable State's Attorney RALPH JOSEPH LARISSA and disrespectful acolyte CHRISTOPHER FERREEBEE refused to prosecute.

Footnote: When I accompanied Rose and Mark Bailey to a meeting with FERREEBEE, he was rude, saying "WE DON'T NEED YOUR HELP."  This fetid Philistine has applied for a judgeship, lie other mediocrities whom lousy louche lapdog LARIZZA has hired.

This is not the first time that a putative candidate has mysteriously backed out of running against a St. Augustine City Commissioner after the ending of qualifying period.

In 2012, St. Augustine Beach City Commissioner Andrea Samuels was re-elected after Andrew Putnam Birchall withdrew on June 27, 2012, shortly after qualifying.

There's a long tradition of candidates in St. Johns County who chicken out, as with the perennial crop of phony no party affiliation candidates who file to close what are supposed to be universal primaries under the 1998 amendment to our Florida Constitution.

The Ambassador Joseph P.  Kennedy, Sr. said, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

But in St. Johns County and St. Augustine Beach the redneck peckerwoods say, "I quit,"

Quitters only empower tyrants.race

Hopefully, Reynolds will make white collar crime and corruption a priority in the 2020 Sheriff's race.

Justice for Michelle O'Connell.