Goodness gracious, there’s a lot of political excitement being generated in Marlboro. The most difficult problem for a scribe choosing to comment on these current events is putting together readable copy and at the same time not being too specific.
Rank and file township residents understand that political specificity is at most times dangerous territory to explore.
Defensive responses by some of Marlboro’s officialdom stating they "were not aware of that" is to be discounted.
In truth, just about everyone in Marlboro is "aware" of just about everything. "Marlboro’s Bermu-da Triangle" has been said to sometimes accommodate voodoo bookkeeping, dubious political alliances and trickle-down greed.
Some of the citizenry have expressed attitudes which appear to minimize the magnitude of these distressing turn of events.
After all, in its larger context, sacre bleu, we have had to contend with forgoing "French fries" at McDonald’s for "freedom fries" and my favorite Russian dressing has "suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune."
However if a "red alert" signals boycotting Chinese restaurants, "include me out!"
The Marlboro shenanigans serve to remind me of Claude Rains’ famous lines in Casa-blanca.
As Capt. Renault, he closes down Rick’s place, Humphrey Bogart’s casino, announcing, "I am shocked, shocked, to find gambling is going on here," just as the crooked roulette wheel dealer hands him his winnings.
Herbert Resnick
Marlboro