Israel plans an “Unprecedented...” invasion of Staten Island from Brooklyn

The top command operative from an undisclosed command post located outside both Brooklyn and/or Staten Island says that “the field operation...will be the most aggressive... in history....”

Some of those specifically targeted expect that parts of Staten Island will be treated like Gaza City by the strike group headed by Israel

One of my top Baker Street Irregulars sent me an Email with this subject line: “Observer: Israel's Plan to Invade Staten Island?”  —   together with the NY Observer link below.

It turns out that according to Ross Barkan, writing in and for the N.Y. Observer, “If the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has its way, the field operation built to unseat Congressman Michael Grimm will be the most aggressive and sophisticated in the city’s congressional history. ***   Congressman Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat and chair of the DCCC, is promising an unprecedented effort to drive out Mr. Grimm, a Republican, and elect his Democratic rival, former Councilman Domenic Recchia.” by Ross Barkan, 8/26/14, NY Oberver/News [http://observer.com/2014/08/dccc-vows-unprecedented-field-operation-against-michael-grimm/]
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The way Steve Israel tells it, it looks like when the DCCC is finished with Grimm, he will be worse off than parts of Gaza after the IDF did its number.

THE US AGAINST THEM BATTLE

Congressman Israel glossed over the Achilles Heel of the whole DCCC-Recchia strategy, with little more than a lick and a promise. According to Ross Barkan, Congressman  Israel said. “In this kind of district, Domenic [Recchia] has to obviously continue to do well in Brooklyn, he’s got to cut into Grimm support in Staten Island which he’s already doing and the polls tell us that.... And he’s got to be an aggressive candidate.”

What is not yet clear is whether Staten Islanders feel negatively about the Republican brand generally and/or Grimm in particular.  In 2013, Mayor de Blasio, a liberal Democrat, lost the Staten Island to a weak Republican contender for mayor. Picking up on that, some of the Staten Island GOP is blasting Recchia for his ties to de Blasio, a former City Council colleague, and the rest of the NYC Democratic establishment. Generally, off-Staten Island Democrats are not particularly popular there, but Mr. Israel said the outcome of prior elections would have little bearing on the contest this fall.

The NY Observer report ended with this response to Steve Israel’s comments from Grimm’s Campaign: “Like Recchia, Washington liberals don’t know the first thing about Staten Island. Recchia lives in Brooklyn, voted to add more tolls, raised our property taxes, voted himself a third term in office, and serves as the Mayor’s ultra-progressive puppet....  All the Manhattan liberals in the world will not be able to overcome Recchia’s shameful 12-year voting record in the City Council, which is probably why he was afraid to mention it in his own commercial – obviously trying to fool Staten Islanders.”