Why You Can’t Trust Bob Robbins and Good Reasons Not to Vote For Him!! (Part I of a series)

(The following statements are my opinion, perspective, and views after several years of volunteer work within the Mercer GOP. I served 12 years as a precinct committeewoman on the Mercer County Republican Committee and two years on the PA GOP state committee.)

Bob Robbins is Loose with Our Money: He is Fiscally Irresponsible!!

Many people have these opinions of politicians: 1) They are all crooks and 2) How can you tell when a politician is lying? His lips are moving. After my stint as a loyal member of the Mercer GOP, I tend to agree and these opinions certainly fit the less than adequate state senator Bob Robbins. “Regardless of political affiliation“, we have been stuck with him for too long.

Bob Robbins spent $43,000 on a write-in campaign to be the Dem choice in November, and his reason was because he loves everyone? OK I’ll be fair, what he really said, “he always worked hard for the people of Mercer County regardless of political affiliation.” His lips were moving when he said this. He must be counting on poor memories on the part of Dems. Robbins and his GOP allies went to great lengths to dig up dirt on Democrats over the past years, including Art Allen. I can recall Mrs. Robbins complaining, “We can‘t find out anything about this Art Allen.” In particular, Bob’s wife voted for, and contributed to the wording, on the “infamous negative Republican flyer” against the Dem commissioner candidates…you know the flyer that drove Lark over the edge and in part caused his resignation.

We all should feel sorry for Lord and Lady Robbins. Reportedly, they lamented about their sore knees from praying for an answer to the worry that Bob would have some difficulty this November. Their prayers were answered when allegedly a few sneaky Dem “officials“ appeared to the Robbins, telling them “we want you as our Dem candidate because you do so much for us”. Well, that’s Pay-Raise Bob’s story. More likely, if Dems really did approach him, they said: “We’ll help you with your Dem write-in project if you help our future Dem campaigns by throwing a GOP candidate under the bus.” This was an easy choice for Coconut Bob since he is practiced at betraying GOP candidates. The Mercer County Incumbent Party has turned backstabbing into an art form. They cannot stand the possibility that an Independent, politically and common-sensibly, could displace them, and win. It would be a win for taxpayers since we desperately, desperately need public servants. Remember, public servants SERVE taxpayers, not vice versa.

Here’s the irony: Senator Robbins portrays himself to GOP loyalists as the most ardent partisan…the top GOP dog in the area, and his wife is the top GOP state committee dog. They play and talk a good game. Yet, behind the scenes, and via their allies embedded within the Mercer GOP, they will do and say whatever it takes to win and stay in power. They casually betray GOP loyalists.

One thing for certain: Robbins will never spend his own personal money to retain his position. When many Mercer County residents are financially struggling, Bob has the luxury of tapping his campaign fund, with no questions ever asked. He smugly views the fund as his exclusive play money and it appears that no one monitors the use of it. Ethics doesn’t seem to a part of Lord Robbins vocabulary.

Let’s talk about that $43,000 that Bob spent on the write-in campaign. First, I find it despicable that he can throw around that kind of money to retain his senator role, pension, and countless perks, and what is the unemployment rate in Mercer County? Is $43,000 higher than the average salary of Mercer County?

Do you trust someone who uses his campaign fund as if it was a household checking account? I do not, and allow me to share information that I had an occasion to seek out back in 2008. When I ran for a seat on the PA GOP state committee in 2008, the Robbins threw tantrums, made threats, and generally acted undignified and downright evil. This made me more curious about their positions. Their behavior seemed illogical, such bitterness directed toward me over the #3 state committee spot?

The state elections board provides public access to candidate campaign reports, so I reviewed those of Robbins during an 18-month period, and was surprised to discover the following:

Bob Robbins reimbursed himself from his campaign fund, over an 18 month period, more than $25,000 in MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. In essence, this is Bob’s slush fund for unvouchered expenses. (You may recall his dark-of-night vote for a pay raise AND unvouchered freebie money from taxpayers…money to be used to remodel his wife’s kitchen?) This “Miscellaneous Expenses” category from Bob’s campaign fund is Bob’s pocket money, in my view. No one but Pay-Raise Bob would have the audacity to be reimbursed for over $1,000 at a crack for “Miscellaneous”.

In addition, during this 18 month period, Bob spent over $20,000 at SAM’S CLUB!! What type of campaign expenses would require this excessive expenditure? The Robbins are known to be cheap, and ask for food donations from others for his events. Is it possible that the Robbins also use this campaign fund as a personal grocery fund? It does make one wonder. Let’s not forget that the only goal of the Duke of Arrogance, Bob Robbins, is to spend other people’s money. He could care less about helping the voters of Mercer County, “regardless of their political affiliation.”

It is my opinion, which is shared by many, and growing, that Bob Robbins displays a trend of self-serving and untrustworthy behavior term after term, and his fiscal irresponsibility is only outweighed by his egotistical, arrogant behavior. We all must remember his trip to the Virgin Islands, initially funded by taxpayers, and quickly corrected by Robbins when he was caught chiseling the taxpayers.

Mercer County voters, regardless of their political affiliation, deserve better than Bob Robbins. We deserve a senator that we can trust and we can believe when his or her lips are moving.

Topics for Future Posts (stay tuned please):

Examples of Pay-Raise Bob’s Pathological Super-Arrogance

Part II - Bob’s Outrage about the GOP State Committee, including quote from Bob toward me, “I’ll bring out the artillery against you.” I continue to view this as a disturbing threat and gives me pause as to what this less-than-mediocre state senator, and his henchmen, are capable of.

Part III - Bob’s Interference about an Inquiry Concerning the Young Republicans and its Sex Offender Co-Founder, including the smug quote from Bob, “You can’t do anything without my finding out about it a half hour later.” Lord Bob has a Napoleon complex, for sure!

Part IV - Bob’s Obsessive Control of Local Politics and Closed Shop Attitude - “No minorities or women need apply.”

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