Islip GOP abuzz with talk of comeback
Photo credit: Handout | Heading the GOP ticket is Tom Croci, 38, a former Naval lieutenant commander who worked in the White House situation room during the George W. Bush administration and did two stints in Afghanistan.
With its leaky roof patched and drab wood walls spruced up with fresh paint, the creaking Islip Republican headquarters -- once home to Suffolk's most potent political machine -- was abuzz last week with comeback aspirations.
"We're on the pinnacle of becoming the most successful and largest Republican committee in Suffolk County," Islip GOP chairman Frank Tantone told the nearly 200 people...
