Luzerne County Elected Officials Bad at Math

http://www.timesleader.com/news/20080510_10juvietimeline_jen_ART.html

Please click the link, read the article, then read this. Our cornhole commissioners actually got us into this deal. They want us all to believe that they actually thought that paying $58,000,000 over a 20 year lease made more sense than owning the facility for $8,000,000. For those that may not be as good at math as I happen to be and also for those who are as tragically bad at math like Scrapheap and former comm. Vonderhideyourwallett; The lease is essentially $2.9 million per year for twenty years. Now, had these flunkies actually ever been to a math class they could've figured out that buying for $8. million would've cost $1.92 million for 5 years had they took a 5 year loan. Yes I included generous interest in that payment. How in the holy vermilion hells can anybody think that lease was a good idea??? Nobody is this fookin stupid!!!So what explains it?? I would like a forensic accountant to look into Scrap and Todd's personal finances. Can anyone say offshore accounts? Does the name Cayman Islands ring a bell? Does this answer the question of how a $42,000 per year earning commissioner could afford to join Huntsville Golf Club? The above pic illustrates the math skills of the fecal impactions that got us into this mess for their own profit.

Another Black eye for Luzerne County Government

As has been covered on Gort's blog http://gort42.blogspot.com, Scrapheap's best friend Sam "I am the Problem" Guesto has really screwed the pooch this time. He even has Petrilla after his head. Poor old Scrap has no comment. Well, no shit Sherlock. He is your boy and doesn't so much as blow his nose without your permission. The fact that the warden has come out and said he was present when Guesto ordered the no bid bullshit has to be taken very seriously. He has put his job on the line for telling the truth. No matter what Petrilla says, Guesto should be suspended without pay immediately. Scrap should take a leave of absence until the investigation is complete. If laws were broken, and it sure as fark looks that way, certain local political hacks need 3 hots and a cot courtesy of the state for a few years. That includes you, scrap!!! The one amazing question I have is, who is this outside agency that is conducting the investigation????

Today's Brass Balls Award

The owner of Commonwealth Foods, the leader in the no-bid bullshit, has the farkin nerve to complain. He did $1.1 million in no-bid business with the county. If he was working on just a 33% margin(very low for what he sells), he made $330,000. in just 4 years. That equates to $82,500 per year. Please compare that with the median salary for Luzerne County!!! I beg of all the commissioners and any other politician in power, please accept my $5,000 donation ( the very same amount he gave Scrapneck) in exchange for $82,500 per year. Now that's a good investment!!!!

Skrep and Kanjo

Greg just can't help himself. Didn't he ever hear the axiom that it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. I've met Scrap, he is far from stupid. How in the world he thinks joe taxpayer is going to swallow his line of shit time and time again is beyond me. It seems like everybody he is friends with has a no bid deal with the county. The latest prison food supplier story is just fooking beautiful. Not only is the owner close friends with pumpkin head, but Guesto was best man at his wedding. Do these jagofffs think nobody sees a connection???

Kanjo does it again. Nine million taxpayer dollars to his family apparently wasn't enough. He just flipped three million more of our tax dollars to his nephew Russell. Anybody who votes for this waste of human space needs a brain enema!!!

Thoughts

There is so much going on that I really don't know where to start. The ticket scandal with Greg Scrapheap and Guesto seems as good as any. Who hasn't figured out that Luzerne county is a pay to play zone? Greg gives that company a few million county dollars and only asks for some tickets to games in return. That company got the deal of a lifetime!!

Chris Hackett, whom I know and like, pledges not to pursue earmarks. Chris, that would be great. The only problem I see is the several hundred other members of congress that would laugh and say great, more for my district. It is a very short sighted notion and certainly not well thought out. While I'm on the subject of Mr. Hackett, I wish his campaign pukes would stop with the mud already.

The story of Pride hiring illegal aliens comes to light after only 12 or 13 years. I heard Kevin "pinko" Lynn talking about it today. If I am not mistaken, it was 2 or 3 illegals that had false identification. When INS investigated, Pride cooperated fully. Boy, what a scandalous tale. Kevin, do you really think Mr. Meuser actually interviews and hires every person that works at Pride? If so, you're a farktard. Any company that size has a full blown HR department that does that. The HR crew made an honest mistake. The company took responsibility for the mistake. Where is the scandal? If this is the best mud Madeira and crew can come up with for Hackett, they should be canned.

As I've stated many times, I know both of the candidates well. I like and respect both. Never mind the reality that Meuser is the stronger candidate to unseat Carney, I just don't like the way Hackett's hatchet men are running his campaign. I have had enough of that style politician. Chris, you have to take responsiblity for them and they cost you my support. I am behind Meuser 100%. Not that that means diddly squat to you, but there it is. Really, Hackett's Hatchets made the decision far easier than it otherwise would've been.

Obama and Billary are both promising over 200 billion in new spending. I am very curious how they intend to pay for it. I sincerely hope it's just the same tired, old democrat campaign promises that were never meant to be kept. Otherwise, this country is screwed with a capital S.

Amazing

Hyder gets an all expense paid trip to Annapolis. The sheer amount of gall our county leaders have is nothing short of amazing. I hope the papers publish what those three dorks spend on meals there. I've been to Annapolis, it aint cheap!!! Maybe Greg "ready for the" Scrapheap can explain why he is rewarding those that were caught with their hands in the cookie jar. He keeps saying they aren't criminals. I think the lawyer representing that dude from Penn state should use that as a defense. If Luzerne county officials and employees did the exact same thing as his client and it's not criminal, the state must drop the charges.

Luzerne County, Home of the Despot

Can anyone actually believe the friggin unmitigated gall of the powers that be in the courthouse? It isn't just the commissioners but the judges too. What must Guesto have on all of them that they are willing to committ political suicide by giving him another job? Judge Ciavarella, say goodbye to being a judge. You will not be able to "skooch" your way out when it comes time for retention.

I rarely agree with anything Corbett has to say but I sincerely hope he keeps his word and continues to hammer these politicians. They say people in this county have a coal cracker mentality. I say it is time to prove them wrong. I say we vote out all incumbent county seats. I say the new administration goes through every employee's file. If they got their job through connections, so sad, too bad, you're fired!!! It is time to stop the corruption. It is time to stop the cronyism. It is time to elect leaders that not only listen to the people but actually follow the will of the people. If the new crop follows this current crop, boom, out they go. I say we repeat the process until we get good leadership in all county offices. By good, I mean moral, ethical, and honest. I think a provision of law needs to put in place that we can impeach any county officeholder and have them removed!! I think the law should state that they be replaced by the people voting not appointed by a shitheel governor.