Yep, all you FOJ’s, I’m slinking back under the rock that I crawled out from under.
With a new year, I’ve decided that this blogsite is merely an outlet for the negativity that I feel about this community in general, and I just don’t need to keep dwelling on it.
I decided, after much thinking, not to leave it “open-ended”, in case something else came down the pike. However, if I WERE to do this, I would never stop ranting about the stupidity that our local government bodies inflict upon the citizens that they are supposed to serve…not screw.
And, I’d never stop subjecting myself to the sheer, utter disgust and contempt that I have for (1) those so-called community “leaders” that perpetrate these actions, (2) for those citizens who are more than willing to allow themselves to be sodomized on a daily basis and SMILE while it’s being done, and (3) the corpulant crowmeister…Mrs. Pullano…who has whored herself and her journalistic ethics to a group of thieves, swindlers, and pickpockets so that she can continue to down her pasta, provalone, and pizza in ever-increasing volume.
I’ve said enough about Pullano over the years. She had…and took…her opportunity to savage my attempt to change things for the better in our community and, all-in-all, it was “fair game”. That is, “fair game” by her standards, which are virtually non-existant. Therefore, I will refrain from wishing cancer and other maladies upon her.
As for the community in general, well, I believe that you probably have elected…with a couple of exceptions…the representatives that you deserve. I have to admit that it’s a pretty good representation of the community in general (again, a couple of exceptions): unintelligent, non-creative thinkers, fat, arrogant, morally-challenged, backstabbing, and backwards.
Look, I’m not saying that I was “the one”. I never claimed to have all the answers.
However, what I…and a couple of others…were prepared to do was to deal honestly and fairly with the issues as well as those who brought the issues before our government bodies. Which is more than what you can say for the vast majority of our “leaders” serving at present. Mistakes probably would’ve been made, but at least they would not have been made with malicious intent, by bloated leaders attempting to serve themselves and/or their buddies first.
And, say about me what you will, but at the very least I would not have deliberately overlooked corruption, or involved myself improperly with “conflict of interest” situations, or lied to the community about my intentions.
I may be an asshole, but at least I’m an HONEST asshole. Give me credit for that, at least.
However, in that spirit of honesty, I have to throw a couple of final thoughts out there for the community to chew on for a bit.
I concede that virtually nothing was accomplished in the “Tacklebox Teddy” thing. Oh, sure, the BSOTPD is running much smoother than it was, and the current Chief will not be caught with tackleboxes full of handguns, jewelry, and money. However, the fact that the previous occupant of that office was “punished” for his transgressions with being able to breathe air outside of jail and/or prison WITH a full fucking pension…two years before he was eligible…is a shameful failure of justice.
It’s also a shameful failure of your elected representatives…with two exceptions…to show any amount of principle whatsoever. Again, residents of BS/OT, these are the representatives that you so richly deserve, as they reflect the general lack of principle shown by the vast majority of residents of this community.
And, rest assured, these same qualities will manifest in some of our newly elected representatives…some of which have ties to “Teddy”…from going after the current Chief in a naked display of “poor sportsmanship”. That is, they couldn’t stop the tide that swept Teddy from power, but they can try to “even up the score” by harassing his successor. Unfortunately, I believe that this will be the case, if history is a predictor of the future.
For, Hell hath no fury like unimaginative leaders scorned…
Also, in the same vein, I cannot help but feel betrayed to a degree. Not by the “Teddy” thing, which was completely beyond my power to control (citizens did what government leaders wouldn’t do), but by the 8 years of wasted effort.
Assigning blame to this situation would be a never-ending job; suffice it to say that there is sufficient blame to go around, starting from the very beginning. The post-recall election, for starters.
Even though I’m personally disgusted with David Rush, I will say that I have always admired his tactical ability. He helped create a much-needed change, where some government leaders were about to sodomize a significant part of the population for their own benefit. Yes, I am absolutely convinced that some of the leaders were going to personally profit from their own votes.
However, even at that, there was a great tactical error made at that point: David himself did not run for one of the recalled seats, instead choosing to have one particular person run…a person who I will not name, but ended up being particularly ineffective as a representative (and, one who I personally like, but who also admitted that they voted on issues that they didn’t understand at the time that they voted on them…a gross violation of the public’s trust). Had David sat on that Board himself, there is no doubt in my mind that the changes that this Township so desperately needed would’ve taken place.
Even at that, the opportunity for change was there. For 8 long years.
And, wouldn’t you know, they were largely squandered. Squandered to the point that the Farmocracy decided “enough is enough” and took it back. Not with people of merit, but with people of “name”.
Which, in this intellectually-challenged community, is enough.
I believe that the movement that was created years ago was a good one: citizens who fought when government failed. I believe that it wasn’t people like me who failed, but government leaders that failed.
However, I admit that I just don’t have the inclination to fight any more. It is a never-ending task, largely due to the fact that the stupidity displayed by these so-called “leaders” is virtually never-ending. Never mind the duplicity of those like, say, Ernie Hildebrand, who promises to be a fiscal conservative, then decides that the spending of $300,000 of OUR MONEY on a needless project is perfectly acceptable during a recession. Who promises to be “fair”, then turns around and “re-involves” himself in a clear Conflict of Interest situation just as soon as it’s “safe” to do so.
I know, I’ve made myself unpalatable to the voting public by being, well, brutally honest. Fine: message received. I’m unelectable in this community. I get it.
However, as I’ve always said, I’d rather be “right” than popular any day. And, so far, I haven’t been proven wrong. Arrogant, maybe. Definitely an asshole.
But not wrong.
I’ll leave it at that.