Circle the Wagons
Could this get any more lame? Carol Alvarado circles the wagons, hiring top-gun lawyer Rusty Hardin and a PR firm to bail her out of the very public difficulties her lack of oversight has gotten her into.
The PR firm is Austin-based Public Strategies.
Joe Householder of Public Strategies confirmed that Alvarado hired Hardin and the firm in an effort to seek advice regarding the ongoing investigation. He added that the firm will provide an assessment of the current situation and offer suggestions as to how to correct the system so that the incidents are not repeated
Hahahahahahaha. I see they’re hard at work already, that is, if anyone believes a public relations firm would or should be making recommendations on City of Houston procedures. That’s spin for you: “No she’s not more interested in her political career than in fixing the problem, that’s why she hired us!”
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
So far, I’ve received no inquiries from them about buying ad space on Houblog.
Anyway, BlogHouston is on the job, and I seem to be having a relapse, so my promised article on Vasquez’s op-ed piece will have to wait half finished. Going to rest now….
Update: Ok, I couldn’t let this snark pass…
Alvarado’s new team and her talk with investigators today coincided with word that the budget analyst who worked part time in the mayor pro tem office will return full-time to the Finance and Administration Department.
Mayor Bill White’s spokesman, Frank Michel, said the move wasn’t related to the payroll scandal involving $143,000 in what city officials say were improper bonuses.
No, it’s related to the fact that all four reasons they needed the extra person have been suspended, and they brought back someone competant to run the office.