Busy Weekend
Well, I’m back from a DOS-attack enforced exile to note that work and the weekend are both looking rather busy. It will probably be Sunday before I can continue with much in the way of posting. That’s too bad, because I’d like to spend time hopping up and down on Rick Casey’s case (or face, I’m not particular) for his hyped up outrage (make that OUTRAGE!!!!) over the fact that the Texas Ethics Committee levied the largest fine in it’s history against opponents of Metro’s rail referendum. Seems it was far too light of a punishment for Mr. Casey’s taste , as it failed to include keelhauling or drawing and quartering. No punishment is too cruel or unusual for the dastardly opponents of MetroRail!
That would be the same Metro that is now determined to ignore the results of such referendums, and continues to dodge the issue of corrosion due to stray current. Two things about which Mr. Casey seems to have absolutely no outrage at all. . . . Strange, isn’t it?
April 29th, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Mr. Casey is uninformed:
Mr. Birnberg, the inept Chairman of the Harris COunty Democrats seems to have run afoul of the TEC in 2004:
TXOAG Collection Lawsuit against Birnberg [GV4-02007] filed 7/15/04 in the 98th Judicial District, Travis County, Texas ($11,000.00 in fines plus >$3,600.00 in costs)
TEC ORDER for Complaint #SC-240336
Birnberg’s unpaid TEC fine/penalty account #237191
The TXOAG made it a point to send a clear message to Birnberg by GARNISHING his accounts that they were bigger, tougher, and smarter than he thinks he is!
April 30th, 2006 at 11:00 am
Please don’t confuse Mr. Casey with facts that don’t fit his meme:
Rail = good.
Rail opponents = bad.