Update

Glen Starnes was fired.

Thank you

In Other Texas Political News…

Would you vote for a politician who had a photograph of his head superimposed onto the body of a thinner person for inclusion in campaign literature? Yeah. Me either.

Seems I’ve discovered yet another dumbass in Texas: Dean Hrbacek – a Republican candidate for the US Congress. Of course, he says it was a mistake, and accepts full responsibility for the act of deception.

Responsibility-accepting in politics is so very, very cliché. It doesn’t work for me, and probably doesn’t for others with more than six ounces of brain matter and common sense. It might, however, if the contriteness was sincere – but the fact of the matter is that most politicians are awful actors, and pathological liars. You know – kinda like those grief-stricken people interviewed on the ol' teevee who bawl their eyes out, with nary a tear being squirted outta they faces.

Voters: Please don’t send this guy to Washington. There are already enough crooks and fibbers up there. Besides, D.C. might fall into the Ocean, not to mention perpetuate The Raping of America.

Story

Manage This

Once upon a time there was a dumbass. His name was Glen Starnes. He was the City Manager of a little town called Eagle Pass, Texas.

One day Glenny decided to fire a couple of folks from the Human Relations department of the city. The reason? Falsifying Information.

Then one day recently it came to light that Little Glenny had lied on his resume. According to the San Antonio Express News, he admitted lying about only ONE thing on his resume during a speech. The San Antonio Express News, on the other hand, found that the entire document was fictional, including: Doctorate degree; service as Assistant City Manager in Converse, Texas; and serving as an aide to a Houston congressman.

This is exactly the kind of dumbass we need to drum out of politics. If we don’t do it at the local level, they’ll grow up and become big dumbasses serving in our federal government.

What disturbs me about this whole story is that the Eagle Pass City Council’s initial response was to unanimously back little Glenny. In addition to that, there are citizens of Eagle Pass who are torn about whether to support his idiot.

Call me crazy, but a public servant who blatantly and admittedly lies on his resume to get a job serving the people should be terminated without question. It’s pretty simple people.

Fortunately, the mayor of Eagle Pass is leaning toward firing Glenny.

Good riddance, DUMBASS!



Links

09 January 2008 (Express News)
KBMT Story (Dead Link)
11 January 2008 Editorial (Express News)
Unfortunately, there isn’t a web version of the 13 January 2008 story from which I got my information today.