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(Message started by: chewy on Feb 21st, 2007, 7:24am)
Title: Our New Governor
Post by chewy on Feb 21st, 2007, 7:24am
Duval Patrick asking all State Agencies to cut their budgets but then:

Hires an aide for his wife at 72K a year
Spends 10K on new office drapes
Spends 17K on a couch and chair
Purchases a brand new gas guzzling Caddy.

Can someone tell me what this guy is thinking? Boggles my mind.
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Brewcrew on Feb 21st, 2007, 7:35am
He's thinking simply this: the sheeple won't notice, and I can get away with it.
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by chewy on Feb 21st, 2007, 8:06am

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the sheeple won't notice, and I can get away with it.


Maybe thats what he was thinking but he was soooo wrong.

I'm guessing the drapes didn't come from Target.

Open your wallet gov.
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Kevin_M on Feb 21st, 2007, 12:18pm
Wow, what a what are the odds, two politicians doing this.  We have a spendthrift mayor in Detroit too, but blowing the whistle is dangerous and cost taxpayers $600,000 losing in the cover-up and several hundred thousand more in other lawsuits.



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The city of Detroit and the Detroit Police Department lost a whistleblower suit filed by Attorney Michael Stefani on behalf of a police department accountant. According to information received the accountant reportedly informed Mayor Kilpatrick of spending irregularities.



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the firing of former Deputy Chief Gary Brown, the intimidation used on whistle blowing Officers Harold Nelthorpe and Walt Harris.


Gary Brown investigated the allegations.

Just before testimony, the stripper to testify in city spent money on lavish parties turned up murdered.


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Lt. Al Bowman formerly of the Detroit Police homicide unit testified in court that he felt his life was in danger because of his investigation into the Tamara Greene murder case.


Attorney General Cox:


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But Rescue 4 discovered that Cox has been accused by state police of blocking them from the investigation and failing to question other potential witnesses.

Rescue 4 also found that the meeting between Cox and the mayor was not recorded and Kilpatrick was not put under oath. State police investigators also said they were not invited in to ask questions.


What a coincidence.


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Michigan Atty Gen Mike Cox says he found no evidence of misconduct by Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his security staff.



And yes, the mayor was re-elected again after this.  Murder, firings, demotions, transfers, many lost lawsuits, but his turning a new leaf campaign was a winner.  ::)


another coincidence


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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has made a formal request to get the file on the Tamara Greene case from Chief Bully-Cummings, which according to reports is missing.
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Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Jonny on Feb 21st, 2007, 3:43pm
Dont blame me, I voted for muffy ;;D
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by FrankW on Feb 21st, 2007, 4:21pm
Try Sweden - new conservative govt.

Prime Minister is in the s..t - his housemaid was an East European without a permit to work here - hid it by not paying tax on her wages.  Called working black here.

According to urban myth - another Minister was asked if his housekeeper was working black - his respone? No No - she's Finnish.

Cheers

Frank
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by artonio7 on Feb 21st, 2007, 4:29pm

on 02/21/07 at 07:24:39, chewy wrote:
Duval Patrick asking all State Agencies to cut their budgets but then:

Hires an aide for his wife at 72K a year
Spends 10K on new office drapes
Spends 17K on a couch and chair
Purchases a brand new gas guzzling Caddy.

Can someone tell me what this guy is thinking? Boggles my mind.


He probably could give a shit less what you think... and figures who needs to bother with accountability... after all as long as he's comfy, what else matters?

I say... give them all minimum wage with no expense account.. with the possibility of a raise every six months based on their performance... oh and as far as a pension goes.... model it after the walmart pension for hourly workers.

my 2 cents

with warm regards,
Tony
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by chewy on Feb 21st, 2007, 5:45pm

Quote:
He probably could give a shit less what you think...


He gave a big shit about what i thought a few months back. I dont know what happened?

Oh I remember, he got elected.

Your right. He dont give a shit.
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Jonny on Feb 21st, 2007, 6:31pm
http://rope.wrko-am.fimc.net/howie/devalmg.jpg
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by BarbaraD on Feb 21st, 2007, 7:03pm
I say we HANG them ALL!!!!! Then the people can get back in the goverment.

Forget it -- that's too easy!

Hugs BD
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by JeffB on Feb 21st, 2007, 7:10pm
:o
I can't do it!
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Sean_C on Feb 22nd, 2007, 12:37am

on 02/21/07 at 07:24:39, chewy wrote:
Can someone tell me what this guy is thinking? Boggles my mind.


He said its cheaper than helicopter rides. ;;D
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by stevegeebe on Feb 22nd, 2007, 6:46am
Trade?

Steve G
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by deltadarlin on Feb 22nd, 2007, 4:34pm

on 02/22/07 at 06:46:53, stevegeebe wrote:
Trade?

Steve G



Hell, we'll even throw in Nagin and Jefferson for free!
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Paul98 on Feb 22nd, 2007, 4:52pm
Heck, he can't be shown up by the Police Dep.!

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/02/22/police_take_home_citys_biggest_paychecks/

-P.
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by chewy on Feb 22nd, 2007, 6:39pm
Boston cops making some money isn't a problem to me.

Most of the higher pays are from private details paid for by commercial interests.

The Govs $10.000.00 drapes come out tax payers pockets.
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Linda_Howell on Feb 22nd, 2007, 8:06pm


 
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Trade?

Steve G



Steve has a point.  I'll throw in our  "Governator" in the trade for free.  
Title: Re: Our New Governor
Post by Brewcrew on Feb 22nd, 2007, 8:16pm
I'll gladly throw in our "Attorney General Retread" Governor, who, after excoriating new taxes when he first ran in 2002, just proposed a budget that calls for $1.7 billion in new taxes:

The Democrat budget includes the following major tax and fee increases: Cigarette Tax increase - $550 million; Sick Tax through a new tax on health care providers - $400 million; Property Tax Increase - $350 million; Gas Tax increase through a new tax on gasoline production - $270 million; Home Tax increase through a doubling of the real estate transfer fee - $140 million; $10 Drivers License Fee Increase - $22 million; $75 increase in the nursing home bed tax; $20 increase in vehicle registration fees; Tourism Tax through a new $13 tax per car on cars rented in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel also notes:

Handing the Legislature his two-year budget, the governor also called for a $20 increase in the annual car registration fee. The 36% boost would bring it from $55 to $75.

In his re-election campaign last year, he said he supported an increase of about $10.

The biggest single increase ever in vehicle registration fees, it would cost Wisconsin drivers about $170 million more over the next two years.

Doyle's budget would add - not cut - workers. Of 791 new workers, 120 would monitor sex offenders who must be tracked by global positioning monitors.

When he ran for governor in 2002, the Democrat said he would try to cut 10,000 state jobs by 2010. But that push has stalled because of public safety needs and federal mandates, officials said.

Aides said the budget makes good on a campaign promise to not raise general sales or income taxes.

Yeah, right.

In case you are following along at home, here's the summary:

TAX INCREASES:

-- Raise the per-pack tax on cigarettes from $1.25 to $2.02.

-- Raise vehicle registration fees by $20, to $75, and driver's license fees by $10, to $34.

-- Allow property taxes to go up as much as 4 percent, double the two-year cap that expired in January. That would result in an estimated tax increase on a median-valued home of $75, or 2.7 percent. The tax bill on such a home was $2,730 last year.

-- Impose a new hospital tax of 1 percent of gross revenue.

-- Increase the nursing home bed tax from $75 a month for each bed to $125 a month.

-- Increase the real estate transfer tax from $3 to $5 per $1,000 of sale price, increasing the tax on a $166,000 house from $498 to $830.

The scary thing is that the people of this state re-elected him. I'm coming close to packing my bags.


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