$340 Million Phoenix Court Building Deserves Serious Scrutiny

Phoenix, AZ—Are some judges, politicians, lawyers and vendors involved in criminal conspiracies to loot taxpayers?

Maricopa County’s presiding judge, Barbara Rodriguez Mundell has refused to turn over e-mails and other records. She has taken the unheard of step by seeking and getting a temporary court order preventing a search warrant from being served on her home and judicial chambers.

Two members of the County Board Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley along with Judge Gary Donahue are under indictment. It looks like there are going to be more indictments on the way.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Prosecutor Andrew Thomas have pulled out all the stops in learning what’s been going on with the deal making and glad-handing surrounding the over-priced court project.

It is inconceivable that in a state drowning in red ink that such a fantasy court palace could win voter's approval. The project was approved by the County Board and for some connected folks there are no hard times like there is for the rest Arizona’s residents.

The new court building’s real need is a hard sell on some breadwinner for a family of five who must pay an extortionate fine for a photo speeding ticket received on an abundantly safe stretch of highway with an unnecessarily low speed limit. Adding to that, that lion’s share of the fine goes to the private contractor rather than the government. The final insult being that the contractor donates hefty campaign contributions to the very politicians that have approved the extortion program.

Are the new courtrooms needed to enable the extraction of more money from Arizona’s population for petty violations?

The politicians under investigation are all screaming that this is some kind of political payback vendetta. Should that be a viable reason not to follow the money trail see just where hardworking taxpayer’s money is going?

Should bribery of public officials be off limits for law enforcement to investigate?

I say let the investigations continue. If it gets too hot for some politicians or judges they should seek employment as Wal-Mart greeters and get off the public’s payroll.

The media is not doing their job of investigating these sweetheart deals. Why complain if the law enforcement community actually takes a peek into the underbelly of government corruption? An investigation into Maricopa County’s corrupt practices is long overdue. If Maricopa County public officials are guilty of corruption, I say, “Take them to the tower!”

Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox Indicted For 36 Felony Crimes

Phoenix, AZ—Maricopa County, Arizona has always been a hotbed for corruption. The legendary land fraud exploits of Ned Warren and later massive savings and loan fraud of Charles Keating could have never happened without the total cooperation of corrupt public officials.

Arizona has long been for sale to the highest bidder. The AZSCAM indictments only snared some low level members of the Legislature because the late Director of Public Safety and former Phoenix police boss, Ralph Milstead tipped of the real legislative power brokers. Law enforcement bosses sans the elected Sheriff must cooperate with the crooked politicians or be unemployed.

As always, the lion’s share of political corruption comes from the Left wing of American politics. The free-spending Liberals throw around the most tax money and that invites the deal makers, lobbyists and criminal underbelly to feed like sharks.

Corruption investigations always go nowhere and local and every level of government wallows in a sea of red ink. The crooked politicians turn their taxpayers into their own personal ATM machines. The only solution they can find is to raise taxes a extort money from working families with photo traffic enforcement revenue schemes.

Arizona’s media is like most American media, deeply rooted in Leftist politics. The large metropolitan areas of Arizona are under a tight Liberal grip. The media protects the political corruption.

Along came a wild Card, Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Joe has his own baggage connected to his ego. Arpaio, stays awake nights dreaming up publicity stunts to endear himself to his voters. He is a master politician who gives the voters what they want. Since Maricopa County is a huge territory his voters are working class Conservatives. Liberals just don’t get elected in countywide races.

Needless to say in Phoenix there is a clash of political culture and ways to deal with things like Illegal Immigration. The Liberals run Phoenix, the Superior Court, the County Board and they control where money is spent. The Left Wing politicians always throw tax money away on unneeded projects that generate huge campaign contributions from government vendors. That’s the only way they can stay in power.

In the thick of this mess is the Wilcox Crime Family. Mary Rose Wilcox and her family have never missed a chance at personal profit and now according to a stunning and breathtaking 36 count indictment Wilcox will have to answer for her actions.

In the meantime the media has come to the defense of Wilcox and another indicted Supervisor, Don Stapley in an unprecedented manner. They are screaming that the indictment is political payback. My question is who cares if it is political payback? If they have committed these felonies why not simply let them hang!

Read the Indictment and tell me why Mary Rose Wilcox should not answer to a jury of her peers for the allegations made?
Wilcox Indictment

I’m always looking For Work In Germany

I had a marvelous time in Germany last month. I enjoy the people, their lifestyle and the wonderful food. I can’t wait to return!

Investigation, film making or covering news is what I love best. Doing that in Germany really rocks.

Getting drafted into the Army was made really sweet when I was sent to Germany and worked as an Army medical corpsman.

I’m looking for any excuse at all to return!

We are Not All Equal In The Eyes Of The TSA

Washington, DC—The Internet posting of the TSA 93 page, airline passenger screening playbook was a real eye opener. Not only have TSA’s screeners made up their own rules, politicians get special treatment!

No American should be searched in the absence of a search warrant signed by a judge or at least probable cause. That was supposed to be a Constitutional guarantee. Without a Constitutional Amendment our cowardly courts have allowed this vile practice. Americans are frisked like criminals to enter a train, plane or government building. That’s wrong and un-American.

The politicians that have allowed this travesty have apparently provided themselves and families freedom from this indignity. Members of Congress, governors and lieutenant governors, the mayor of Washington, D.C., and their immediate families all get special treatment. These people must be required to live under the same conditions as every taxpayer.

No American should get special treatment. If the TSA assault on the Fourth Amendment is acceptable to use against me, than it must be acceptable for our politicians as well. If our politicians don’t like the screening they should abolish the practice.

Let’s demand an end to special treatment for politicians and their families!

Maricopa County Arizona Is At War, With Itself

Phoenix, AZ—Local politicians and judges in this town have always worked, played and engaged in corruption so well together. They have always protected each other but things are different now.

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio have taken on the rest of the county government like attack dogs. The lawyers, private investigators and bail bondsmen are in for a Christmas bonanza.

If Sheriff Joe has his way most local politicians and even some judges will be wearing pink underwear and living in his Durango tents.

County Supervisors Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley have been scratching each other’s backs for years. Now they are both facing prison for corruption charges. Perhaps they can rat out some of the others enabling taxpayers to get a break!

At the heart of the matter are two law enforcement officials going after their critics with raids and SWAT teams. Investigations are being opened everyday against judges and politicians who have gotten on the wrong side of Thomas and Arpaio.

The good news here is that it’s no longer business as usual as every contract and every shady deal is getting close examination. These deals are the real reason Arizona is broke. The unneeded light rail project and every kind of government building contract have funded political campaigns like never before.

I’m loving this war, if for no other reason it will slow down the corruption. Perhaps this will help limit the time politicians hold office.

It’s also time to end these lifetime judicial appointments too. Six years as a judge is enough for any lawyer. The judges would be a lot more reasonable if they knew they’d be back practicing law soon.

I only hope this war escalates spreading everywhere cleaning up government.

Sadly, Today’s Joke is Homeland Security And The TSA

Washington, D.C.—In an exercise on total stupidity the TSA made public their entire manual for protective measures on their own public accessible web site!

The rules they operate under should have never been kept secret.

The procedures that reveal failings of the system and the screening details of law enforcement personnel should never have been released.

The cat’s out of the bag, all 93 pages of it. This breach of security is amazing to say the least. I’m sure it’s already in the hands of all the wrong people!

There is good news however and that is the revelation that desspite what the TSA jerks tell you, you can photograph or videotape the TSA people without their permission and use the tape to expose their discourtesy or abuse.

Since the exact rules are posted here you can remind them when they exceed their authority over you, your bags or their content. By reading their rules you will see that they have a solid history of inventing their own rules that are not supported in their own bureaucracy.

This is what happens when you place law enforcement duties in the hands of untrained and unqualified civilians. Marginable folks with marginable skills, training and abilities enable terrorists. At the same time they aggravate the public with invented petty procedures.

I suggest you make a digital copy in case the ones already posted to the internet disappear.
I only wish the TSA would likewise disappear.
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Tiger Woods Has Serious Image Problems.

Orlando, FL—This morning Tiger Woods' mother-in-law left the house in an ambulance. The whole world is wtching this fallen sports icon.

So far Tiger Woods have been linked to at least eleven women (the is growing fast) as his bed mates. It is interesting to see that Tiger Woods rejects African-American Women. Is Woods a racist? Aren’t African-American worthy of a roll in the hay with the legendary golfer?

Perhaps Woods would be more suitable as a pitchman for condoms, stripper bars or sex toys. I suspect that one by one Woods will be rejected by the current manufacturers that liked his former squeaky-clean image.

Woods has enough money at his young age to survive that horrible economy, the destruction of the American dollar and Barack Obama’s Communist revolution. So getting dumped from his current product endorsements won’t hurt him a bit.

Woods never has to touch another golf club either. I suspect in the old days Woods would have been expelled from every golfing organization and match over his personal conduct. We live in different times today and I see a Nobel Peace Prize in Woods’ future.

Want Jobs? Suspend Taxes For Small Businesses!

Washington, DC—Barack Obama has bailed out crooked banks, businesses and campaign contributors. That has done nothing for Americans in need of jobs.

Small businesses are the backbone of America’s jobs. Obama has made it as difficult as possible for small business. Simply suspending quarterly tax payments as long as these businesses don’t lay off workers will save and create jobs. Unfortunately that’s not in Karl Marx’s playbook, Das Kapital.

That kind of a tax break would provide real hope, but Obama and his cronies won’t stand for that because it would interfere with their mission to destroy Capitalism and the American dollar.

Obama’s Communist revolution can only succeed on the backs of miserable needy Americans. We must stop Obama before he does more.

Republican Party Must Become Conservative again or Get Out of The Way

The GOP has lost its way. They have become a tool for Democrats to have a wider chance at winning races by turning general elections into primary elections. If a liberal can’t win a primary election simply wear a Republican label and get a second shot in the General election.

The result is that in Liberal areas of the country the GOP becomes a shell for Democrats or worse for their Leftist power struggles.

The problem is that these infiltrating “party members” are later allowed to pick the GOP’s major candidates for party support. That’s precisely why the GOP has such terrible candidates as John McCain and both Presidents named George Bush.

The GOP must expel these so called moderates or the entire party must be abandoned by Conservatives.

Why must the GOP leadership be under Leftist control? No GOP endorsement should ever go to anyone that does not share the party principals on limited government, low taxes and gun rights.

We have a Communist in the Whitehouse today because Conservatives rejected that pretender, John McCain.

The GOP must be cleansed of the Leftist and Liberals or we will continue to have what has become a one party system.

Can The Three-Episode Mini-Series Revive Television?

Los Angeles, CA—They seem to have tried everything to keep viewers in front of their televisions and have failed.

These days every feature film is made from a uniform 120 page script. This is more to keep movie house audiences rolling over. There are no more, GONE WITH THE WIND style epic productions. The movie houses can’t deal with more than a 120 minute film.

Americans have changed their viewing habits and no longer have the patience for continuing storylines of the weekly series. Television entertainment is all but on life support. I have the answer! What was old should become new!

It’s time to return to the three episode mini-series. There are thousands of events in history and many thousands more that can be fabricated into quality programming for busy Americans. This concept was euthanized by the networks and should be brought back for new life. Reality TV has run its course and can be replaced with something better.

Yes, making a quality mini-series is expensive but there are the reruns and DVD sales to profit from. Hollywood needs to invest money to make money. Taking war, romance, history, biography and crime to a more informative five hour medium is what’s needed today.

Television can compete with the movie theaters now in a big way. You can see quality high definition movies in the comfort of your own home. Aside from watching sporting events and DVDs of movies we’ve already seen our wonderful state of the art big screen TVs are not getting use.

Americans need to demand more from the entertainment providers.

Being An Army Veteran Has Its Perks

Los Angeles—When I got a letter from none other than President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 I knew all too well why he was contacting me. I was called upon to serve my country and protect freedom and our American way of life.

I was far from thrilled about being drafted since I was being shared by two attractive ladies in an apartment in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. That draft notice ended a wild and wonderful ride I had been experiencing.

It was off to basic training so I could actually fight and kill Communists that were trying to impose their will on freedom loving people. That was and still is an important and honorable mission.

As luck would have it after light weapons infantry training and a set of orders sending me to the Republic of South Vietnam, I was rerouted to Germany. Sitting out the war as a busy medical corpsman was for me as good as it gets.

The only combat I saw was in the swinging discotechs of the Sachsenhausen district of Frankfurt. That combat was only with the beautiful young German women and they always won. But never let it be said that, I did not fight bravely!

When I traveled by air I was always in uniform because of the generous discounts airlines gave servicemen back then. I had to endure some hateful remarks from the unwashed hippies and other undesirables on the side of the Communists in that conflict. They tried to turn my coat of honor into a coat of shame.

Returning veterans of my day were tolerated at best rather than thanked by an ungrateful nation. Thankfully not all Americans were a part of that pathetic counter-culture.

There are those who have given so much to veterans like me who simply bothered to show up when our country called upon us.

Every year a fine group of men and women generously support a veteran’s holiday celebration that includes a show performed by great entertainers headlined by Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. This great holiday meal and show is only overshadowed by the love and support of the volunteers, contributors and entertainers for this terrific event.

I am always privileged to be joined by a lot of true heroes who sacrificed a lot more than I ever did to protect and defend our freedom. I can’t help but think of the nearly 60,000 lads like myself who were not here to enjoy this treat since they returned from their service to their grieving families in rubber bags.

Why Are We Letting Obama Operate Our Government In Secret?

Washington, DC—Barack Obama ran on a campaign promise for transparency and openness in running our government. Again that was just another of his countless campaign lies.

They held a conference on the Freedom of Information Act and openness of government on Monday. Of course it too was closed to the public and media!

This administration has been operating on secrecy. They are doing our business behind our backs. That alone should make Americans fighting mad. We should be breaking down the doors and using violence against anyone who dares plot against American’s right to know.

Obama has not been held accountable as he has operated his shadow government; not with the Senate approved Cabinet but with that cozy group of out-of-control Socialist Czars that hate the American form of government. They’ve been formulating policy and legislation behind closed doors. They know our lazy Congress won’t even read the crap they are asked to vote for or against. It’s all about party line and party discipline.

The only thing Socialist governments have ever been efficient about is the mass murder of their own citizens.

At first blush I’d say American’s don’t deserve Government by Conspiracy but if we let these bastards get away with it then we deserve exactly what we get.

If our founding fathers were alive today they would have arrested, tried and hanged these scoundrels long before now.

Learn more from an Associated Press article published today.