Washington Bullies

So as we were reading on Facebook and blogs tonight, we noticed something. 

People are especially disgusted with the Republican party today.  What surprised us was how surprised they were. 

Now don't go getting all Left and Right on us.  We are a team of both.  And we usually don't get involved in the Washington game, but we find it odd that no one puts two and two together.  Those in Washington, came from YOUR hometown.  YOU sent them there. They've been there a long time.  They've been spending YOUR money this whole time.  THEY are the ones WHO have voted to spend it.  We didn't get in this mess in one term.  So, WHY, R or D, do YOU keep voting them in?

Is there a toll road being put in YOUR town?  Is there a TIF that includes municipal buildings?  YOU did that. 

Yesterday, Rand Paul made history with his filibuster.  More than that, he gave America a voice.  He stood up in spite of the spiteful media and politicians that ridiculed him and demanded an answer, for us, for YOU.

So do us all a favor, actually do yourself one, research YOUR candidates.  Don't blindly follow a career politician over a cliff because they are part of a political party that used to exist.  Those days are over. 

Listen to those speaking out, on both sides.  THEY are trying to tell YOU something.  The more the media vilifies them, the more you might want to listen.

Come on Down

To Austin.

To Citizen Lobby Day 2013

March 12, 2013, from 9am to 4pm at the Texas State Capitol at 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas.

Meet us on the South Capitol steps.

More info here...

Call out

We told you that you knew WHO Mary Kelleher was.  Last night she was speaking at City Council trying once again to protect her neighborhood. 

YOU want her protecting YOURS.

Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then vote for her in the Tarrant Regional Water District election. 

She calls them as she sees them.  We need more politicians like her.

Council members voted 8-0, with Mayor Betsy Price absent, to send a proposed ordinance change back to the Zoning Commission. They raised questions about whether the ordinance would run afoul of state law, and whether it could have unintended consequences, such as pushing compressor stations into other neighborhoods.

The council stipulated that no applications for compressor stations will be accepted while the Zoning Commission reconsiders the case.

The commission approved the ordinance change and recommended it to the council two weeks ago.

Neighborhood organizer Mary Kelleher accused Councilman Danny Scarth, whose district includes her neighborhood and moved to send the case back, of "reluctance to support our neighborhood" and accused the gas industry of dragging the situation out.

Hey Mister, can you spare $50 million?

That's the estimated amount Fort Worth is short this go around.

Makes you wonder WHAT they spend YOUR money on.

Oh, yes, bicycles and wakeboard parks. 

Read the basics in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  Then remember that next time they start spouting their support for the "leaders" of Fort Worth to enslave you to the debt.

"Our current budget is simply not sustainable," she said, adding that the expenses are much greater than revenue.

While Price didn't give any estimates of how big a deficit the city faces in this year's budget, Chief Financial Officer Horatio Porter put a $50 million price tag on the shortfall.

She also mentioned ongoing developments, from Marine Park Pool on the north side gearing up to open soon to the Trinity Lakes TIF District being poised for millions of dollars of development over the next decade.

Say it isn’t so…

Well, the rumors are true.  Don Young is saddling up to leave Dirty Ol’ Town.

Read about WHY in the FW Weekly.

The citizens of this town just lost another Watchdog.

Happy trails, sir.

WHO?

Since the Fort Worth Star-Telegram left out the candidates for the Tarrant Regional Water Board, we thought we'd fill you in.

From the info we've received it looks like there are seven candidates.

The three incumbents (who have voted your money away for years, two of them who voted to extend their own term by a year).

AND...drumroll please -

John Basham.  He's back!
Mary Kelleher.  YOU know WHO she is.
Timothy Nold.  He ran before, he's from the Eagle Mountain area.
Dwayne Herring.  Who looks to be from Amarillo.

Should be a fun and interesting campaign season.  We'll be watching.  Will YOU be voting?

Durango wants to know

He ain't the only one.

Read it all here.  Then ask the "news" WHY they aren't telling.

So, really, why have we here in Fort Worth not read any investigative journalism in the Star-Telegram asking critical questions about the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle?

I know I'd like to know how much is being spent on the liquor supply in J.D. Granger's office.

How much has been spent on junkets?

How much did the bizarre Cowtown Wakepark cost the Trinity River Vision?

How much was spent on the Woodshed Smokehouse?

How much money has been spent on signage?

What is going on with the world's first drive-in theater in decades? Is that drive-in theater part of the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle?

When is the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle's re-make of Gateway Park going to take place?

When is the un-needed flood diversion channel scheduled to be completed?

How much money has been spent, so far, on the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle?

If the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle is such a vitally important flood control and economic development project why is the project progressing at such a snail's pace?

How are the victims of the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle's eminent domain abuse doing?

And why has the Fort Worth Star-Telegram not devoted any ink to investigating how it was that the unqualified J.D Granger, son of Fort Worth Congresswoman, Kay Granger, was given the job of being in charge of the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle?