Refuse the Juice

Rachel Quintana was Very Nice to Me

I saw her at an event last night and she was very nice and even met my wife.

So, there you go.

Why was Emma Acosta Named Mayor Pro Tempore?

A watcher of this blog asked that question in the comments section in a prior post.  It's a great question and I'm glad that some of you are focused on the issues here and not trying to argue about my qualifications for a job I no longer do.

Here's the skinny on Mayor ProTempore and why Acosta received the title.

Mayor Pro Tempore gets a special plaque in front of their seat with their name and the title "Mayor Pro Tempore."  They also get to read agenda items.  And with this mayor they get to sing a duet with him in concert while the others are all relegated to back up singer positions.

You have to remember that Alex Lozano was Mayor Pro Tempore before he left on his epic journey of failure in El Paso politics.  It's not unheard of for the dumbest person on council to get the position.  Midget man Presi Ortega was even Mayor Pro Tempore if I remember correctly.

Lozano was chosen in order to give him a little power and hopefully pull him towards the mayor's voting block.  This was also done with Norma Chavez in Austin.  Neither of them ever earned their positions, but they were given to them hoping to control them.  It worked for a little while with Lozano and Chavez is still a wreck.

More than likely this move was made as a peace offering to Acosta.  She can be quite a moron if left alone without adult supervision.  So, I think the move was made to keep her looking in the right direction to get her advice.  She is by no means deserving of anything other than a recall petition.  She probably still doesn't live in her district.  Emma Acosta represents Emma Acosta and nobody else.  Just ask Mr. Villa who's at the extended stay facilities known as "La Tuna."

With Melina gone and Robinson in, there was no need to solidify their healthy block with a confused little person (midget).  Susie Byrd did the job fine and I could understand her when she spoke.  Acosta mumbles and has a weird pitch to her voice that I can barely hear.  However, if she's anything like Lozano we'll be learning some new words all the time.

Thank You Emma Acosta Fans!!!

It seems that my usual highly read blog gets a big boost when I mention Emma Acosta.  I wonder why?

I know she wants to sue me and has made that clear in the past.  I guess she knows that if she did that, I'd be able to get her employment records and I'd beat her suit with the TRUTH.  No sense in picking a fight if you know you are going to lose and look bad doing it, right? 

So what gives? 

Are there that many Emma Acosta fans out there?

Mayor Pro Tempore - We're Screwed

I have no idea what the mayor was thinking when he made Emma Acosta Mayor Pro Tempore... Come on Mayor Cook!  Get with the news - she's a waste of breathable air!

Not only does this woman's past include lots of people who stole from the city (her department), she's got some weird retirement plan that we don't know the details of.  Out of all the people on council the Mayor picks the one person whose friends are in federal prison!  For ripping off the city!

We keep putting unethical and possibly corrupt people in positions of power and I can't understand why.   They even put Larry Medina back on the Civil Service Commission again and he's ground zero for political corruption. 

You people never learn.

You Know that Meeting You Never go to? It Might Start at 1:00 p.m. now.

City Council is currently discussing moving their meetings to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays.  Not that you care, you guys never go.

Eddie Holguin is worried that there would be problems with staff over time if the meetings were later in the day.  Hmmm.... probably not given that most staff involved with the meetings are salaried and don't get extra pay for extra time. 

I think the extra time in the morning would make for a shitload of lobbying etc. on Tuesdays.  Interested parties would be roaming around the 10th floor starting at 9:00 a.m. trying to be heard.  Chaos would replace the normal meeting time.  The agenda would be in flux the whole time as well.

There's something special about getting there early and letting the leaves burn as they may. 

They are also revisiting the idea that they can't get emails, calls or texts from outsiders during the meeting.  Carl Robinson has been in the chambers five minutes and he's already taking the position as maverick.  Let's see how he does.

I think they need email access during meetings.  Flying blind isn't good for them or us.

will update later.

People and Issues I’m tired of talking about

Norma Chavez vs. Marisa Marquez -

I'm now tired of this ridiculous fight.  Chavez is the instigator and constant agitator in this fight and it's just getting boring.  There are only so many ways to prove that you are a bitch before it's not even fun to watch anymore.  Continuing to put out dueling press releases and fight behind the scenes is only going to hurt both of them.

Norma Chavez -

As someone who was at her high school reunion told me a while back, "people just put up with her because it's the lesser of two evils - you can listen to her bullshit and hope she gets bored and moves on, or you can challenge her and watch her go ballistic. Either way she's terrible to be around and none of us wanted her to show up."  I think we are all tired of this woman.  She's nuts.  She's not even entertainingly nuts - it's annoying. 

Toll Roads -

Not going to work.  Toll them.  Nobody will use them.  Won't change a thing. Let's just move onto something stimulating else.

Light Rail -

Never going to happen here.  The amount of money needed to run even a few stops is in the billions of dollars and that's just initial construction costs.  Maintenance etc. would cost millions every year. 

The tracks aren't under the pavement downtown - that's a lie.  The trolley's worked when El Paso had one retail center - downtown. 

We are way too car dependent have less than one percent of the entire population that uses mass transit as is.  That's like a restaurant stocking very expensive lobster because one customer who comes in once a month occasionally orders lobster. 

We'll have Unicorns pulling pumpkin chariots before we get a light rail system.

Larry Medina -

Somebody tell this guy that he's hated in his district and detested in all the others.  Nobody believes that he was an ethical follower of the law when he was elected to office.  Anybody who knows this guy are shocked he has not been named in the FBI investigation. 

Take a hike, Larry.

UTEP Anything -

The whole place sucks.  The football team is shitty, the education is shitty and the staff is shitty.  The school is in intense competition with El Paso Community College and the University of Phoenix - awesome.  

Kids are graduating with degrees and can not form sentences in English.  We're not talking about degrees in Spanish here, we're talking engineering. 

The school is a waste for modern educational value.  It's a "La Raza" university and going down hill quickly.

Identity Politics -

I'm tired of hearing how people who have the same skin color are incapable of acting as individuals.  All hispanics don't have to vote the same way.  All blacks don't have to vote the same way.  Whitey has been voting on either side for years.  All the major leaders of either the right or left are white.  Identity politics haven't helped anyone.

that's all I have right now...

It's a Once a Week Meeting - Show Up

I was at the County Commissioner's regular meeting today. Guess who couldn't make it on time?  Remember, these people get more time off than an unemployed person and this guy couldn't even make it on time to a meeting where he had a pressing agenda item.

Seriously, it's a once a week gig and it pays very well.  You'd think the guy could make it for the entire meeting once a week.  There's something wrong when our politicians can't make it to the one part of their job that is the most important. 

Maybe someone's been there too long.