In over 13 years of blogging about El Paso stupidity and outright corruption I sometimes have fleeting moments, […]
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Category Archive: Politics
Opinion and commentary on national and international politics and government affairs.
As is the modus operandi of those trying to hide in darkness, the truth about the open records […]
As a blogger, I’m well aware of the opportunity blogging has given to those intent on manipulating political […]
In February of this year, the El Paso Times moved out of its headquarters and turned over the […]
Next Tuesday, August 27, 2013, city council’s agenda includes two annual controversial topics and the issuance of $68 […]
The problem with pandering to the lowest common denominator is that the inconvenient truth eventually emerges. And such […]
The El Paso baseball fiasco bonds are now on the Primary Market. They were put on the market […]
After an approximate one and a half hour executive session, city council voted unanimously to release the previously […]
Today, city council is once again expected to revisit the continued saga of their refusal to release the […]
As you will recall, in a previous post I attempted to dissect the city’s bond documents called the […]
This is a translation of a letter by Eloy Vallina and the response from Osvaldo Rodríguez Borunda that […]
Correction, August 18, 2013 at 9:00am: Yesterday it was brought to my attention that I had inadvertently removed […]
As many of you already know the ongoing saga of the release of Steve Ortega’s and Cortney Niland’s […]
Correction: Yesterday’s city council action was a resolution, not an ordinance. I have changed the word ordinance to […]
Last Friday, August 9, 2013; Orlando business owners’ email boxes received an email from Orlando’s Mayor Buddy Dyer […]
As I wrote on my post on August 6, 2013 questions forced me to learn a little more about […]
A reader recently pointed out something to me that got me thinking. After reading my self-driven crash course […]
Yesterday, city council discussed the ongoing withholding of emails in executive session. As you may remember, the city, […]
Last week the local news media was broadcasting what many “crazies” had been predicting for a while now […]
Like many people I have been watching The Bridge and like many who have lived and experienced El […]
Last week’s trial for Billy Abraham on his accident and subsequent conviction on driving under the influence demonstrates […]
Mona, a member of the Quality of Life Voters for Democracy group, forwarded me the following three email […]
As most of you already know, on Tuesday, July 23, 2012, city council voted unanimously to deny John […]
Yesterday, July 23, 2013 I asked John Cook via email to answer twelve questions about his benefits’ referendum […]
In reviewing the recently released emails I came across an exchange between John Cook and Joyce Wilson where […]
Reviewing the recently released emails from the private email boxes of Emma Acosta, Susie Byrd, John Cook, Ann […]
Later today, city council is expected to discuss the status of the lawsuit the City of El Paso […]
It is more than likely that the baseball team will be named the Desert Gators. Here is why. […]
The so-called El Paso visionaries always rely on the notion of the community’s unwillingness to “invest” in itself […]
The jury has spoken. George Zimmerman is not guilty. The media frenzy and the special interests groups have […]
Once again immigration reform in the United States gets lost in the political posturing of party politics. It […]
On July 2, 2013, Representative Niland tasked Mayor Leeser with implementing an infrastructure fee at the Bridge of […]
Yesterday’s city council meeting was nothing more than an exercise in bureaucratic smoke-and-mirrors by Oscar Leeser and Joyce […]
The untimely death of County Commissioner Dan Haggerty has opened up an opportunity for Veronica Escobar to fulfill […]
As much as I was hoping that the new city administration would have the courage to put a […]
The MountainStar Group is playing El Paso for fools. As if the whole fleecing of the El Paso […]
As the Steve Ortega for Mayor shellacking winds down it is time to tie up some loose ends. […]
In a corrupt-ridden city like El Paso the ability to attain the highest levels of shamefulness is extremely […]
The voters have clearly spoken and given Oscar Leeser a mandate. Although it is extremely difficult to jump […]
There is no two ways about it, El Paso voters clearly do not want Steve Ortega’s brand of […]