Will the reign of voter’s stupidity continue into the August election? July 29, 2018
It appears the fix is in.
But before, examples of Fort Smith voter ignorance/stupidity.
Voting for the Fort Smith Public School Millage ludicrous increase. Taj Mahal’s do not educate and putting $120 million in the hands of the present School Board & new Superintendent is fraught with potential misadventures. Observe past actions. Also Brubaker has no Superintendent experience.
The reelection and elevation of Matt Pitsch (The Screw) from the Arkansas House to the Senate. Pitsch has reeled in over $700,000 in the last 5-6 years as Intermodal Authority Executive Director of the phantom Slack Water Port in Van Buren. His former running mate, Jake Files in the State Senate, among other things, passed a bill to enhance their ability to draw vast sums of travel per diem. Now Pitsch wants to hire an intermodal “expert” to travel with him to intermodal conferences around the U.S. Specifically to Union Pacific and Ports America conferences, who he presently thinks will do business with his phantom port. Pitsch’s Slack Water Port is a scam and the Chamber’s prints are all over it, why?
The Screw conspired with Gov. Hutchinson to defeat the only two true conservatives in the Arkansas General Assembly. Pitsch is the “Enforcer” (the Screw) in the Arkansas Senate. Enough!
Casually travelling through and around Fort Smith it becomes obvious that someone or some entities are spending a ton of money to elect George McGill who is now State Representative for District 78 to the office of Mayor, a position that pays $1400 per month—why?
The next thought that comes to mind is that this is a Griffin/Sicard operation. What do they expect to get from Rep. McGill—it ain’t love. Another thought—is it to change the form of government where the mayor runs the city?
Then the matter of Spradling School Principal Robyn Dawson seeking the City Director at large Position 5. More double dipping and conflicts of interests. So what is Superintendent Brubaker’s position on this matter? Two government employees (Dawson & Pitsch), absent large amounts of time from their government positions. Is he going to reduce her salary? If so, how much and who will take her place when occupied with city business+, oh yes, another vice, assistant, deputy, etc. etc.
It is simply stupid to elect any government employee, past and/or present, to another government position. They all look to government to solve citizen problems, real or concocted. Taxation, taxation, taxation.
Wayne Haver is another ex-gov double dipper candidate for Mayor.
They all amount to Hod-carriers for the Swamp. Asa Hutchinson is a card-carrying charter member of the Swamp.
As Ron White said, “You can’t fix stupid”.
Joe McCutchen
Arkansas Freedom dot com