There are many things going on in the political realm that I want to comment about on my blog. They range from the El Paso Children’s Hospital’s ongoing debacle, the upcoming elections and even the hygiene of people around the world, as well as terrorism. To accommodate the various issues I want to discuss I […]
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Claudia Ordaz and Vince Perez Pillow Talk Politics
The recent debacle over the MPO and the city’s incompetence of how it has handled transportation monies is a classic example of a political power play in process. Recently some issues have arisen that has given Vincent Perez the opportunity to consolidate his powerbase and start establishing a political dynasty for himself. I am going […]
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The Culture of Corruption: Dana Pittard
I have written numerous times how there permeates a culture of corruption within El Paso. Most of you are familiar with the numerous government officials that plead guilty or were convicted under the Poisoned Pawns operation by the FBI. I have also tried to explain that corruption is not simply exchanging money for favoritism. Corruption […]
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Pediatricians Perspective on the Financial Crisis
The following letter was emailed to me earlier today. It is a prepared a letter outlining the perspective of the pediatricians regarding the financial disaster at El Paso Children’s Hospital and the University Medical Center (UMC) with over 50 pediatricians’ support. According to Lisa Ayoub-Rodriguez, the “El Paso Times stated they had reserved a spot […]
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Ten Million While Secret Negotiations Are Held
Today I want to take the opportunity to work through the haze of the political rhetoric that is being used to manipulate your taxes. Local politicos use the fog of rhetoric to distract you from the behind the scenes manipulation of their political agenda. They throw out a lot of legalese always conveniently hiding behind dubious arguments […]
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The UMC Tax Hike Conspiracy
When the El Paso Children’s Hospital debacle first surfaced, I wrote a blog post letting you know that the end result would be higher taxes for you. Even though I already knew a tax hike was being secretly planned by Veronica Escobar and cohorts the fact is that I did not know the full extent, […]
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Holding Government Accountable Is Impossible
The problem with holding government accountable is the games government plays to delay or impede accountability. Constituents can ask questions or demand accountability but the politicians game the system in order to keep the shenanigans in play. The understanding is that government is accountable and transparent while the reality is another thing altogether. This is […]
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The City Primer on a Cover Up
For years now, I have been writing about how governmental entities, in El Paso, hide their malfeasance using various legal technicalities and public relations disinformation campaigns to keep you from knowing what is really happening. Because government officials actively hide their malfeasance, it is impossible to prove it conclusively. That is until now, thanks to […]
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Susie Byrd Agrees Taxpayers Should Not Know About Hospital Finances
As I have written numerous times before the issues with Jim Valenti is centered on keeping you, the taxpayers, funding the El Paso Children’s Hospital while keeping its finances secret. By keeping its finances secret, taxpayer monies can be used for purposes outside of the purview of the taxpayers of the community. I wanted to find […]
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UMC Medicare Penalties
As you are probably aware by now the local community hospital better known as the University Medical Center was recently assessed Medicare penalties for allowing patients to get sick while under their care. The local paper, as usual, did not give you the necessary context to go along with the announcement. Under the Affordable Care […]
