AND SO THE BIG EASY CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE
It has been a while since I was able to write something on this blog of mine. By the “old lady”, commonly known as RW has been giving me some tender, loving care and I am feeling better and decided to do a little writing. Oh, I know she has been blistering the posting sites, the blogs, etc. What more can I say. My father warned me. He said you know she is a spitfire. Frankly, my dears, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Now on to business. This city is still reeling from the arrogance and stupidity of the mayor and the failure of the citizens to speak out clearly against him. This latest episode in which the City of New Orleans filed action against LTC is indicative of his arrogance and ignorance and that of his so called staff. RW often calls for a listing of qualifications of all personnel in City Hall. I must join her in that request. We can no longer afford to have incompetents roaming those halls even for the months left in his administration. Civil Service was meant to protect the competent not the incompetent. Individuals who passed examinations to be admitted to practice should be advising the mayor appropriately and not give in to his tantrums. Unfortunately, these political appointees are afraid of losing their jobs. The citizens would support them if they did what was right. It is time for an upheaval in City Hall from within and from without. May if happen now. Citizens should picket that hell hole created by decades and decades of neglect, not simply by Katrina and every damn intervening mayor held responsible for its condition and the condition of the services rendered by the personnel within.
Now what about this latest action – hiring a high priced attorney from out of state. Too chicken to find one who can take on the job here? This must be the talk of the legal community in the area. Everyone by now should have his/her opinion as to the actions of the mayor. Who has not? Who or what does this new attorney represent and why was this firm needed in the first place. The blatant incompetence of the mayor and his staff.
Now what about Chief Riley? Frankly, dears, (how I enjoy using those terms as does R.W., the vixen) the guy had no chance. Blame it all on him but look at the conditions under which he took control. Look at the makeup of the city after Katrina and the continuing flow of problems. The National Guard needs to be brought in and a house to house search made to discover the guns, the drugs, etc. The buildings falling down should be destroyed. The homeless, drug addicts, prostitutes, mental patients roaming the streets must be assisted. This will take almost martial law and furthermore strict curfews. It is time to get tough and to enforce. People must learn to control their children and adults must learn to conform to the laws. These issues cross all ancestral lines, socio-economic lines, etc. Times are tough and it is time that we get tougher.
Next posting I will be hitting the mayor and council elections and also have a few words to say about that idiot across the lake, Price, and the leaders of Jefferson Parish. Hmmm – newspapers and TV stations and radio stations and internet news sites better get ready for some big time action including Baton Rouge and the governor, wherever he may be today.
