Finally, a mayor of a town who admits he's putting the red light cameras and speed cameras in place in order to gain $1Million in additional unapproved tax revenue. Quoting Mayor Thomas Longo of Garfield Heights, Ohio: "You really don't want to say we did it for finances, but really we are." A little honesty is refreshing in today's culture of corruption in public office.
Read the full article and public comments at Cleveland.com.
I suppose I should be pleased at how many corrupt politicians are getting caught, from Sherriff McFaul to Governor Blagojevich. But I'm not: it's just depressing how people we've trusted for years have used their office for personal gain beyond their legal compensation for the job. We re-elected McFaul for
32 YEARS!
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 8 times, shame on all of us who voted for him.
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