Today In The USA

Change, change, change.
It seems that “change”, whatever the hell that is, has become the big thing in government.

Change has certainly become the big thing in Brighton, Michigan where the city spent $5.21 to send a 51-cent property tax bill to a local doctor. At least the good doctor has more sense than the city administration as he intends to write a check for 51 cents and *drop it off* at city hall. This as opposed to mailing the check for 42 cents. Maybe next time around the folks in Brighton ought to elect the doctor to office as he obviously has more common senses than the last group they elected. Read it at Mich. City Spends $5.21 To Mail 51-cent Tax Bill and be proud you don’t live in Brighton, Michigan…

Speaking of running for office and “change”, John Tyler Hammons, a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma is the new Mayor of the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma. This after Hammons received a whopping 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride. Obviously the folks in Muskogee, Oklahoma USA really wanted “change”. Read it at Teenager Wins Muskogee Mayoral Race and tell the folks in Brighton, Michigan they might want to elect a kid as mayor, just for a “change”…

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had some explaining to do.

Well, a lot of explaining to do.

And what better place from which to do it than from over in the “Amen Corner”?

That is one of the favorite place for humiliated politicians to make their pitch to the voters and Kilpatrick didn’t miss a beat in making his pitch to not only his wife but the folks in Detroit.

In Wednesday’s emotional but carefully worded televised speech, Kilpatrick avoided direct mention of racy text messages that appear to contradict his sworn denials of an affair with Chief of Staff Christine Beatty.

“I truly apologize to you,” Kilpatrick said, turning to his wife, who sat by his side, holding his hand, at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ.

“I am the mayor. I made the mistake,” Kilpatrick told Detroit residents, looking into the camera. “I am accountable.”

He did not publicly specify what he was apologizing for, saying legal matters prevented him from doing so. While he promised to continue leading the city, he still must face the possibility of perjury or other charges.

Read it at Detroit Mayor Asks For Forgiveness and figure that by the time this scandal plays out that Ol’ Kwame will be doing “three to five”…

James Michael McHaney an aide to Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) has been arrested by FBI agents in an internet child sex sting which used an undercover witness posing online as a teenage boy.

McHaney was fired Friday from his job as a scheduler for Senator Cantwell mere hours after he was arrested by FBI agents.

Allegedly McHaney, known as Mike, tried to arrange a lunchtime hookup with the unidentified person posing as the 13-year-old boy.

Reportedly when McHaney was asked if he was interested in sex with a 13-year-old, he allegedly replied, “I’ll be there” and later asked for a photo of the boy.

Cantwell’s chief of staff, Michael Meehan in full damage control mode released the following statement, “Late Friday afternoon the FBI informed our office that a Senate employee was arrested. The employee was immediately fired. Our office has and will continue to fully cooperate with the ongoing federal criminal investigation. Senator Cantwell has zero tolerance for crimes against children.”

Read it at Senator’s Aide Arrested in Child Sex Sting and wonder if Mr. McHaney worked for Senator Larry Craig before going to work for Senator Cantwell…