Well it’s Monday, and the let’s just say a lot of things run down the hill.
STATE AUDITOR COULD BE IN BIG DOO DOO
The rumor going on in Pierre is that our state auditor acted alone when he rejected giving the governor’s credit card statements to most ETHICAL, partisan paper in town. I guess he was advised that if he continues to deny the documents he could be on the hook for his own legal fees if the state doesn’t win the case. It is pretty obvious to me he is doing this under the direction of the goat killer. IMO he will release the information right before it goes to court, which could be months.
COUNCILORS STILL WANT TO BUY THE RIVERLINE AND PUNISH TRANSIENTS
At the city council meeting tomorrow night, it is a short one, but they are busy coming up with new nuisance ordinances (that don’t solve the problem, only criminalizes loitering which puts the taxpayers on the hook for the justice costs) and they are going to still purchase the Riverline land with just a week delay. More trickery. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a hidden agenda item that authorizes the sale of the Delbridge collection, because that will be a middle of the night sale that no one will no about until after it is inked.
VETERANS PARKWAY ISN’T GETTING FEDERAL FUNDING
No surprise, it is NOT a worthy project and is unneeded. This is what it has always been, a boondoggle for developers that started with Huether and has continued with TenHaken. Maybe the Feds don’t want to give you the money because not only is the project not needed but it is possibly being built on stolen land. There was a hold out during the Huether administration and I guess MMM threatened a property owner if he didn’t sell. This person was NOT a wilting flower and I have a feeling they filed a complaint with the DOJ. This is likely the reason the Feds aren’t giving the money, oh and our politicians in SD are kinda dumb, and crooked.
GUN TRAFFICKING RING?
Besides the fact that our Police Chief looked like he just rolled out of bed at the latest presser, he tried to claim guns are getting stolen because of a sophisticated gun trafficking ring in Sioux Falls. Really? Is the ATF here helping you out with that? Give me a break. The problem isn’t some made up gang stealing guns, the problem is people are not locking their doors. Thum needs to lobby the council for better ordinances when it comes to stolen property, oh, and the cops need to actually investigate stolen property, it’s kind of part of your job. It would also be nice if you gave the public some information, ANY information at this point would be helpful.
The more I think about this State Auditor story the more I think there’s nothing to it, and here’s why. State law allows these records to be kept secret for ten years, right? And, after seven years, the State destroys such records in the Auditor’s office, right? So, isn’t this whole news story just a Catch-22, which can’t be resolved but makes the Dakota (War College) Scout look non-partisan? …. “Damn, we can’t get the records to finish the story…. shucks!”…. “But we do investigate everyone” 🙂
This gun ring has hit my house twice this summer, but to no avail. We’re not gun owners. We’ve never reported these incidents because there are no security cameras in the area. But, perhaps, my house intrigues them with its picket fence, the American flag (sometimes flags), black SUVs, and, at times, a spotted dog… #DefinitelyTrumpstersWithGuns…. But oh, how we fool them. I’ve noticed they like to hit on weekends, long weekends, because we have been hit twice on the July 4th long weekend and this past Labor Day weekend, but nothing is taken when they rummage through our cars, which means they are definitely looking for guns, but we don’t have any guns, and usually we lock our car doors, but not those two weekends… But I expect them to be back for the next long holiday weekend, which will be Native American Day weekend, but next time I’ll be ready for them in “True Trumpster Fashion” with my late elder brother’s 1950s era Davy Crockett BB gun, that’ll show them…. But should I use it as bait, or as just a way to defend my property line? #StayTuned
VSG
( and Woodstock adds: “‘Davy Crockett BB gun’?”…. ( ….. “Oh great, next he’ll have pickers like Mike and Frank checking out or trying to break into his picket fence home”….. 🙁 #GarageDoorOpenersCanBeFoundInCars )