Our mayors have been put on notice

The AP reported today that the President warned the nation's mayors not to waste the bailout money or he'd "call them out".

What the hell does that mean? Oh no, not a stern talking too. That's like dad looking at his 14-year-old son who got drunk and smashed through the sliding glass door and telling him to go to time out and think about what he did wrong.

President: "Mr. Mayor, you wasted $150 million and I'm very disappointed in you. What do you have to say for yourself?"

Mayor: "I don't pay my taxes either. Can I have a job?"

President: "Let me see what I can do."

When is a crime not a crime?

Molalla River Middle School was closed Friday, February 20th because of a bomb threat. The girl who posted the threat was taken into custody by the police department and referred to the juvenile department.

Dr. Wayne Kostur, the superintendent of the school district, was interviewed on the radio Friday shortly after her arrest and was asked if the girl had committed a crime. He said he didn’t know. Dr. Kostur was asked if she should be charged with a crime. He said that was up to the police. When asked what his opinion was, he said he didn’t have one. Dr. Kostur acknowledged calling in a bomb threat is a crime but still wasn’t sure if he had an opinion on whether the student should be charged with a crime. He was asked if he thought a student who killed another student should be charged with a crime, he said he didn’t know and would not express his opinion on the air.

He didn’t know?!? Dr. Kostur didn’t know if a student should be prosecuted for a crime?!? So, do you think discipline a problem in Molalla schools? Hey, School Board, your guy’s either too much of a wimp to stand up to students, unions, and bureaus OR he’s too stupid to know that a crime’s a crime and we charge people with a crime when they call in a bomb threat!