Nitwit Tidbits

Okay, let's get going:

Coon - Lot's of emails. No we are not picking on him.

Yes, "they" are.

The Number - Shhhhhh....we are in act one - it just finished. Now we are going to act II - this is called the "Whine" - the number is............13.5 million short. Watch for that to drop Monday.

To be revisited after Monday. In the meantime, I'm still waiting on this update:

Sources in Austin tell the Review that the senator [Robert Nichols] has opened warfare on the City of Port Arthur.

Gezzzz.....we will keep you updated on this.

As noted, this was another of Klein's blatant lies.

Math - Hmm....13.5 minus 4 million in cuts is.....still 9 million. How is that courthouse security and navy looking now?

Klein is still confused about funding for the Marine Division of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. See this story for the latest version of Philip R. Klein's Idionomics.

Like Type - Jefferson County Budget increase over 4 years - 30 million or 29.2%. Hardin County in 4 years - 3 million less than 2%. Layoffs in Hardin? Not gonna happen. Get the drift?

Actually, Philip missed the "drift." Hardin County won't have many layoffs, since the primary economic base of Hardin County is Jefferson County. Depending upon the phase of the moon, Philip has claimed budget increases in Jefferson County of 40 percent or more over the past five years.

Eddie Looking Bad - We had this sent over to use from a media guy. Said he thought it told the story - reminder to you GOPERS - Arnold voted FOR EVER BUDGET OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. Massive government growth. Such the silence and the "look" :

I'm not sure Commissioner Arnold looks bad, but I'm certain that Klein looks stupid when he writes, "Arnold voted FOR EVER BUDGET...."

Dancing With The Devil - When you dance with the devil...you get....the devil. It is what we have warned Arnold about for years.

The Operation Kleinwatch Corollary: When one dances with the Devil, one often ends up two-stepping with Philip R. Klein.

Oh Please - Notice how quiet City Council has been in Beaumont? What is up? When it is quiet it is.....well...you know.

It's only been quiet for those not paying attention. See here, here, and here for three examples.

Airport Junk - Here is a good one. Domingue needs a few more years to help his retirement account and help him.....well....you know. Yes, the same Dominuge that got kicked out of office by Brent Weaver. So he goes on a trip with incoming judge Jeff Branick. Now rumors fly he will "take over" the Jack Brooks Airport. Hal? Bye bye?

To be revisited, although I'm not sure whether Klein meant Commissioner Mark Domingue, or Dominiuge, the homeless guy who sleeps in the lot behind Philip's office on Nederland Avenue.

Speaking Of Brent Weaver - "My name is chuck and that's not my muck" Weaver is nowhere in site? Not a peep? Huh?

Klein's ignorance of simple civics is showing again - why would Brent Weaver have anything to do with this budget, since he doesn't take office until 2011? . 

Media Needs - FOX 4 is KILLING the others over breaking stories. What is up with that?

Apparently, their ratings haven't caught up. For a great example of Philip's claim, see this breaking story where an "editorialist" claimed that Jefferson County is bankrupt without being questioned. He claimed the City of Beaumont was bankrupt in April.  The integrity and accuracy of the "breaking story" is apparently not as important as presenting confused, misleading, and often false claims first.

Building For Sale - We hear the Beaumont Enterprise building will go up for sale "pretty soon." Got that from a realtor. We will believe it when it happens. Downsizing still. Maybe if they...

Philip also claimed, among other things, that the Beaumont Enterprise would be an insert in the Houston Chronicle and a employees would stage a mass exodus at KFDM.

Constables - Furious. And we kind of agree. They do a great service. But the bottom line is this - pet projects first guys. You didn't listen to us - we told you it was coming!

What Klein really said:

The constables. Yes they do. They are going after the cops that serve paper for the courts. Which if were for real would be okay - if they cops would get out on the streets and do their thing.

Nine constables think the budget cuts are for real, but Philip was for the staff cuts before he was against them.

I particularly enjoyed this observation this week:

Remember - in the past four years they (commissioners) have increased the budget close to $40 Million Dollars a year to the tune of $73 million more taken out of the SET local economy in four years.

According to the Philip R. Klein School for Idionomics, $40 Million is equal to $73 million.

Lagniappe:  Philip Klein and his Attorney, John Morgan, Esq, filed their Reply Brief with the Texas Supreme Court this week. I'll post the documents, after we verify that the version posted by Philip is the version that was actually filed with the court.

This reply brief states:

Relators filed an Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Beaumont, Texas.

Sam and I (the Relators) filed an appeal in the Ninth Court of Appeals, a Texas state court. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal court, is in San Francisco. An important part of our legal strategy is to know which court we're currently in.