I Just Balanced Your Budget Asshole

As it's no surprise to anyone that knows me I am grossly opposed to the current sheriff, Jim Alderdan, we have in our county (your county I guess as I live in Sweden now). I thought the loophole we (I voted against this) voted in to re-elect him was a joke. I thought his entire platform of wanting to build out a stronger jail and alternative sentencing system was a joke. I think his wife is ugly and I'd probably stoop so low as to kick his dog if he had one (I'm a dog person, so this is a bit extreme). In his latest edition of the Bull's Eye (here's the link : http://www.larimersheriff.org/BullsEye/Default.aspx click on 'revenue augmentation project blog entry dated 9/3/2008') he outlines and complains about a current short fall in funding for his distinguished consortium. While normally I would nit pick his poor attempt at sarcastic writing and use of the English language I will simply offer a solution to his conundrum......

Jimmy boy, if you want to cover the shortfall in appropriations simply have your staff park their cars at the shop each night. They, like the citizens they 'serve and protect', can find their own means of transportation to and fro their place of employment (the grocery store, their childs daycare, their wife's hair appointment, Friday night dinner at Applebee's, the Bronco's game at Invesco, and the many other off duty uses that help to keep us safe at night by maintaining a 'visible' law enforcement presence on the streets). The petroleum, maintenance, potential fleet reduction and depreciation expenses that are saved on the fleet will more than offset the few bucks you are short in the kitty.

In the short term, beware citizens of Larimer county. The second to last statement in his article promises to make up the shortfall by eliminating positions and through revenue enhancement. Another way of saying that is the 'shortfall will be eliminated by trimming some of the fat from our glutinous payroll and writing all of our citizens more tickets'. As the Aussies say, 'Fuckall'.