My mind has been boggled.

We fussed at the last sheriff because he took “Call 911” off the patrol cars and added his name in big letters.  His ego was big enough to jump start a nuclear submarine.

But it was diddle squat compared to the new sheriff.

Look what has been installed at the new County Courthouse. Our new sheriff thinks he’s Princess Leia asking Obi Wan for help.

There are two of these life sized monuments to self-importance. Two. One is at the courthouse and the other is at the jail.  I do not have a major problem with the one at the jail other than the fact that it’s $18,768 down the tube. It was paid for from the commissary fund, which is the profit off charging prisoners for personal grooming needs and snacks. That doesn’t seem right.

The one at the courthouse is a whole ‘nother story.  It was paid for from drug forfeiture money. That absolutely is not right.

Here is the presentation prepared to get this crap approved by commissioner’s court.

You know, for the total money spent of $37,500 we could have hired someone at $18.75 an hour to stand there and give up to date information with a personal touch.

Shame on the sheriff and shame on commissioner’s court.  That’s what you get when you have a conservative Republican government: men building monuments to themselves at the expense of others.

They say that politics is show business for ugly people. The sheriff just proved that.

Thanks to LK for the heads up.