A Pithy Saying

"Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incomptetence."

Puts me in mind of our local government - The Board of Commissioners of Camden County, Georgia.

I've been here for three and a half years.

Where I came from, in Santa Clara County, California, the County Board of Supervisors had (and have) a constant state of tension with the Santa Clara Sheriff, almost always over budget matters.

The same is true here in Camden County, GA. The Sheriff, Bill Smith, wants more money.

There is a big difference between Santa Clara County and Camden County.

In Santa Clara County, inmates of the county jail do not run wild on "personal watercraft" and run into a dock owned by a private citizen.

In Santa Clara County, inmates of the county jail are not hauled to a neighboring state to work on the Sheriff's ex-wife's house.

In Santa Clara County, inmate work details are not rented out to private property owners for the benefit of said private property owners.

And when he's been informed that his proposed budget is $1 million more than the County Supervisors are willing to fund, the County Sheriff of Santa Clara does not resubmit the same budget - twice.

There's an election coming up, in November of 2008.

I predict that, should Bill Smith choose to run again, he will, deservedly, fail of re-election.

Vote The Rascal Out - on grounds of incompetence.