The Hypocrisy of Politics and Politicians...

   Clark Co. Commissioner "Toxic" John Perkins once again  proved why he is so reviled by local voters.
In an attempt we suppose to try to prove his concern about the Clark Co. budget problems Perkins hired an attorney to look into  possibly suing River Ridge over excess funds Perkins thinks might be due to the county.  The only thing is less than a week later, Perkins voted to retain his girlfriend as the insurance agent of record for Clark Co., which would have cost the county $66,000 more. Which included commission fees for his girlfriend 4 times the industry standard.

 Sorry John but you can't have it both ways, on one hand being concerned a citizen who is looking on his own to help the  county budget crunch, but on the other hand wanting to line your girlfriend's pocket with excessive commission's at the County's expense.....How do you spell hypocrite ??? In Clark Co. it looks like P-E-R-K-I-N-S

The BatBlog has obtained a copy of an interview where Perkins explains why he is a Democrat....Considering the circumstances recently his answer is simply..... amazing

D-Day ...June 6, 1944....Let Us Never Forget

 

Seventy years ago today the largest invasion force in the history of the world was assembled to begin the  liberation of France and the rest of Europe from Nazi Germany's control. More than 130,000 troops were involved and by the end of the day more than 10,000 were either killed, wounded or captured. Imagine the bravery of those men who attacked a hunkered down, dug in, well armed German army. Those men knew in attacking those beaches that many lives, possibly their own would be lost. This is bravery that is hard to even comprehend....We should be proud, grateful but most of all we should never forget those brave men many of who gave their lives so that we can live free....

Gambling Ring Gets Probation...Haven't the Feds and Cops got Better Things To Do...

The BatBlog was glad to see that a local gambling ring, though convicted, received no jail time and was sentenced to mostly probation and fines recently....for the N/T story... CLICK HERE

  It took the concerted effort of 7 agencies. 2  federal (FBI, IRS) 1 state (Indiana Gaming Commission) and 4 local police departments (New Albany, Jeff, Sellersburg and Floyd Co. sheriff) to take these guys out of the heinous crimes of taking a bet...That's right 7 different agencies

spending untold probably hundreds of thousands of dollars just to stop these dudes from taking bets. Yet in Indiana we have what 7 or 8 casinos, or you can gamble at just about every convenience store (lotto, scratch offs). We have bingo parlors, horse racing and even the local churches get in the act with bingos, showdown poker, and chuck-a-luck at their summer picnics. Not to mention internet gambling, fantasy football, and Friday night poker games...

 

You would think federal, state, and local authorities would have better things to do than worry about people making and taking bets. After all who isn't in some form of gambling business, hell investing in the stock market is a form of gambling. Can you imagine the tax money that could be saved if our policing agencies would concentrate their efforts away from the victimless crimes like gambling and drug usage. Does anyone actually think that this recent bust actually decreased illegal gambling,  the state itself perpetuates gambling with its own lotto department, and anyone at anytime can make a bet legally or illegally...

 Jeffersonville own history is built on gambling and some of it's most respected citizen's in days past were gamblers. Duley Perrin made a fortune which he shared generously through gambling. Perrin was as well respected citizen as any one person in the City of Jeffersonville's past or present history.

Gambling is always going to be here both legal and illegal so come on leave these people alone. Go out and catch the real bad guys....gotta run I need to call my bookie and get a bet down on the feature race at the Downs....



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More Rumors ...How About it Rick ???

In case anyone missed it Anonymous heard and posted a rumor that current Clark County Commissioner (R) Rick Stephenson was considering running for mayor of Jeffersonville. How about it Rick ?? We are aware you check in on the BatBlog from time to time... How about giving us a scoop and announce your intentions on the "award winning" BatBlog ...

 If this is true this would be great news, the BatBlog has heard nothing but good to great about Rick's performance so far as Co. Commissioner  and we concur. Rick has been a no nonsense,  find a solution to problems, hands on public servant. So far his office has an openness and transparency that is very rare in Clark Co. politics. He has an open question and answer thread on the Clark County Chatter where he is prompt and courteous in answering any question or comment.

Rick Stephenson would be a very formidable opponent and a great asset to the  mayoral race....

How about Rick ???  Care to make a statement, or confirm or deny the rumor ...Inquiring minds would like to know ....

Anyone Else Heard This Rumor About John Perkins ???

From an anonymous poster....

Anonymous said...

Rumor has it that Perkins will back in another County office next year. If a certain democrat wins one of the offices being contested in November, word is that the democrat will step aside early in the term after taking office and the powers controlling the democrat party will appoint Perkins to assume the office, basically the same way he was appointed county commissioner.

Surely this is just a ridiculous rumor....Anybody else heard this ??  What office ?? Do you have anymore

information Anon?  I can't believe the Dem. party would be foolish enough to appoint "Toxic John" anything again, the man is a pariah to voters. Hell he hasn't won an election in 25 years and the only thing he's ever been elected to is a city council seat. If it's true I'm done with the Dem. party in Clark Co. and so will a lot of others....

Will the Big Four Bridge and Downtown Revitalization Get Mike Moore Reelected ???

  So far , so good in the revitalization of downtown Jeffersonville. The Big Four Bridge opening has created a noticeable increase in pedestrian traffic  which is a welcome sight for the new and existing businesses in the downtown district. The new walking bridge is bringing people from both the Kentucky side and local residents to the area. Plus the Big Four has created a lot of buzz and publicity and is something unique to draw upon.

 For mayor Mike Moore the timing is perfect and this has to be a big boon to his re-election chances in 2015. Voters like to see positive changes and progress and this definitely fits the description. Moore has had some bad personal publicity, as well as some well publicized differences and personal battles with members of Jeff's City Council which has tarnished his image a little.  This recent upswing of  downtown though, might offset earlier mistakes made by the mayor. The the walking bridge was planned well before Moore took office, but he may reap the benefits politically of it's opening regardless of who had the original idea.

 Moore needs to expedite the construction of the new park at the foot of the landing so as to have a shiny, new example of progress as well as a perfect setting to announce his 2015 reelection campaign. The bridge that has brought several new businesses, the new police station, the planned new marina and fishing pier on the riverfront are all good things Moore can hang his hat on in his bid for reelection.

The only major announced candidate so far for the mayoral position  is Dem. City Councilman Dennis Julius whose campaign announced early on has generated very little excitement as of yet. Julius will have to attempt to distance himself from his business ties and monies made by the controversial 10th St. landscaping debacle that his company was contracted by the  city to do.

Moore has his critics led by Jeffersonville's version of Grumpy Old Men (Mike Hutt and Kruger) or as they are known  "Moan"  and "Groan", but nobody pays any attention to those sad, bitter. old men...The way it appears know Moore is in the drivers seat for reelection in 2015....

The Scales of Justice ....Equal Justice ???

Two recent tragic cases in our local court systems one in New Albany (Floyd Co.) the other in Jeffersonville (Clark Co.) seem to show the disparity in how justice is meted out. First of all the BatBlog doesn't know all the details or have inside information on either case, but inequities do seem to appear. The first case in N.A. where a girl who was riding in the car that fire bombed a N.A. residence resulting in the tragic death of 3 children received a 20 year sentence ...the story CLICK HERE....

 The other case in Jeffersonville where the defendant allegedly drove a golf cart while intoxicated, and crashed that resulted in the death of his friend and the alleged driver received only probation....the story CLICK HERE.

The BatBlog realizes that one case was accidental (Jeff case) while the other (New Albany) was an intentional act but there was no proof the girl in the N.A. case was nothing more than a passenger, and not a willing participant. 20 years seems like an over the top , harsh sentence especially when the girl was only 18 years old.

In the Jeff case it appears there was conflicting testimony on who actually was driving the vehicle and the case was plea bargained down to a misdemeanor. It seems like too light of a sentence in our opinion considering there was a loss of life involved.Our justice and legal system while good, isn't perfect or sometimes doesn't even seem fair Justice isn't always equally handed down and these cases are a glaring examples....

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