Is a "boo" bushleague?

President O'bama sent a video instead of himself to the Boy Scout Jamboree last week. What the !@#$%#@!#$%%^. Why?

It has been a tradition for sitting Presidents to attend this national event for one of the finest organizations in the country, nay the world. Baden Powell, the Boy Scouts founder, was a native of Great Britain. This is one of the few organizations that champions family values FOR KIDS. The designation "Eagle Scout" a journey that takes dedication over an child's adolsecent years. Exactly the time of life when trouble usually starts for some kids.

They always recognize Watch any City Council meeting on T-Gov. They always recognize Boy Scouts in attendance that are working on the citizenship in the community merit badge. Gee, wonder what that requires. The kids working on this badge may be the next waivew of Mayors, City Councilors, or higher.

The trip for the President would have taken less than a day. But Barak the buddy of the under utilized chose to attend "the view". That tiltle is in lower case on purpose. Instead, the president sent a video. He apparently is not afraid to speak and bask in the blather of four entertainers(?) sans teleprompter.

Baden Powell lived in 19th century England. Way back then, he saw a need for an orgainzation that promoted virtues that would strengthen families. That goal survives to this day. All the President (resident with an extra letter) was delay the appearance on the view for a couple of days or at best a week. Give the Boy Scouts a life long memory instead of a something fit for a DVD.

Booing a video when they should have had a human being isn't all that bad.

Elected Officials-Falling Between the Cracks.

Not too long ago, we elected a mayor and nine city counselors. Some were repeat offenders, others new to the council for the first time. The latter includes Maria Barnes (District 4), Chris Trail(District 5), and G.T. Bynum (District 9). Jim Mautino took time off and re-elected to a another term in District 6.

Dewey Bartlett became Mayor last September. His first time as Mayor although he was on the first city council after the 1990 charter change.

That's lineup for the most contentious year in Tulsa political history. When is this circus ever going to be over? We have been through the charge that Bartlett and underling Terry Simonson "lied" to the Council about how to handle the layoff of X number of policemen. Then came the impartial investigation by a former cop. Then came council's consideration of the report without the presence of the Mayor himself, although he tried to attend but was prevented from same.

The City attorney then reused herself the whole staff. City Council attorney Drew Reece, fresh off a sabatical to run for County Commission, identified justification for the matter to go to Attorney General Drew Edmonson. Edmonson is fresh off an effort to become Oklahoma Governor. Edmonson will apparently will be the arbiter between the two sides of Tulsa's dysfunctional government.

Consider this. The Attorney General, or his staff, or both, will have to get up to speed on the details of this matter. Which will take an undetermined length of time. The AG may decide that his own staff must investigate the matter. There are three possible decisions that could extend the time to resolve this mess. If the problem is not resolved by the next inauguration day, the new AG will have to be brought up to speed.

Think this will get done before the new year? Later than that? Before the next council campaign? Wouldn't than be a bigger mess for the people of Tulsa?