Max Powers

Jorge Artalejo For Mayor

Jorge Artalejo

Not exactly news that Jorge Artalejo is running for something.

But nonetheless, it does tickle Max's fancy that Artalejo is running for Mayor.

Why?

Because Artalejo being Mayor might be a good thing.  

Now that may come off as a shock to you,  but I can guarantee that it is even more shocking for Artalejo.  

Artalejo won't admit this, but he does NOT want to win.  That's because winning poses a problem for him.

Artalejo, like some others in this town, complains just about everything.  But as Mayor, Artalejo will change his tune.  It will be a "shoe on the other foot" moment.  Everyone will start to complain to him or about him, and he will call Joyce Wilson and plead, "SAVE ME FROM THE CRAZIES!!!"  At which point, Joyce Wilson goes crazy herself, and quits, but then gets immediately hired by a city like San Jose (David K thinks Virginia, but sorry a NoVA summer sucks).

After Joyce is gone, Artalejo will have a "heavy is the crown" moment.  He will either quit and appreciate what it is to be a public servant, or he might actually shape up to be the greatest mayor in the history of El Paso.  He will turn this dusty town in a bustling global metropolis.  You never know.  

But I know it is too much to ask that Artalejo become Mayor to test "Max's hypothesis"

So if not Mayor of El Paso, can we at least make sure Artalejo gets more votes than Hector H. Lopez?

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"Max, this post is weird and makes no sense."

I know, but I just felt like doing a post about Jorge because he does remind me of Animal.  And I had to put something together. 

Jose Rodriguez: "Help me, Republicans!!!"

Jose Rodriguez.  

Like Mary Gonzalez, he's another one way in over-his-head. 

Don't believe me?  I know you guys believe in the El Paso Times.  But I am not going to the link the article again.  It's the same article that I referenced while talking about Naomi Gonzalez.  But to be nice I will provide the golden snippet:

Rodríguez persuaded state Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, to sign on as a co-author of the bill earlier this month. Duncan, one of the most powerful senators in the Legislature, could serve as a key ally for the measure to be passed.

"During the last session, I noticed that he was involved in every major issue that came before us and people count on him as a very good negotiator to work some compromise and some consensus on bills whether they be education or healthcare or funding," Rodríguez said. "He is a very critical player for us on this particular issue. (emphasis added)"

Very critical player.  Those are words you will never hear be used to describe Jose Rodriguez.  

But I digress.

So what does the Senator who is way in over-his-head do?  He runs to a Republican.

It's funny. Jose Rodriguez backed Joe Moody because Joe Moody is a Democrat.   And Democrats do good things allegedly, unlike Dee Margo and those Republican arseholes.  But here Jose Rodriguez admits that he cannot get anything done without a Republican's help.   

So what's the difference between Rodriguez aligning himself closely with a Republican in Lubbock, and other members, namely my girl Naomi Gonzalez and Marisa Marquez, of the El Paso Delegation aligning themselves closely with a Republican from El Paso?

The only difference is that Jose Rodriguez thinks you won't really notice when he has to piggy-back on a Republican for help in Austin.  At least Naomi and Marquez were open and honest.

 

 

Naomi Gonzalez, will you be my Valentine?

Remember when?  Remember when we first met?  And I dropped that line that swept you of your feet? 

"Hey lady, do you work at UPS? I could have sworn you were checkin' out my package."

Oh, the moments we had immediately thereafter. 

Baskin-Robbins sells 31 flavors, but I always make sure I get two scoops of you on Sundae!!!

But now, I do not see you as often anymore.  You're always traveling.  It's been sooooo long since I last saw you, and now you got me asking....

 

 

Mary Gonzalez: Giving Her Some Credit...Kinda

Mary Gonzalez is the wrong person for the job.

But I'll give her some credit.  

She recently filed some bills to ease the regulatory burden on small business.  It's quite the Republican move, and I commend her for it.  

I am no dairy farmer.  I do not care much for dairy.  There is something odd about the whole interspecies milk feeding thing.  I feel sorry for the first person who was dared to go up to a cow and start sucking.   I even feel worse for the person who thought leaving cow milk out to spoil would taste great. 

Anyways, apparently dairy farmers down in the Lower Valley are having problems selling milk unless they get state approval because this part of the state has a bovine tuberculosis problem.  I do not know.  I am not a vet.  Anyways, if you have that problem you cannot get a permit to sell milk.

Mary just takes dynamite to that law.  It's great to see repeal legislation.  Although Mary is being full of shit exaggerting about the economic development that will result from it.

Max has no problem with dairy farmers selling their potentially tainted milk so long as people as forewarned about it.  If you want the runs that bad, then how 'bout it.  But do not say no one told you so.

But this being El Paso, when the first gets sick from drinking milk, you know what will happen next. We will have to do something about it.   That's where problems start.  When people feel compelled to do something. 

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While I am on the topic of farming.  Farming in El Paso has always been a bad idea.  It is as bad trying to grow oranges in New York, or apples in Texas.  There are just somethings you do not do.