Max Powers

R.I.P. Jaime Abeytia....

....Abeytia's career at the County?

Apparently, so I am told, as it were, today tomorrow, on the 8th of August in the Year of Lord 20 and 14, will be Jaime's last day as an El Paso County employee.

I doubt that this was a move made or suggested by his boss, Commissioner Vince Perez.

But who cares at this point?

Here's pourin' a Bud for you, Jaime.

I have taken upon myself to speak for everyone at the County, and I dedicate this song to you...

 

 

 

 

Is El Paso About To Get Hosed?

Around these parts if you cannot quite afford the beach, and your kids are tired of swimming at the pool, there is always Wet'N'Wild Waterworld in Anthony.

For many years it has been the only game in town. 

But apparently El Paso is big enough for more than just one waterpark. 

Or that is what the folks at Hawaiian Falls, a company who claims to be "Serving the Lord by Bringing Families Closer Together", by building waterparks in accoradance to Christian principles thinks.

Think Pastor Tom Brown's wet dream.

Take that back.

Well, not that part about Tom Brown.  That's a keeper.

I mean the part about building waterparks.  Hawaiian Falls really does not build waterparks...at least not entirely on its own dime.

This religious organization has formed public-private parnternships with several municipalities to build waterparks, mostly in suburban Dallas-Fort Worth.

The parks themselves are more often than not city property.

Mind you, city property plastered with Scripture.

Look, I am not a Bibilical scholar, but I doubt Jesus would have hit up Pontius Pilate for a waterslide so that Jesus could preach the Gospel. 

But that is not stopping Hawaiian Falls from hitting up El Paso, which has its eyes on Cohen Stadium and the land around it.

I am sure there is a sentiment among some at the City that a bone needs to be thrown at the Northeast because it lost its less than amateur baseball team. 

But there is probably better ways the City can help the Northeast that do not involve a rent-seeking religious organization out of Dallas.*

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Yes, I know that requires leadership from a certain resident of the Northeast, but we are asking too much.

 

 

Carlos Aguilar Returns!!!

Well, he has never really left us. 

The cheeky little bastard is always running around trying to fill the void left by Luther Jones and Co.

And the cheeky lil' bastard almost slipped by Max.

Almost.

Like how he almost slipped by El Paso's finest.

That right there ain't no selfie, folks.

No, that's from the photography department at the El Paso Police Department.

Guess why he was arrested?!?!

If you said "kiddie porn", that is incorrect.

The correct answer is "suspicion of driving while intoxicated."  It happened around 1:40AM on July 30th.

The lil' bastard was only 3 blocks away from his home. 

Still, man.

You're telling me he could not have called any number of his loser friends including, but not limited to:

- Norma Chavez

- Lily Limon

- Mike Armstrong, oh wait, nevermind

- Eddie Holguin, Jr.

- Any of the Reyes

...to give him a ride?  Mojo, please.

Is it me or did he dye his hair? 

He looks like a washed up version of the El Chapo, and El Chapo IS washed-up.  So what does that tell you?

Somwhere Dan Haggerty is rolling in his grave laughing his ass off. 

 

 

 

Beto O'Rourke and Israel

Back when I was in college I went to an event sponsored by the campus Objectivist Club.

The club brought in a one Yaron Brook.

He was with the Ayn Rand Foundation Institute, and he came to speak about the moral case for Israel.

Quite naturally he pissed off all the Muslim students and some of the leftists students.

But what was unique about his argument is that support for Israel did not equate with financial support.

Mind you,  Brook was an Israeli and served in the IDF, but as an Objectivist, while he supported Israel morally, he did not believe - to the chagrin of smarmy Muslim activists - that Israel should be supported financially by foreign aid.

With that in mind, Beto's most recent vote should not be seen as a vote against Israel.  Hell, he has voted a few times "for" giving Israel plenty of money.

I morally support Israel, and I hope Israel kicks the shit out of Hamas, but does not mean by not supporting appropriations for a foreign government that I nor Beto are against Israel.

Israel is an outpost of Western  civilization in the Middle East, and as we should support it, but we should not conflate moral and financial support.

And God's blessing of his Chosen people is not contingent on foreign aid.