Thursday, May 1, 2008

Something New Every Day

Roger Clemens and Luzerne County government have a lot in common. Every morning, when I sit in front of my computer and search for the latest news, Clemens and Luzerne County dominate the headlines.

Clemens has now been accused of two inappropriate relationships outside of his marriage. This comes a couple months after he was accused of using steroids and human growth hormone. Do you see a pattern here? Cheating at baseball, cheating on the wife.

And then, there is the Luzerne County courthouse... There are daily stories about no-bid contracts, preferential treatment for friends and relatives, investigations, policy breakers moved from one job to another, and assorted other events that just shouldn't be happening.

Here's something else Clemens and the county have in common-- no one wants to take responsibility for what's happened.