Ron Osman is making a stink about the funding source for Creal Springs proposed new school. This is greatly disappointing. I was very offended by the whole thing until I saw Mr. Osman on the news making the statement that he was making a stand for democracy.
Not too long ago Ron Osman filed a lawsuit with concern to a county wide sales tax that would help fund schools. This tax passed the test of democracy but he challenged it anyway. So much for a defender of democracy. Now a much needed school is ready to built and he is challenging the method in which it is being funded.
I respect the idea that he is defending the taxpayer but that is the absolute incorrect focus. We need to be protecting our future taxpayers or they will certainly become tax takers. Maybe I am biased but some taxes are worth it. I helped in two different efforts to build a new school for the Mt. Vernon High School district. Voters shot both referendums by large margins.
When are we going to wake up and put our future generations first? We continually worry about our pocket books and say, "not right now." When will it be time?
As for Mr. Osman, I am with Creal Springs principal, Andy Shelby, in wondering who is pulling Osman's strings?
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Gambling and Gun Play
A shocking (not really) story was broke this week that Washing Wizards players Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton pulled guns on each other in the locker room after a disagreement over a gambling debt.
The details are still sketchy but Arenas allegedly kept guns in his locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from his home that has young children in it. It is also reported that he is a legendary gambler betting on card games to video games.
Now I would bet that most of us have real jobs that contribute to society in some way and if we did either of these things we would be canned in a second. Could you imagine me carrying a sidearm down the halls of Elverado High School on my way to intimidate one of my teachers into paying a card game debt?
The matter has been turned over to DC police and the Feds and lets see if a professional athlete is again let off the hook or given a much lighter punishment than the average Joe. I wrote in a previous blog that this conduct is reckless and all of us should pay the maximum price. Which way do you think the scale will tip?
In closing I would like to offer Mr. Arenas a tip: use some gambling winnings to buy a lock box for your guns. This crap that you keep them at work to keep them from you kids is crap!
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