We have spent a lot of our recent posts about which state or city will go bankrupt first and the massive fraud that has been going on relative to government programs. But that does not mean that the political class has been up to its traditional incompetence, insanity, and screw ups. So, let’s catch up with the shenanigans that continue to plague the country:
1)Almost always, government programs fall short of their promised objectives while at the same time overrunning their original cost estimate. The current best example of this failure trait is the ridiculously mismanaged high speed train line in California. Billions and billions of dollars over budget, years late, and no sign in sight if this disaster will ever become reality despite the billions of dollars already spent and mismanaged.
But California government bureaucrats and politicians have not just failed on the high speed rail line effort:
A highway on-ramp in California has been shut down for the construction of a wildlife bridge over Northbound Highway 101.
Unfortunately for commuters and other users of the on-ramp, the ramp will be off limits for yet another two months while the project that was originally supposed to cost $93 million now could cost as much as $114 million, about a 23% overrun.
The bridge was supposed to have been completed over a year ago.
The original promise was a $93 million price tag and the bridge to be completed by 2025.
The bridge was originally supposed to be funded by voluntary donations but over time the state taxpayer construction share has grown larger and larger.
Obviously, a wildlife bridge is not as big a failure as the California high speed rail line. But it's a symptom of the American political class: they never get anything finished on schedule and on budget, always wasting taxpayer wealth in the process.
2)The following story is a first but it is typical of a low life politician's integrity and class:
Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic Party’s candidate for the U.S.Senate from Michigan.
It appeared that a Detroit, Michigan pastor was one of his biggest supporters, using his radio audience and social media accounts to support and campaign for El-Sayed.
So far, so good, the pastor has his right to support any politician he wants.
But things get shady when it turns out that El-Sayed’s campaign had contributed $75,000 to the pastor’s nonprofit organization.
The non-profit was associated with the pastor’s home address.
The campaign had made 10 different payments to the nonprofit for "political consulting” according to campaign records.
The pastor supported the candidate at least three times via social media and the radio comments.
Again, the pastor obviously has the right to support any politician he wants. But the appearance of conflict of interest, to the tune of $75,000, is just another disgusting action by a member of the political class, secretly buying support rather than earning the voters’ confidence and vote.
3)It is not just politicians that have major integrity and honesty problems:
A Missouri prosecutor was recently removed from an important government office for what has been politely been called a "pattern of misconduct.”
Ray County prosecutor, Camille Johnston, was suspended for violating ethical rules, failing to disclose conflicts of interest and placing personal relationships ahead of her job’s ethics and responsibilities.
According to Attorney General Catherine Hanaway: “When an elected official treats public office like their personal playground, betraying the public trust, ignoring obligations, and putting self-interest first, removal isn’t a suggestion, it’s a necessity. Johnston’s record reflects a sustained pattern of misconduct and willful neglect that has undermined the integrity of the prosecutor’s office and poses a serious threat to public safety. In Missouri, public office is public trust, not a personal entitlement, and no one is above accountability.”
One of those ethics violations is that Johnston was involved in a romantic relationship with a defense attorney who represented alleged criminals prosecuted by Johnston’s office, an obvious conflict of interest that compromised criminal cases.
She allegedly had another romantic relationship with an illegal immigrant who was a person of interest in a sexual assault investigation.
She knew he was in the country illegally but never disqualified herself from matters involving his immigration status and potential criminal acts.
When the illegal immigrant fled Missouri, Johnson went out of state to be with and vacation with him.
Not sure we have ever discussed such a rampant and obvious conflict of interest behavior of a government employee. How could she not know that what she was doing was unethical, possibly illegal and certainly creepy? Disgusting behavior of someone who was supposed to be an enforcer of the law.
4)Hundreds of times we have discussed how politicians waste taxpayer wealth through incompetence and stupidity. So it brings a smile to one’s face when they waste their own money:
The Democratic National Committee allegedly lost almost $29,000 when a scammer impersonated the Committee chairman , Ken Martin.
Back in February 2025 a scammer sent a bogus message to a staffer, claiming to be Martin, which requested $29,000 to be transferred to the scammer.
The staffer assumed it was a legitimate request and sent the money.
The Committee was able to claw back $7,000 but the remaining money was not recovered.
The staffer, by the way, is now an ex-employee.
An old Seinfeld episode has the famous quote: “And you want to be my latex salesman.” When the Democratic National Committee cannot protect its own money from a very elementary scam, it makes you wonder if you would even want them being your latex salesman, never mind overseeing the efficient and effective use of your tax dollars.
That will do it for today’s political class insanity: Democrats cannot even protect their own money, a Missouri prosecutor has no integrity or common sense, a Michigan politician bribes a pastor for support, and California still cannot build anything on time and on budget.
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