Friday, May 15, 2009

Through the Looking Glass We Go


Sometimes, ya gotta wonder which side is real regarding West Haven's finances.

Our Great Leader has told us things are getting better. The state tell us things are getting worse.

In March, our Great Leader told the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission (MFAC) to go to hell. (Headline from our Great Leader's mini-me: "Mayor Fires MFAC")


NEWS FLASH!!! This just in! The state isn't just going to go away. Having had to bail us out once (in 1991), the state seems just a bit more skeptical about politicians making pronouncements like

"Things are just great - trust me!"

Trusting crap statements like this got us into a mess once before...and the state paid through the nose to get us out of the mess we got ourselves into. Bottom line is, the state isn't buying this bull any more..."once burned, twice shy".

No, the state will continue to watch us like a hawk...and won't swallow the bull we're given from the administration...even if we will.

So here's the truth: MFAC will eventually ask the state to take over West Haven's finances. Whether or not that happens will depend on politics.

You work out the rest.

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