YOUR “SLUSH FUND” IS OUR MONEY, MR. LITTLE

Could someone please tell our District Attorney that the money he is treating as his own personal “slush fund” belongs to us?

Controversial District Attorney Mike Little could have done what some media conscious politicians would have done and voluntarily taken larger than required budget cuts in his department, but he did not. He sat through the harsh reality of the results of years of his fellow Democrats have done to this county and watched silently as layoffs and consolidations and across the board cuts were discussed. He sat like he could do nothing about it. But is that true?

The truth is a large part of the problem can be traced back to Mike Little. The media fails to connect the dots. Mike Little refused to prosecute former County Judge Phil Fitzgerald and Commissioner Lee Groce just months after the two men voted to increase Little’s already robust budget. Little turned his head and looked the other way and enjoyed the benefit of his relationship to these men – which resulted in an increase of $150,000 year after year. Little shut down anyone who talked about pursuing Fitzgerald’s use of FEMA equipment for personal gain.

But the question remains, what can Little do about helping the county in a budget crisis? The Commissioners’ Court already cut his budget back closer to the pre-Fitzgerald numbers. He can do plenty. Preliminary reports indicate Mike Little has between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000 in money generated by confiscating money in criminal cases. Little has not only sat silently like he can do nothing about helping taxpayers, he has REFUSED TO TELL WE THE PEOPLE how much money he has in this fund.

“Hello, Mr. Little, it is our money!” And when you drive that SUV you bought with the taxpayer’s money, remember that is our vehicle. You have not been given a raise that includes a vehicle. You have treated yourself to millions of perks we never offered you.

Voters can tell by all of the wrangling in Washington D.C. about the national debt and the budget that it will take years to get our economic house in order. But I am happy to report it is becoming increasingly obvious that under County Judge Craig McNair’s leadership, Liberty County may have its economic house in order by the end of the year and WE THE PEOPLE can enjoy seeing things get better and better in the years to come. But we can still do better. Zero out Mike Little’s budget, if he continues to sit back like that is his money.

Good, hard working public servants are working in our courthouse for just a fraction of what Mike Little makes. He is willing to watch some of them lose their jobs and act like there is nothing that can be done. He is willing to make all of those who keep their job work harder to make up for being short handed.

Soon and very soon, we will have a chance to voice our opinion on Little’s behavior. Soon, some of those employees who make about 20% of what Mike Little makes, they will get to let him know how they feel about him. And we won’t be left short handed; we will be left with a fresh start. We will be left with a courthouse culture with a relatively clean slate. A culture that we can hope once again will work hard to serve us all well.

Democrats treat the taxpayer’s money like it is their own and Liberty County DA Mike Little is a classic example. Liberty County history shows democrat financial thinking is self-absorbed and narcissistic- the reason Liberty County is in such a bad financial state. Mike Little historically is the last chapter of this arrogant, corrupt and dark Liberty County financial history.