Some people have been ripping House Majority Leader Todd Eachus for not dropping everything to fix Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta's mess; when will these people learn?
When Barletta "rolled the dice" in 2003, using pension money to pay for health care benefits for retirees, what did he think would happen? Was the nearly $3 million going to automatically replenish itself and the city's debt would just be erased? Get real.
No one told Barletta to misuse city funds, but someone did tell him not to. The Auditor General's office ruled Barletta actions improper in 2006, yet Barletta continued to withdraw funds in 2007 and 2008. Let's not forget, Barletta plans on withdrawing another $500,000 this year. It was his call to gamble and he lost.
But, instead of taking responsibility for his costly error, Barletta whines to the press that no one will help bail him out. When will Barletta step-up and say, "I was responsible for bankrupting Hazleton. I'm doing everything in my power to fix my mistake."? My guess is never because he's content pawning off his error and crying like a child whose parents wouldn't buy him that toy he really wanted.
When will our politicians start taking responsibility for their own actions?
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