Election Day 2012 - Please Vote!

Well, we are down to the wire.  Tomorrow is the day when we will determine whether Sheriff Babeu and his "Merry Men" remain in power or whether we will see a new sheriff and a new administration.  A sheriff who might require those whom he deputizes to actually abide by the oath they take.  Our sheriff has been so busy trying to keep himself in the national spotlight that he has ignored the citizens of Pinal County.  His aspirations to Congress may be temporarily on hold due to the brief negative press he received following his 'outing' by a former lover.  But, make no mistake, he will make another run for national office.  His narcissism will not allow otherwise.  And when he does, we need to remember how ineffective he has been at the local level. 

I have to wonder how many times he has ignored other undocumented aliens' status in attempting to make a sexual conquest.  Why has this been largely ignored by the press?  Babeu has made his reputation as a dedicated warrior against illegals and their drug and human smuggling.  How many drugs were allowed to enter our county and how many innocent lives have been impacted because our sheriff was either blackmailing a lover with threats of deportation or was being blackmailed with threats of exposure?  And while these personal matters were demanding most of his time and energy, who was minding the store?  Zovko, who can't investigate his posterior with both hands?  Sgt. Vargas who rubber stamps any and all reports he receives without bothering to ascertain whether an actual investigation took place?  Talk about putting the inmates in charge of the asylum...................

Babeu still hasn't admitted any knowledge of the travesty his department perpetrated on my family.  He hasn't had the decency to respond to any of my letters.  Perhaps he has no knowledge of them either.  Maybe he has no knowledge of the complaints that were filed with his department in reference to this case.  And maybe he is totally unaware of the shameful conduct of his department in general.  Babeu should be aware of all these things.  This is the department that he has responsibility for.  He has no excuse for not having this knowledge.  But perhaps all his knowledge is carnal.

Election Day - November 6, 2012.  This could be a turning point in the history of Pinal County, Arizona.  A defining moment that could have a much larger impact, perhaps going all the way to Washington.  For, if we vote for truth and justice, if we demand honesty and accountability from our local politicians, why should we expect less from those at the federal level?  If we hold our politicians to a level of integrity and truthfulness that we expect from ourselves, then perhaps we can stem the tide of deceit, self-interest and egotism that seem to pervade our government and create a brighter and more promising future for all.