County settles over politically motivated firings

It appears as if the 3 major counties in northern Kentucky have long been in a contest with each other to see which can be the most corrupt.

This culture of corruption is of course led by the Republicans.

GOP officials in Kenton County were responsible for the Bull Connor-like tactics during the Devou Park incident of 2000. In 2002, they were so distraught over their failure to pick up the area's congressional seat that they falsely claimed on the county government website that the Republicans had won.

Now the Kenton County Fiscal Court has had to pay out a 6-figure settlement over politically motivated firings. A former deputy clerk said she was wrongly fired when a new county clerk wanted to hire campaign donors instead.

The Republican county clerk had also fired his election opponent from a chief deputy clerk post. Unbelievably, however, a judge said that firing was legal.

These and other firings came just before Christmas in 2006.

Democrats who held posts in Kenton County in the '70s and '80s were - by and large - competent officials. But the Republicans who replaced them have been hacks who have tried pursuing an agenda and rewarding their pals.

Because of these right-wing hacks, Kenton County is now facing its worst fiscal woes in decades. Yet these politically motivated firings are costing the county even more - all because of the idiots running things. Why isn't anyone circulating a recall petition? Considering that mayors have been suspended just for criticizing the media's right-wing bias, why can't public officials be removed for misusing their posts to hire cronies?