Barletta Ignoring History
In 2001, the town of Coatsville sold its water and sewer system to a private buyer. That sale generated $40 million. Today, only $14 million remains. In less than 10 years, the town burned through well over half of that money. They invested it in things that were supposed to generate steady income to the town. Those investments have failed to generate anything. In short, Coatsville did exactly what Lou Barletta wants to do with Hazleton. And it didn’t work.
But, hey, maybe Lou Barletta could make this work. Right? Probably not. Barletta has made bad decision after bad decision, bringing Hazleton to her knees and on the verge of bankruptcy. He wasted millions in trying to defend his mindless “Illegal Immigration Relief Act” in Federal Court. He illegally used the city’s pension fund for purpose it wasn’t intended for, and needed the State to come to the rescue of the city. Honestly, if Hazleton was granted the authority to print money, Barletta would find a way to screw it up. He’s just not very good with money.
For more proof, just look at the half-dead, sad looking thing that is his Congressional Campaign. Already, Barletta has built up more debt than all of the other candidates, Democrat and Republican, combined. Before he even launched his Congressional Campaign, he had to send out letters begging people to give him money because his debt was so massive. And this is Barletta’s third consecutive attempt at running for Congress. Every time he runs, he loses and accumulates more debt. Most people get better at things with practice. Not Lou Barletta. He gets markedly worse.
The punchline in this un-funny joke is that Lou Barletta wants to take this brand of leadership to the Federal Government. Why in the name of everything that is Holy would anyone cast a vote for Lou Barletta? He’s not good at anything. Unless you count ruining cities and embarrassing his own political party as a skill. Because, I guess, Lou is pretty good at doing that. Lou Barletta’s plan to sell the Hazleton Water Authority and save Hazleton will probably fail. Not only because it’s a bad idea, but also because Lou Barletta is behind it. Clearly, the voters of the 11th Congressional District simply can not afford to have Mayor Barletta represent them in the halls of the United States Congress.
As an elected official, Lou Barletta is a failure. The city of Hazleton is worse off, not better, as a result of having Barletta serve as its mayor. The city’s economy is in shambles. His plan to sell-off the Hazleton Water Authority is reckless and stupid. Before he is finished, Barletta will have made Hazleton’s economy one of the worst in the nation. And while the damage is already done for Hazleton, it’s not too late to keep Lou Barletta from wreaking the same havoc on the 11th Congressional District. At all costs, Lou Barletta must be kept out of the United States Congress.
See also: Barletta: Question Me and You’re All Screwed and Lou Barletta’s Vision of America
-Dan Cheek
www.StopLouBarletta.com
StopLouBarletta@gmail.com
