'To Be Honest, It's a Disgrace'

Your government at work. Naturally this is in a Democrat city run by Democrat hacks. Nothing will happen, but it's just some insight into the incompetence and corruption we're plagued with at pretty much every level of government in this country.

Mayor Byron W. Brown is not ruling out the possibility that he might push for the removal of Buffalo's human resources commissioner in the wake of disclosures that the City of Buffalo paid $2 million for health insurance benefits for 152 dead employees.

"I'm not taking anything off the table," Brown said today when asked about the possibility of Human Resources Commissioner Karla L. Thomas' ouster.

The city has paid has paid premiums for 152 deceased employees, several of whom have been dead for four years, according to an audit released Thursday.

What's more disturbing, said City Comptroller Andrew A. SanFilippo, is that officials in the city's Human Resources Department were ordered by Brown seven months ago to tighten controls and take new steps to ferret out "systemic problems" that triggered improper payments and other glaring mistakes.

"To be honest, it's a disgrace," SanFilippo told The Buffalo News. "It's a major embarrassment to the city and a $2 million slap in the face to taxpayers."

But the comptroller stopped short of calling on Brown to fire Thomas.

Yeah, why hold anyone accountable? Maybe she ought to get a raise instead just so her feelings aren't hurt.