In recent years the lessons of Republican incompetence have been both plentiful and unceasing. They wasted the peoples' treasure, launched a needless war and in so doing established new standards and definitions for FUBAR in its execution, undid decades of environmental progress and have now given us a fine lesson in why they should not be put in charge of anything.
It seems that in Republican-controlled Texas, they are unable to even run a lottery properly. Rep. Kino Flores, D-Palmview, began investigating the Texas Lottery Commission's firing practices after learning that former financial director Lee Deviney was terminated a week and a half after warning Grief and others that Lotto sales couldn't cover the advertised June 8 jackpot.
To pour salt in the wounds, even the Republican legislators are amazed at the admistrative blunders. This exchange could have been lifted from a sitcom:
[Lottery Commission Human Resources Director Diane] Morris defended her right to fire employees without warning or reason, saying due process was unnecessary. She acknowledged that the agency doesn't document employee problems in some cases.
That shocked Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale, R-Tomball, who asked how the agency might defend itself against a discrimination lawsuit.
Sworn testimony, Morris replied.
"So," Van Arsdale continued, "he-said, she-said and you just hope the jury sides with you?"
Morris paused, then nodded.
"Wow," Van Arsdale said.
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