“Like” we’ve switched over to watching election results, yet are “totally” in concurrence that your slip is showing (read smug arrogance) and that 7 CID vehicles is excessive for Calhoun. But who’s to say, if Sunday sales passes, there may be more alcohol related crimes to investigate. Hopefully not, but could be. Cheers!

Like, are you and they totally threatening to talk about it on Facebook and stuff!

Mention CPD currently has seven CID vehicles and hopes to update them all with your SPLOST cash

I hope you are enjoying this as much as we are, as you have a few people over here in stitches! A great start to Happy Hour! Cheers!

Trend has been up since Andrew Jackson. Look it up - 1835

Boy, sure sobered up in a hurry, didn't you?

Let's see if CPD Chief and the rest of the courthouse and city hall gangs pick up some evidence and follow suit.

I guess the nuance is escaping you. The “blip” isn’t worth mentioning as compared to the trend, which was and is UP, and that increasingly in the last 4 years. You won’t get me to defend Bush’s spending, other than the items I’ve already mentioned. He was, without question, a big spending republican.

rt - remind us who the president was after that blip?

Let’s see, from comment string we have learned:

From rt

1- "I find no data, chart or graph that shows the size and cost of government was shrinking in 2001" to

2 - I did [but]

From CPD Chief

1 - "our vehicles are getting old."

General public's vehicles are older too; but, taxpayers have adjusted. We fix and take better care of vehicles. You won't like it either but try it.

Au contraire mon ami, I did look and that $300 Billion surplus with a “shrinking national debt” you are touting was just a blip on the chart! The trend over time is up and ever increasing. Clinton was forced into lower spending by Newtie and the Republican controlled congress. Furthermore, I am not defending Bush’s spending, even though he had 9/11, two wars and establishing the Department of Homeland Security to fund. The Treasury Department reports under Obama, 2008 to present, the debt has indeed increased a whopping $5 Trillion.

But I will agree, 7 CID vehicles for Calhoun is too many!

During Bill Clinton's presidency we had the dot com boom, along with allowing our enemies plot a series of attacks on our great Nation. Bush inherited the dot com bubble burst, plus the 911 tragedy. I didn't like all that Bush did, but some of the things that happened were certainly not his fault. Bottom line is under the current administration, the deficit is higher than it's ever been in history, and gas prices are higher at this point of the year than in any previous year in history. I did vote. While I doubt my candidate will win the nomination (Newt), I'll vote anyone but Obama. I can't imagine 4 more years of this disaster and degeneration of our country.

Seven CID vehicles in tiny Calhoun city, state and national fiscal failure; unfortunately, it's not just the children being left behind.

Can drug money pay for vehicle insurance & maintenance?

You didn't look RT. Search: a shrinking government debt in 2001. A dozen different sources. Here's one

In 2001 President Bill Clinton handed President George W. Bush a budget surplus of approximately $300 billion and a shrinking national debt.

Pick the one that suits your taste; discard the rest.

Your vivid memory recall "President Bush increased the National Debt by 5 trillion dollars during his eight years in office."

According to the US Treasury website ( http://www.treasurydirect.gov/) between January 20, 2001 and January 16 2009 the National Debt increased by $4,900,685,689,328.66. OK close enough to 5 trillion.

CPD with seven CID vehicles is foolishness. Lined end to end they would stretch from city limit sign to city limit sign.

Blder - I find no data, chart or graph that shows the size and cost of government was shrinking in 2001. What I do remember vividly was GWB jumping into bed with Teddy Kennedy and passing the massive expansion of DOE called No-Child-Left-Behind.

vishnu – No blame game, just credit where credit is due. What is certain, the current occupant of the White House has added $5 Trillion to the debt since 2008, more than the cumulative total of all presidents from Washington to Reagan. But wait, morn I’ll save you the trouble, it was Bush’s fault!

Think it's a crazy idea?

2001 = a shrinking government and debt in 2001.

2012 - $16 trillion in debt, must borrow 40% of what we spend and cannot even make the interest payment on the debt!

Vote today. Demand more from these candidates and base your vote on their plan to resolve the real issues that face America.

No single individual is responsible for the current state of affairs and no single individual can resolve the sad state of our republic.

Did you hear about the Presidential candidate who can actually solve all of our current problems? Me neither.

Bider -- please don't get me confused with a big government, left wingged liberal. That, I most definitely am not. I just know that with drug forfeitures, they are limited on what they can spend it on. If it was our tax dollars and all of these issues brought up were true, then yes; I'd be concerned. But, in this case, it cost us, the tax payers, nothing and I really don't care what they spend drug money on because there are guidelines and audits in place to make sure it's done within those limits. If you want to talk government waste and spending (local and definitely federal), then I'm sure we'd be on the same page.

You be less genius when it's the law that takes 90% of your pay for interest on the debt.

"That money absolutely belongs to the taxpayers and should be spent wisely and with accountability!"

There are accountability measures in place from federal auditors to make sure the money is used for the purpose intended. Angry or disgruntled taxpayers are not the ones who decide that.

"Laws can be changed." Sure they can. This particular statue(s) which control what and how drug forfeitures are applied has been in place for some 20 years. I doubt a handful of unhappy venters on the Calhoun Times website have the power to change that.

Bottom line -- the money came from drug dealers. They have the right to spend it as they (CPD) see fit. The money can not be used for any other reason than what it's being used for. At least they are purchasing these items with drug funds and not increasing their budgets to do so.

There's a handful of you all out there who constantly complain about anything done by our local government. I don't think they are without fault, but this is not a case. Those of you making recommendations on how to spend the money are just completely off base. What you are purposing is illegal, plain and simple. Contact you local District Attorney's office, police department, chief of police, etc..anyone who actually knows the laws regarding this and you might realize how wrong you are.

Welltraveled - well stated. It's remains true: police radios out-run any vehicle. Further, I'm astonish at the number of public employees with taxpayer provided vehicles and there's no parking for their non-essential toys.

georgia4life - Laws can be changed. Typically, when taxpayers are unhappy. This foolishness makes one think sooner than later, too.