What In The World Does Summer's Husband Have To Do With It?

The Martin Chronicles beloved publisher has been known to euphemistically say, "If you walk out on to the field of play, you had better expect to get hit". What does he mean by that? Well, if you decide to enter the petty political world of Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin, you shouldn't be surprised if we comment on your entry.

Martin Villa Hills Civil Service Board and Safety Committee appointee Summer Berger decided to trot out on to the field of play at a recent Safety Committee meeting. She made a comment that sheds a whole lot of very bright light on why the Villa Hills Police Department is in so much trouble right now.

So what happened? A resident in attendance at the Safety Committee meeting wanted to know why Summer Berger was so insistent that Villa Hills Police Officers should not be allowed to eat their meals in restaurants in Crescent Springs. After all, there are no restaurants in Villa Hills. And, those police officers are still less than five minutes away from any call that may be dispatched.

Summer Berger's response? "The police should be required to 'brown bag' their meals. My husband works for the railroad and he isn't allowed to go to a restaurant for lunch." Say what? How's that? You don't say? The correct response to Mrs. Berger's comment is, "So what?".

Mrs. Berger's comment would only avoid falling under the 'asinine remark' column if-and only if-Mr. Berger was a Villa Hills Police Officer who wasn't allowed to take a meal in a Crescent Springs' restaurant. But that is not the case. Remember, Mr. Berger works for the railroad. So, again, "So what?"

• We suspect that if Mr. Berger was a Russian Cosmonaut, he would not be allowed to leave the International Space Station to dine in a restaurant.
• We suspect that if Mr. Berger worked on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk as it was patrolling in the Sea of Japan, he would not have been allowed to jump ship to dine in a restaurant.
• We suspect that if Mr. Berger was an on-duty Air Force Officer based at a launch facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming, he would not be allowed to leave his missile silo to dine in a restaurant.
• We suspect that if Mr. Berger was an airline pilot, he would not be allowed to leave his jet that was cruising at 33,000 feet to dine in a restaurant.

Mrs. Berger's ludicrous remark was precisely why the whole "apples and oranges" concept was created.

Geez, sources tell us that Villa Hills Police Officers have been known to go to an office supply store in Crescent Springs when they run out of toner cartridges and copy paper. Is Mrs. Berger opposed to that?

Heck, since there are no gas stations in Villa Hills, we have to conclude that Villa Hills Police Officers travel to a gas station outside Villa Hills' city limits when they need to refuel their cruisers. Is Mrs. Berger opposed to that?

Wow, since the County Courthouse is in Covington, Villa Hills Police Officers are paid to travel outside of city limits to provide testimony in criminal cases. Is Mrs. Berger opposed to that?

Are you getting it? The whole thing about Villa Hills Police Officers eating lunch in a Crescent Springs restaurant is nothing more than a WITCH HUNT. Martin and his cronies are doing nothing more than trying to whip up animosity against the Villa Hills Police Department they so desperately want to disband.

We know why Martin is doing it. He will be forever more angry over his righteous 2007 FORGERY ARREST. But what is the explanation for people like Summer Berger? Oh, we aren't sure. Maybe they are just STUPID.

The voters are going to get the chance to fix this terrible mess on November 4. They are going to have to use their electoral broom to sweep away Martin, Koenig, Menninger-Isenhour, Wischer, Cahill, Baehner, Balson, McMurtry, Bohman, Schaber, Bree, Berger, Hilgeford and many, many others.

What will YOU do in 263 days?