Village Idiot Found - Thanks League City Politics is a Full Contact Sport

I struggle with writing this post, as I would prefer to focus specifically on issues.  However, as the League City Politics is a Full Contact Sport has chosen instead to focus on identity and personalities, I will follow suit.  Furthermore, as certain loudmouths have appointed themselves the spokesmen for "We the People" in League City, I feel they need to be identified and challenged in this self-appointed title.  Y'all don't speak for me, and you don't speak for the majority of League City residents.  But since you silence everyone who speaks against you, or question whether they are real (because, in your deluded minds you are convinced that everyone MUST think JUST like you), I have decided to call out a few of y'all.  And unlike John Bowen and Bill Heins, who apparently think the threat of physical intimidation from a couple grumpy old men is a legitimate call out, I prefer to call y'all out to honestly discuss your positions.  Since that is something which gets people kicked out of Mr. Mallios's Facebook group, I challenge you to do so here in the comments on my blog.  Don't worry, I won't tell Holly Shelden or George Turski that you've "given forum" to "the enemy".  So without further prologue, I would like to introduce everyone to the village idiot of League City politics.  Mr. Karl Wankowicz, congratulations, I've found you a new title (perhaps it's as fancy as the office you'd like to give the Mayor).  For those who aren't familiar, this is our village idiot:

(Photo Credit - Assumed selfie publicly available from Mr. Wankowicz's Facebook Profile)

So what makes Mr. Wankowicz the village idiot? I've taken a stroll through his public Facebook comments and posts since the beginning of this year, and here's a summary of his idiotic commentary:

• General cheerleading for Pat Hallisey and Tim Paulissen (despite any sound rationale for supporting either candidate... in fact, his arguments for supporting the one would explain NOT supporting the other).  Karl, you supported Tim Paulissen for County Commissioner on the grounds that he has been a life-long Republican.  Yet you supported Pat Hallisey for mayor, who has been a life-long flip-flopper in an attempts to gather votes however he can, when he ran against a true life-long Republican.  Please explain this contradiction.
•  You criticized Kranz for making the following statements when she was running for Mayor: "I prefer working behind the scenes", "I don't want to be visible", "I don't want to be the person up front".  You said these aren't the kind of things a true leader would say.  I say the opposite - these are EXACTLY the kinds of things a true leader would say.  A glory-seeking attention hog would say the opposite, and that's exactly what we get far too often for leaders.  A guy who feels he needs a fancy office to be the mayor of city, a guy who seeks to undermine the authority of the city manager by blind copying the directors of city departments while challenging the city manager, a guy who threatens people on blog sites, that's the type of person who wants to be up front and visible, and that's what we don't need as a leader.  A leader is one who rises to the challenge, who gets the job done and takes charge because it's needed, not because they want to be in charge.  You can keep your demagogue to yourself, I prefer to follow the philosophy that government governs best which governs least, and that doesn't require attention seeking glory-hounds.
• You really seem to enjoy pointing out things that you believe to be a conspiracy.  Such as how much or little a council member speaks at a certain meeting, or, even more comically - how Facebook orders comments on posts.  You seriously need to start wearing a Tin Foil hat, I think Elaine Kosty can read minds.
• You complained that the Council chose to "neuter" the office of Mayor.  The office of Mayor was neutered by the people in the propositions from 2010.  This Mayor y'all managed to squeak into office in a special election that drew out barely 2% of the population to vote, and was won 51%-49%, doesn't seem to understand this.  We chose to neuter the mayor to end the spoils system and machines which have run this city for far too long.  Machines that Pat Hallisey has sucked up to for his entire life.  
• You claimed that Kinsey/Becker/Long/Gross/Hansing/Bentley/Paulissen (interesting, you didn't really care for him back in February, then backed him for County Commissioner) "created an atmosphere of distrust and embarrassment with the citizens of League City".  Even Chris John Mallios would tell you that the distrust and embarrassment began LONG before this crowd was on council.  You make a big deal out of nothing complaining that they use "electronic devices" during council meetings.  What is wrong with that?  Have you sat through any business meetings in the last 10 years?  I haven't been at a meeting where everyone wasn't on electronic devices.  Multi-tasking is efficient.  Furthermore, active listening sometimes involves fact-checking and confirming claims.  Electronic devices are GREAT for this.  So chill out with such trivial stuff.  But of course, since you're so vain and want your leaders to be vain, I'm sure you're troubled they don't stare at your mug while you're speaking.  However, that won't help them govern at all, so please focus on real issues.
• How many hours have you spent on "sign patrol"?  Well aren't you just AWESOME for donating your time to ensure our city is safe from... signs that don't follow all the rules regarding where they're posted.  Imagine if you'd put that time towards something productive.  Of course, you seem to lack any real ambition so, I guess you consider this a worthy cause.  Here's a tip though - 99% of us don't really care if a sign is posted according to the rules.  Most people don't even notice them as we drive about this town in our busy lives.  Those who do, usually already have their minds made up about who they'll vote for.  The rest who see them, and might actually be influenced by them, care about what they say, not where they're placed.  But hey, if you want to get down in the weeds to such a level over such silliness, please do so.  It only serves to highlight how off the deep end your sycophantism has gone.  Thanks for making the case for your idiocy for me.
• You also make a big deal about studying the fashion choices of our council members.  You complained that Becker has shown up "...in a wrinkled untucked denim shirt. Not an image I'd want for an elected official."  Well, what "image" do you want?  Personally, I don't want ANY image of my elected officials.  I want them to be part time and be as minimally involved in my life as possible.  The fact that he has an actual job and shows up from work proves that he isn't some career politician looking to continue sucking off our collective teats (you know, like Hallisey has).  As long as they aren't showing up in various states of un-dressed, I really don't care HOW our council "looks", and I bet the majority would agree with me.  I'd be more concerned about a guy who shows up at public outreach events in the city when it's 100 degrees in the shade and sweats through their polo shirt while hanging out at the Mayor's VIP tent.  I question that guy's judgment (hint, I'm talking about you), and certainly wouldn't take political advice from that guy.  Furthermore, you complained that he was elected to represent our community, well, what would be more representative of our community than wearing his work coveralls after a long day at work?  Have you been out in the community?  I sure see a lot of people dressed similarly as they take their kids to soccer practise.  It's a sign we have a healthy community with lots of employment opportunities available in the area.
• You can reference all my other posts to see how silly you sound complaining about how fancy of an office the mayor needs.  You haven't explained any valid rationale on WHY he needs that.  But hey, you want your demagogue rewarded.  Should we start building a statue to Pat Hallisey too?
• You and the rest of the LCPIAFCS group have created an anti-intellectual atmosphere with comments about the council and the people you endorse.  You posted "Don't be impressed by money, followers, degrees, titles.  Do be impressed by generosity, integrity, humility, kindness".  You've attacked all of the better educated members of our council (An engineer, a lawyer, a business leader who wasn't handed the family lawn mower, and a project manager/writer/veteran) and tried to shove us some landscapers and a career politician.  I feel we SHOULD be impressed by degrees.  It says a lot about a person's willingness to stick to something, their ability to learn, and their intellectual capacity to solve a problem.  Furthermore, if you value humility and kindness, why would you vote for Pat Hallisey.  Having seen things he's said to neighbors in the past, what he's called members of our council, and how he's tried to bully the city staff, I wouldn't exactly call him humble or kind.  Also, how can you praise humility after having trashed Kranz exactly for having humility?

 I could go on further, but I think one final incident will sum things up pretty good.  You really like to pick apart our council and candidates that you don't like for trivial non-issues in the eyes of the public (such as sign placement), yet you yourself violated the rules when you attended the latest council meeting.  Yes, Karl, we all heard you loudly growl  "COME OOOOOOOOOON" when Becker asked the Mayor to follow the rules.  Not only was the Mayor in the wrong, but so were you (the Public is not to interject except in appointed time-slots.  You're lucky Becker doesn't hold a grudge the way you do, or he'd have you barred from future attendance, and then you'd need to find a new hobby.

So I end with this... Karl Wankowicz, you are NOT someone I will be listening to for electoral advice.  In fact, I think it'd be far more accurate to say I will simply look at which candidates you endorse, and then vote the opposite.  You are qualified to serve as the village idiot, and nothing else that I can determine.  But please, keep telling us who put up signs where they shouldn't, <sarcasm font> that will REALLY help determine the outcome of the election in November.