Well, well, well.  Seems like some of our friends and neighbors up to the northwest of us seem to be all ate up with a REALLY bad case of the stoopids.  According to the Waco Tribune, one Rachel James, a graduating senior at Gatesville High, wants to wear her Marine uniform to her commencement. 

Principal Ed Husk believes high school graduation is not the time or the place for a military uniform. 

“I have nothing against the military.  The military gave me both of my college degrees.  It’s just not appropriate for a high school graduation.”

Really??!!

In Principal Husk’s world, it’s fine and dandy to look like a thug, and dress like a thug…or maybe a cowboy, or a punkrocker, or one of those weird goth people, or even dress like a two bit whore…but you damn sure better not dress in a uniform of the United States Marine Corps.  That’s just ”not appropriate”. 

Really!!!???

Principal Husk, just exactly is not f*ing appropriate about a Marine Corps uniform??  We assume, Principal Husk, that you have the American flag at your graduation ceremony.  We assume, Principal Husk, since you claim to have 15 years military service, that you know what that flag stands for.  We assume, Principal Husk, that you know US Marines, soldiers, and sailors die nearly every damn day for what that flag stands for.  We assume, Principal Husk, that you understand the concept of service and sacrifice. 

Corporal James apparently does. 

Rachel James went above and beyond to earn her high school diploma, taking on-line classes, working part-time at night, and attending school during the day.  Ms. James EARNED her diploma and she has EARNED the right to walk across the stage.  She also EARNED the right to wear her Marine Corps uniform.  They don’t just give away those uniforms, you know.  James worked damn hard for it.     

Even the Gatesville ISD Superintendent Rick Copp got in on the Marine bashing:

“Students have to wear a cap and gown to graduation.  If you let one wear their dress blues, you open it up for everyone to wear whatever type of uniform they want to wear.”

REALLY??!!  

OMG!!! Do you expect people to believe that high school students up in Gatesville, Texas are gonna demand to wear all manner of uniforms to graduation??  Dude, what are you expecting?  That they’ll show up for commencement wearing their football uniforms, Hooter’s uniforms, or their jail trusty uniforms??

So, Principal Husk and Superintendent Copp, we say: Get over yourselves!

GISD School Board members have yet to weigh in on this imbroglio.  Here’s hoping they have more sense than their superintendent and principal. 

Wilco Wise will be going to Houston next month to bring you live blow by blow coverage of the Texas Republican convention.

In June, we’ll leave the stench of Wilco polyticks behind for the natural stench of Houston. We’ll keep one hand on our noses, one hand on the keyboard, and both eyes on the sneakery sure to abound.

Stay tuned, WW readers!

Sheesh!  You go out of town on vacation and things just start poppin’ like illegal fireworks inside the city limits.

Hapless Mike “Squeaker” Krusee got busted for drunk driving by the Highway Patrol.  The Statesman was nice enough to print a copy of his mugshot and KEYE TV posted the Trooper’s complaint so we can all rejoice vicariously enjoy experience his misfortune. 

Krusee was busted about 10 o’clock last Wednesday night, just hours after Governor Perry didn’t appoint him to the Texas Transportation Commission.  Talk about drowning your sorrows….

We can only surmise that Krusee may have thought his State Official license plates were some sort of license to drive drunk.  Who knows, maybe they were…at least until they expired last year.  Can you say dumber than dirt? 

Krusee lawyer’ed up and refused a breath test and didn’t submit to a blood test.  According to the complaint, he was stinkin’ drunk, but without the tests we’ll never know exactly how stinkin’ drunk he was.  Of course, like most drunk drivers, he claimed he only had “one glass of wine”.  Yeah, yeah, we know that’s lame ass drunk talk, but it sure must have been some awfully stout wine for one glass to make him bleary-eyed drunk.  Either that, or the poor schmuck just can’t hold his liquor.   

No wonder he used to be speaker Craddick’s former BFF. Talk about a cheap vote. 

Thank God for DPS Trooper Michael Scheffler (and all the Troopers and Police Officers just like him) who are willing to do their sworn duty to protect citizens of Texas, no matter what.  We don’t know how many innocent lives Scheffler saved by stopping Krusee when he did and arresting him.  We do know that, thanks to him, there was one less drunk driver careening down the road last Wednesday night.

We also know he probably saved Krusee’s life last Wednesday.  Whether it was worth it or not remains to be seen.