Calvo Tenorio Paid Ad Above Editorial Slam

Ladies and Gentlemen, today's editorial bashing the Calvo Tenorio Administration for falsely and wrongly claiming our government finances are in order is brought to you by none other than - The Calvo Tenorio Campaign!

Now that is funny!
The text of the editorial in today's PDN is below:

While the Calvo administration touts that the government of Guam has a double surplus, it isn't a reason to celebrate given the many community priorities that continue to be shortchanged.

Gov. Eddie Calvo and his managers have been trumpeting the government's improved finances -- the payment of past-due tax refunds, an improved cash flow, elimination of the deficit and the surplus. But the price of that is continued inadequate government of Guam services.

• Crime continues to worsen. We are seeing more violent crimes, such as rapes, armed robberies, home invasions and murders. Yet we still are significantly below the number of patrol officers we need for our streets. The administration did form a task force, which pulled existing enforcement resources from the police department and other agencies, and has plans to hire more police officers, but no significant hiring has happened this year.

• The Office of the Attorney General doesn't have enough prosecutors to handle its current caseload. At times, prosecutors haven't been ready to proceed with cases or have dropped the ball because of shortfalls, leading to cases being dismissed.

• The island's prison system is overcrowded, old and undermanned. There aren't enough corrections officers, and those we do have often have to work long overtime hours.

• The Guam Department of Education struggles to keep facilities maintained and can't meet its budget with the restrictions imposed by the administration. The current fiscal year budget doesn't even meet the bare minimum the school system said it needs for basic operations.

• Guam Memorial Hospital still hemorrhages money and owes vendors and other debt, which affects quality of care and public confidence in the facility.

Elected officials are quick to identify the island's top three priorities: education, safety and health. Yet resources in these areas remain woefully short.

The administration shouldn't be celebrating improved government finances until spending decisions align with the community's top priorities.