Ernie Knows Exactly Why He Should Be Standing in the Corner

     Mrs. Crutchfield, my fifth grade teacher, was no-nonsense.  When classmate Jimmy(no, not me) walked into the room smacking gum, she reacted decisively.  "Do you have gum for all of us, Jimmy?"  "No ma'am", Jimmy responded.  "Then I suggest you take the gum out of your mouth and place it on your nose.  Maybe this will help you remember that gum chewing is not allowed in my classroom."  Jimmy readily complied, but actually seemed sort of proud of the wad on the end of his nose as laughter ensued.  So Crutchfield tacked on another sentence to run concurrently.  "And go stand in the corner."  The episode continued into the next day with Jimmy walking into class with gum on the end of his nose.  "What do you think you're doing Jimmy?"  Mrs. Crutchfield bellowed.  "I caught myself chewing gum again," Jimmy answered.
      Apparently, Ernie L. Hernandez, County Commissioner District #2 has been caught AGAIN with a serious ethics violation or three.  It appears that Ernie greatly facilitated the employment of his extremely questionable brother-in-law, Robert Cadriel, as a bridge guard at the Los Tomates Bridge in Brownsville.  Human Resources director Robert Lopez, who quit his job the same day Cadriel quit his may also be involved.  It appears that someone may have taken the required test for Cadriel.  I emailed District Attorney Amando Villalobos hinting that there might be a role for him here.  He emailed back indicating he was waiting on Judge Cascos to finish his investigation before acting.
     Unlike Jimmy, Ernie has never acknowledged doing anything inappropriate in his decades of representing our city and county governments.  No one in law enforcement or our judicial system has ever so much as made him stand in the corner.  Why should he feel in the least bit threatened now?  All he has to do is say:  "I know nothing about this!" and Judge Cascos and District Attorney Villalobos will nod in agreement.  Or will they?