Darryl G,

It’s easy to do, no big deal. But there is no crime in being passionate about what you believe in.

MSD

MSD,

You’re right. At some point, I became part of the problem. Perhaps I was so used to being attacked that I saw slights and attacks coming from everywhere and everyone. That’s no excuse.

To “wb”:

It could have been preplanned.  The budget request could have been a pretext.  I was merely trying to look at both sides.

“Darrell G

Jan. 12, 2012, 09:02 PM

MSD,

Typical. When someone like Obama or Dems win with significant margins, it’s a mandate. When Republicans and Conservatives win with similar margins, the dumb voters didn’t do their homework.

How elitist and small of you.

What part of “make the hard choices to set our fiscal house in order” did you not understand ?”
Mr. Darrell G you don’t you have any idea what I was saying. My comment had nothing to do with me taking sides of Republicans or Democrats. FYI I am Republican, never voted for a Dem in my life but I voted for an independent this time. There is a small minority of people who voted based on the budget but most just hit “R” and went home never really knowing who they voted for. It happens in every election. You can’t possibly deny that. If telling the truth makes me elitist and small so be it. I’ll sleep fine tonight becasuse I didn’t vote for someone who exludes other elected members. Now that is elitist!

FYI it’s, to use your term, “small” to call someone names! That’s 3rd grade crap.

And, I agree with Finance, how could even a rough draft be done under the circumstances of having no state budget, not met with division directors yet, etc.. That to me seems like they were pushing her to do something invalid and just wanting her to screw up. This firing was preplanned. It would have been a lot better if they had just stuck to “we want change”.

Those three were not Bishop’s bosses… yet.

In fairness to Hodge, I think that he was not necessarily talking about the official deadline for the final budget.  I think what he is saying is, “We wanted a rough draft by mid-December, and we got nothing.”  Of course, we have not heard Bishop’s side regarding this specific issue.

In business, if your boss asks you for something by mid-December, and you say, “Technically it is not due till March,” that is a good way to get fired.

I believe the COR, some’s hero is this issue, handles assessments, not the CA?

Turning Tide - you understood my comment correctly, thank.

I appreciate the new BOS for absorbing the comments at the meeting, including several statesments since proven untrue, and then making their decision and moving onto the County’s business.  I am sure some may have wanted to speak from the other side but were detered based on the reception one speaker met at the BOS workshop.  I would rather they speak out at the more important budget and other BOS meetings.  Let’s move on, can’t reverse the calender.

To “Finance”:

Please tell me why you think that Bishop was fired.