DF,

If this is yet another veiled threat, like the previous ones, they should know by now I won’t be intimidated into silence.

She’s already likely damaged her career moving forward. If she wants to add suing a private citizen to the carnage, that is certainely her right to pursue.

I hope if Ms. Bishop is reading this, she talks to an attorney about defamation, Darrel G. You sure seem to want to do that.

I understood a $5 million deficit was the amount of tax revenue lost to reduced assessments if current tax rates are kept?  Someone can correct me if wrong on this.  The prior years spendings are part of this as is the budgeting of one time federal monies that helped maintain that spending.  I seem to recall a $0.16-0.17 tax increase was needed to stay revenue neutral.  I am sure the numbers will change as state and federal dollars change.  I don’t know about the rest of you but I prefer the county not increase my taxes and if a new adminstration is needed to do that, I’m all for it.

As to interim CA’s, Goochland seems to have done OK and the interim title is removed.  A lot of qualified people out there.  No employee is irreplacable.

Darrell G:
Enough said. Thank you for your last post.

Are you for real,

I’ve been to the County Seat maybe 3 times. Once for breakfast (which was excellent) and twice for events. I march to my own drum, nobody pulls any strings. The good old boys don’t like me much either because of it. I try my darndest to leave emotion out and stick to facts.

Being blunt isn’t the same as being a bully. People challenge my thinking, which is good for everyone, but I respond. People ask for my reasoning, I give it. Instead of responding to every single troll that comes along like I used to, I ignore them. Especially the ones that play the “you’re not there so you can’t comment, or “what do you do” games.

I debate/debunk ideas, excuses and speculation not the person behind them. Just because someone’s opinion is 180 out from mine doesn’t reduce the validity of their opinion or their right to have it. If I am personally attacked or people attempt to marginalize, I’m going to defend my position. If I get it wrong or cross a line, I’ll own it and correct it. I just don’t sugar coat it or kneel at the altar of political correctness.

I didn’t comment on the KKK thing or many other things because I didn’t see it or it didn’t really have signifiacnt impact on the overall picture. Why venture into the weeds if it isn’t needed ?

That said, if you look a little closer you’ll find I posted here that I have less tolerance for bigots than I do idiots and fools. I stopped typing my last name some time ago on my posts, maybe I just got lazy :)

Darrell G:
Your insight to this matter has been pretty good so far, and your insight is very interesting at times….You have made the case and shown you are somewhat a Bully, when it comes to your stance. I think it is a good thing. I also think you might be one of the “Semi Educated” people that hold court on the front porch of the County Seat” directing their brand of justice because people do not go along with what you think is important. You make it a habit to talk down to anyone that has something to say other than what you believe. Again, I think you have that right, and God Bless you for it. But I do wonder, how, what, where, and at whose direction from which you are motavated? I will ask the question again, from another poster. I do not remember Darrell G. being this upset when the KKK posters were put out. When you talk about this 5 Million dollar mess “SHE” lead us to, you are all over that. I have gone back as far as I can, on this website and looked at comments on several issues that impact this county and either you do not comment or very little. But this time, you have become the voice. I hope in the future, all of Powhatan can be as informed and as active as you have been. Enjoy your weekend.

Powhatan Resident,

Myself and many others HAVE advocated changing methods, priorities and outcomes for years. We’re on the record at meetings time and time again. Only to be ignored, marginalized and called alarmist. At some point, the internal resistance to any change exceeds the ability to challenge thinking and methods. At that point, few pleasant options remain.

Much of the campaign in this election cycle focused on those very issues. “Making the hard choices to put our fiscal house in order.” It can’t get any clearer than that. It’s not codeword or subliminal remarks that can be backtracked.

Enjoy the weather and have a great weekend.

Darrell - As someone who has looked at not only our previous budget but those of comparable counties, I see where some issues can be raised but overall, you ought to be proud and a request of restructuring of a budget not replacement of leadership.  Again ask surrounding counties how well interim CA’s get stuff accomplished, it usually sounds like a grand plan but fizzles and fails in the end.  I also believe one should not be judged on their personal choices in a professional manner.  If the CA chooses to stock up shoes, purses or clothes personally that is her business.  As a public servant myself, I realize everything I do is scrutinized, however I have the ability to live my own life the way I choose and spend my money the way I choose and as long as I do not live outside of my means (financial irresponsibility is reason for concern) it is no ones business and does not dictate what I do on a professional level.  (It should also be said Mrs. Bishop also generously donates to numerous local causes within the county too, if her personal spending habits are indicative of the way she conducts business, that would make me very proud).  Enough attacking of personal characteristics.  It is obvious there are persons on far sides of the debate who feel passionately about the issue.  Have a splendid weekend.

Those of us that WANTED to cast our votes on election day did just that.  If I had not voted, that would have been my choice.  It is too late after an election to say you wish you had voted.  One just has to deal with the outcome, and wait for the next election.

Twice in the last 4 years. No coffee yet :)