Paul Crilly, the closet Democrat.

Wouldn't this be a violation of the Sunshine Law?

I suspect you will be proven wrong on this one. Crilly is a pro life homeschool parent who worked on Bill Dunns campaign. I would say its over.

Didn't Crilly vote to put Mackay in the EA position way back when?

Rachel's right, and Nobody is confused.
You can look at the election commissioners and look at the knoxville legislators and just connect the dots.
campaign managers, childhood friends, former legislative aides, etc
So with whom does the McKay-vote welding Crilly align? Not Bill Dunn, but rather your female member of the knox delagation.
Whether you are a McKay fan or not, I find this interesting information. and I'd be willing to wager that the GOP chairman will follow KNS's lead and not say one bad thing about the media darling.

I have made it clear in remarks to the election commission & in a letter to the Chair that I firmly believe Mr. Mackay should be retained.

However,I have had no conversations with the three Republican Election Commissioners concerning their opinion on the matter.

Therefore,I do not know which way the wind blows with respect to how they will proceed.

I've found Commissioner Crilly to be an a honorable,decent individual that takes his duties as an election commissioner very seriously.

Commissioner Crilly will come to his conclusion after considering all the factors involved.

I would caution anyone not too read much into knoxrebel's post.

Unless knoxrebel's "highly-reliable source" is Paul himself.

In one last thought on this subject, I don't think Paul Crilly, dedicated public servant that he is, would commit to any one applicant AFTER his peers voted to accept resumes and BEFORE the deadline for applicants to submit their resumes. I think he would accept his task to honestly review the resumes submitted, then reach a conclusion.

And, contrary to what knoxrebel posts about who has applied (and contrary to what the KNS has reported, too), at least one of these people reported to be an applicant has not yet applied.

I spoke with Cindy Buttry, my school board member, just last night and she says she has only previewed her resume with two of the three Repub election commissioners (but not Crilly). Like Greg, Cindy hasn't yet submitted her resume to Knox County through the defined application process.

(Cindy offered another correction on the related topic of whether, if she applies and is chosen, she would retain Greg. She read knoxrebel's previous post on that topic here, to the effect that she would retain Greg. She expressed surprise, and told me that she said no such thing. She said no one has even posed this question to her, so she hasn't yet given the subject any thought at all.)

It would seem to be a violation basic ethical standards to make an "off the record agreement" before any of the applications are even considered.

The applications may be reviewed, but I'm not certain that the review process will be meaningful.

knoxrebel's reliable source is likely as reliable as the statements (s)he is trying to pass off as facts. 2 of the 3 people she called applicants have yet to apply.

why do these people post topics?

Bbeanster you might want to take your glasses to the next meeting. What was handed to Heagerty didn't come close to resembling a resume. Odd you didn't recognize it was a commendation of some type, complete with a large gold star/seal, to be observing from such "close range".

No wonder there's so much misinformation on the position floating around.

If true, this commission is a farce.

Though, until we have solid information, we should give Crilly the benefit of the doubt and wait to see what he does...

First, I don't know if this will actually happen or not. I am told by my "sources" that it will. That same source told me 10 weeks ago about Bill Lockett's problems downstairs at Kennerly Montgomery and predicted then that it would cost Lockett his job. Crilly strikes me as not being blinded by loyalty to the Republican Party. Unless Jenkins and the other GOPs who want MacKay out can exert some sort of "pressure" on Crilly between now and then, MacKay stays. But I'm not so sure they can make Crilly abandon Greg. And be sure, Buttry, Drinnon, and Hall are or will be applicants - that's straight from a Commissioner who knows a heckuvalot more than I do about it. I support Greg and we've exchanged emails about the process and I've given him my 2 cents, for what it's worth.

Second, I don't share the view that Crilly agreeing to support Greg is somehow "unethical" or "wrong" at all. We can take this "concern over ethics" business a bit too far.

Nine, your schtick has gotten old. Although I guess I should be grateful you didn't inflict your baby rhino on us for the umpteenth time.
How's that charter overthrow movement going?

We can take this "concern over ethics" business a bit too far.

You're a real stand up guy, aren't ya, Knox?

You two take it outside. Please.

Whatever happens, this thing better not be an ordination of a predetermined candidate. I have know idea which one of these candidates would be the best fit, but a secret agreement about the issue before all the applications are in stinks to high heaven.

Nine, your schtick has
Submitted by Bbeanster on Fri, 2009/06/05 - 4:21pm.

Nine, your schtick has gotten old. Although I guess I should be grateful you didn't inflict your baby rhino on us for the umpteenth time.
How's that charter overthrow movement going?

Ask Briggs, it's his coup. When the new law director is appointed you can bet there will be a litmus test.
New law director, suspend the rules with super-majority, vote on Briggs coup again, badda bing badda boom. Coup complete. Why bother the voters with things that will just confuse them when the smart people can think for them?
One step closer to total Haslamville. Let's give Oligarchy a try.

It took you four days to come up with that lame, warmed-over response. Sad.