Fri
Oct 5 2007
02:31 pm
Appointment Twist
By: Lisa Starbuck

Cortney Piper sent out a press release today saying that she would not seek an appointment to County Commission, but would only serve if elected by the voters to the 2nd District seat. Refreshing, eh?

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Rachel's picture

Refreshing - or practical,

Submitted by Rachel on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 2:37pm.

Refreshing - or practical, since Mark Harmon will probably be supporting Amy Broyles again.

"The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." - John Maynard Keynes

Bbeanster's picture

Rachel, I would submit

Submitted by Bbeanster on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 2:42pm.

Rachel, I would submit Mark's choice might not mean much, given his realtionship with his colleagues. Not assigning "blame," just saying that Mark doesn't have a lot of allies.

And what kind of horse-trading can they do now, anyhow?

Cletus's picture

link not working

Submitted by Cletus on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 2:43pm.

n/t

Lisa Starbuck's picture

Thanks

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 2:50pm.

Fixed now

Lisa Starbuck's picture

Both

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 2:45pm.

Both refreshing and practical - you are probably right that Mark or one of her supporters will nominate Amy, assuming there is some kind of nominating process. But he would need five additional votes for her, and he can't talk to the other commissioners about it.

What if there isn't a quorum to appoint any one of the offices - does it just go on and on until someone gets tired? Who knows what will happen with all these wacky goings-on?

Rachel's picture

I think practical and

Submitted by Rachel on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 3:08pm.

I think practical and refreshing is a good way to put it. I didn't mean to sound like I was slamming Cortney.

"The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." - John Maynard Keynes

rocketsquirrel's picture

Isn't Cortney backed by

Submitted by rocketsquirrel on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 4:09pm.

Isn't Cortney backed by Billy Tindell? How refreshing.

Here's hoping we get some independent voices on County Commission.

edna waters's picture

Refreshing????

Submitted by edna waters on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 5:00pm.

I'm trying figure out how NOT having Amy or Cortney put in is a good thing. That leaves us with what?

jbr's picture

I want the best folks in

Submitted by jbr on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 5:30pm.

I want the best folks in there as soon as possible. Whether it is Amy or Courtney, etc.

How would these appointments factor into term limits for the appointees?

StaceyDiamond's picture

appointments

Submitted by StaceyDiamond on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 3:06pm.

I seriously doubt Amy would get involved in an appointment process so close to the election, at least I hope she will not. Many that got appointed will look tainted to say the least.

Lisa Starbuck's picture

Billy Tindell

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 4:19pm.

I believe Cortney IS independent Rocketsquirrel.

Just because someone has supporters doesn't mean they're not independent. No reason to think that she would give any more or less weight to Billy Tindell's opinions than she would to any other constituent.

Sym's picture

Piper's ex works for Ragsdale?

Submitted by Sym on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 4:46pm.

Doesn't Piper's ex-hsband, Grant Rosenberg,work for Ragsdale?

~SYM

Rachel's picture

So?? "The difficulty lies

Submitted by Rachel on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 5:21pm.

So??

"The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." - John Maynard Keynes

Nelle's picture

Further evidence of her independence

Submitted by Nelle on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 6:25pm.

After all, how many people give a flying fig what their exes think :)

Bbeanster's picture

Fair Notice:

Submitted by Bbeanster on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 6:54pm.

This steady, low-level smear campaign against Cortney pisses me off.

Doesn't speak well for who's doing it.

Nelle's picture

It pisses me off too

Submitted by Nelle on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 8:10pm.

I assume your notice was aimed at Sym and not me or Rachel, right?

Bbeanster's picture

Not at you or Rachel, Nelle.

Submitted by Bbeanster on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 9:50pm.

Not at you or Rachel, Nelle.

knoxrebel's picture

Don Daugherty It bothers me

Submitted by knoxrebel on Sat, 2007/10/06 - 1:07pm.

Don Daugherty

It bothers me as well. The Demns have a prime opportunity to gain a lot of ground next year and make a dent into the Commission's GOP majority. If our own candidates and their supporters trash each other, and if Amy does not support Cortney if Cortney wins the primary (or vice versa), then we are going to wind up on the losing end yet again. Dems need to wake up and realize what's going on here.

D Mac's picture

What if?

Submitted by D Mac on Sat, 2007/10/06 - 2:14pm.

Don:

What if neither Amy nor Cortney want to be involved in an appointment process? As a second district Dem, I sure hope you are either working with Amy or another Dem so we don't get stuck with Bolus (or another Republican) again. I was sorry to see Cortney back out so soon but that was her decision and I am sure she has a good reason.

Since commissioners can no longer "lobby" one another, is that something that you can do with the 11 remaining commissioners in your "official" role, especially with the Dems on commission?

You are right that we can win some more Dem seats but that will have to happen now as well as in August. If they get a Republican in district 2 now, wouldn't they have an advantage come August 2008?

knoxrebel's picture

Don Daugherty Cortney is not

Submitted by knoxrebel on Sun, 2007/10/07 - 5:26pm.

Don Daugherty

Cortney is not seeking the appointment. I'm not sure about Amy. I'd like to see some credible people who just want to serve the public appointed on a caretaker basis until the elections. I can certainly let the Dems (Tank, Mark) and the more independent thinking GOPs know about any Dem who wants to seek the appointment. Other than that, I doubt my opinion or lobbying would matter to Moore, Lambert, et al. But I'd encourage anyone interested to call me. I really don't think an appointed Commissioner who decides to run will, only this year, have an advantage. It is my understanding that Bolus is not going to seek the appointment either.

Hoseman19's picture

Not living in her area, I

Submitted by Hoseman19 on Fri, 2007/10/05 - 7:31pm.

Not living in her area, I really did not know much about Ms. Piper. And then when I saw her press release, I thought it was kind of naive. BUT, then I started doing some research on her. Her website is full of very good information, and if she could pull all of that off, she would be an excellent commissioner. I must say, I am definately impressed. It looks like the voters in the 2nd have quite the talent pool to choose from.

Sandra Clark's picture

Fairly Simple

Submitted by Sandra Clark on Sun, 2007/10/07 - 1:40pm.

Those remaining 11 commissioners who truly believe in elections (rather than advantage-giving, faction-enhancing appointments) will name competent care-taker commissioners to serve out the time until the properly elected commissioners are seated.

Simply make a pledge NOT TO RUN a condition for the appointment. -- s.

knoxrebel's picture

Don Daugherty S - I would

Submitted by knoxrebel on Sun, 2007/10/07 - 5:35pm.

Don Daugherty

S - I would agree with this as an alternative. It's the best scenario with the circumstances presently presented to us.

bill young's picture

a pledge to who? or is it whom?

Submitted by bill young on Sun, 2007/10/07 - 2:26pm.

Sounds good..but what if this person changes their mind??

What if a bunch of people urge them to run???

Just askin

Sandra Clark's picture

Hmmm

Submitted by Sandra Clark on Sun, 2007/10/07 - 3:33pm.

Bill: I guess if a candidates for appointment pledges not to run and then goes back on his/her word and the voters elect him/her then the voters deserve what they get. -- s.

SColfax's picture

"This steady, low-level

Submitted by SColfax on Mon, 2007/10/08 - 2:54pm.

"This steady, low-level smear campaign against Cortney pisses me off."

The master has spoken

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