It appears that Scott "Scoobie" Moore is trying to play like Gonzales, only he is no Alberto Gonzales and he doesn't have the President of the United States to back his play when testifying.

Greg "Lumpy" Lambert appears to be filling the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby role here, only HE isn't Scooter Libby and doesn't have Dick Cheney to back his play either.

It will be interesting, to say the least, to see how they fare in the near future.

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"You can't fix stupid..." ~ Ron White"
"I never said I wasn't a brat..." ~ Talidapali

In a way, Jan 31 was a gift to the citizens - regardless of the outcome of the trial. The appointment process itself did not get our attention when it was used for one position at a time. But Scooby was too dumb to stay under the radar.

If, say, Josh had been the only appointee, well there would have been some folks shaking their head, but 12 outrageous appointees and subsequent rehiring of the outgoing officeholders all at once! Yes, that was the wake-up call we needed to rethink, not only the appointment process, but also the consequences of nepotism, conflicts of interest, and public office as a "lifestyle".

And the bonus was that the Commission, under fire themselves, outed Raggedy Mike and his outrageous abuse of power! Now if voters will just remember Jan 31, they can send a message to all officeholders who have violated the public trust and treasury.

"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."

Rachel:

There are committee meetings this Monday, Intergovernmental at 8:30 am and others to follow (I may be wrong about the exact times). I have not heard a word on what the court will do and if regular commission business will continue on the 24th. There are important issues at hand, storm water for one, and I would hate to see that held up.

BTW, I hear Scoobie is trying to maintain his role as Chair of Commission and may still have enough votes to get it at the meeting on 9/24. But hopefully there is someone wise and capable that will come forward and snatch the title away from him. After his testimony this week, the commissioners that vote for him as chair again will look quite foolish. But then again, what would you expect of all those appointed during the fiasco? It will be great fodder for those opposing them next year, as if they did not already have enough.

I wonder why that got no press coverage. Sorry to hear that they "overwhelmingly" voted him in. I don't think they had a full commission at that special meeting, at least two were out of town.

No explanation of why the KNS didn't cover Scoobie's reelection (or the meeting notice). Frank Leuthold was nominated but declined. Scoobie was elected by acclamation.

Just guessing, but I'd say the boys had some pre-meeting conversations about this. At least ol' Frank can still count to 10. -- s.

Wonder why the commissioners for Bearden/Farragut (not sure which venue) didn't do the check presentation? Possibly Scoobie's attempt to put himself out there, since he's running for clerk and all. Hopefully the crowd's reaction is a sign of the times to come.