It should not come as a shock to learn that we are not comfortable with accusing our elected officials of financial malfeasance. I have seen no proof of actual wrong-doing. I have not been looking for it. I have seen some quantum leaps taken on various blogs to “prove” things that to me, haven’t been proven. The more those hiding on blogs finger point, the more uncomfortable many of us who are now siding with Mr. Candland will become. I can’t imagine that Candland would be comfortable with these accusations either. His resolution contained no finger pointing, only solutions to problems residents have been grousing about for decades.
Today the Sheriff has an expose that is more on supervisor analysis than on pointing fingers and calling out people over supposed transgressions regarding discretionary funds. I am glad to see the accusations stop. However, I particularly enjoyed him taking the chairman to task because I agree. The Chairman bungled the entire episode on June 5. I have no beef with the supervisors other than they voted yes on Jenkins’ gotcha rocket docket amendments.
I expect better from the chairman who desires to move on to bigger and better things at the state level. Hopefully those he is asking to vote for him will look at how he left the county in a lurch by not ruling on bad legislation. It appeared that he had cut the deal with Jenkins long before it landed on the floor of #1 Complex.
The rocket docket amendments should have never been allowed to attach that day. Time was needed to analyze the long and short range effects of such legislation and the citizens deserved time to see the proposed amendments. Mr. Candland also deserved to see and digest what was being attached to his resolution, without his permission. I have rarely witnessed a poorer political performance than the dance done by Jenkins and Stewart.
I watched the video 3 times after the fact hoping I hadn’t seen what I saw. It never got better. Gossip and collusion seem to be the energy governing our county right now. We are better than that. We need to deal with facts and solutions. Its time to walk back those amendments and start over. There really isn’t room on the naughty chair for both Jenkins and Stewart. Keep it up fellas and we will have to built a naughty room at McCoart Center for both Jenkins and Stewart. The afternoon of June 5 was definitely not your finest hour.
Good for the Sheriff for changing gears. Let’s criticize policy and critique effectiveness of governing. Let’s not get into merchandising a not so sterling moment in Prince William County history. That episode just didn’t become us.
Moon – don’t forget a naughty chair for Nohe because of adding that imbecilic amendment cutting $20,000 from the Supervisors’ budgets that he had just been told he wouldn’t get to spend anyway. It’s amazing that these people think they are so clever and getting away with something for so long, and then all try to jump on the integrity bandwagon when they get exposed.
I expect the misuse of taxpayer money such as discretionary funds abuse from them. It must be a genetic trait. However, don’t insult my intelligence trying to make believe that you opposed this practice all along, and that you are fiscally conservative when your record shows that you never met a tax increase or spending proposal you didn’t like.
I don’t have strong feelings about that one way or the other.
I have very strong feelings over what Jenkins and Stewart did. Marty didn’t say SCREW YOU to the citizens. They all voted for something they shouldn’t have. That is what will get you sent to MY naughty chair. But…its filled right now. J and S.
@Moon-howler
I agree with you that the Stewart-Jenkins amendments were the most offensive. Their obvious intent was retaliation against Peter for taking away their slop trough.
Marty wasn’t trying to retaliate. He was just trying to create a “me too” image that he acts in the interests of the taxpayers, when no one with an IQ above room temperature is buying it.
You are correct that Marty wasn’t saying “screw you.” His message was “you dolts will believe whatever I tell you.” That warrants bringing another chair into the naughty room for him also, I think.
I wonder if Corey realizes how stupid his “rocke docket” euphemism sounds now?
Anyone want to update Wiki with PWC BOCS as being a rocket docket?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_docket
Shout out to VA for being mentioned!