Friday, August 08, 2008
'This culture'
Scott Harshbarger gets at the heart of the John Buonomo affair, which he rightly argues is not an aberration:
Update -- David: "Come on, folks: there must be a way to avoid reelecting this guy. Is a sticker campaign the only way?" ...
Update II -- A BMG reader captures the cynicism: "I would rather re-elect the guy, then have the office vacated upon conviction, rather than let a sticker campaign deliver us a well-oiled hack." ...
Scott Harshbarger gets at the heart of the John Buonomo affair, which he rightly argues is not an aberration:
I think it's outrageous, both sad and outrageous... What's happened is this is a culture that has come to denigrate public service. It's all about the attitude at the leadership level. ... The culture here is 'get what you can, nobody's watching.' The standards have eroded.Via Jon, who has much more on Buonomo, who, incredibly, is running for re-election. Keep in mind a reporter approached Buonomo about rumors of thefts in his office -- and afterward he still got caught on video allegedly looting the copying machines.
Update -- David: "Come on, folks: there must be a way to avoid reelecting this guy. Is a sticker campaign the only way?" ...
Update II -- A BMG reader captures the cynicism: "I would rather re-elect the guy, then have the office vacated upon conviction, rather than let a sticker campaign deliver us a well-oiled hack." ...
