Mayor Picard has made the recent complaint (as reported in the Register today) that the City Council is sitting on his nominations to various Boards and Commissions. What the Mayor and his groupies haven't mentioned is the story behind this issue.
You see, many of the individuals nominated are either slavish devotees to Himself or are financially beholden to the Tearful One (or his "mini-me" sidekick):
- Tom McCarthy is the campaign treasurer of JP'09, the Mayor's re-election political action committee; his resume appears to be limited to his membership on the Building Oversight Committee (AKA "the Carney Mafia"), where he carefully thinks all issues through before he votes as he's been told.
- Mary-Tina Peckingham is a former treasurer for the Mayor's political committees; she was a former West Shore Fire Commissioner who was booted out once that Department's financial mess became clear.
- Stella Cretella is another long-time booster of Picard; her main (possibly only) qualification appears to be her intractible hatred of anything or anyone who questions her Dear Leader.
Given that an election is now weeks away (and the end of the Picard administration might quickly follow), this lobbying effort takes on the appearance of wanting to get as many Picardites shoehorned in before the clock strikes midnight.
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Great post Bob.
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