Also, as per usual, Gentle reader Bob Becker provides a savvy nutshell overview of the current status of the political firestorm that's erupted in the wake of this unfortunate "boys will be boys" incident:
"Why, how DARE you suggest I voted on gender grounds! I won't dignify that by replying." --- Bell and Gibson. Yeah. Right. That'll work.Added bonus: Here's a thumbnail collection of irate letters which have already been lodged on the Standard-Examiner website, authored by some of the folks interviewed by Ms. McKitrick in advance of her above-linked story.:
- Power in the hands of two at commission seems dangerous
- We need an explanation for commissioners' behavior
- Commissioners' behavior not representative of citizens
- Commissioners Bell, Gibson may have own agendas
- Commissioners Bell, Gibson display bully behavior
Yep. Expect the fur to fly, as we approach the 2014 General Election, folks, inasmuch as "neoCON" Gibson and Bell have apparently already hand-picked another "Good Ole'Boy" to "fill" Ms. Zogmaister's Commission slot next November.
Ironically, Gibson will also stand for re-election in November, thus raising the question whether his domineering strategy will backfire, particularly if he's faced with a female challenger.
We would have been entirely spared this current political unpleasantness, of course, if Ms. Zogmaister had meekly "done as she was told," [wink,wink].
Suffice it to say we haven't witnessed such disarray and excitement concerning Weber County Commission politics since... well... forever.
Comments anyone? Eh, Ferris?
4 comments:
Count me in for Zogmeister.
You got it, Bill B. Republican and Democrat women alike should unite and get rid of this jackass Kerry Gibson in November.
I think Bell and Gibson’s action of throwing fellow
commissioner Zogmaister under the bus and condescending words of explanation since are a good example of the dangers of an entrenched single party rule in Utah. They have not only disrespected Ms. Zogmaister but also the citizens of Weber County. I hope voters rebuke their actions at the voter’s box. Perhaps by
replacing Gibson with (gasp) a Democrat. More importantly though, one who has the citizens interests at heart, not their own ambitions.
I serve on the Board of Directors of United Way of Northern Utah with Commissioner Jan Zogmaister as the newly-elected chair. I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you how disappointed I am in you and your cohort that seek to deny Commissioner Zogmaister the opportunity to chair the county commision. This not only smacks of sexism but also petty party politics. I am sick of it in our federal government and now it appears to have spread to the county level. You have lost my vote and my faith in our county commission.
Larry Muench
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