As a traveling businessman, one of the few pleasures that I look forward to is coming home and knowing that, without a doubt, I will get to read another episode about the antics of the Guilford County commissioners. This pay raise issue is the best. If anyone in America does not deserve a pay raise, with absolute certainty, it is this group.
In fact, I'm surprised that when they enter their chambers, the music played is not Judy Collins' "Send in the Clowns." This is definitely a three-ring circus. Is there any way we can dump this group of buffoons, rescind the pay raise, and get someone in there who really cares about public service? These people are embarrassing.
Is voting these jerks out our only option? Can't we get rid of these charlatans now? I'm sure I can live with my disappointment of coming home and not reading about them anymore.
Jerry Stack
Greensboro
Comments (4)
We could get rid of them now, if we had a recal provision, but that does not exist here. Some things are better in Cal-e-for-nia.
Posted by Dean Wormer | July 11, 2005 8:04 AM
Technically speaking it's not Judy Collins' "Send in the Clowns", it's Stephen Sondheim's. (Let's give credit where it's due!) Everyone and their uncle has covered it.
In any case, as long as we're discussing musical accompanyment, I really think we really need to find something far edgier, perhaps something from 'Cabaret' (or much worse).
Money makes the world go around... ;-)
Posted by B. Chernick | July 11, 2005 9:06 AM
I just wish more people in the county were paying attention. I guess they are too busy watching "Desperate Housewives" or something. This is of course what the clowns are hoping for. We've got to get the voters involved and upset. Until that happens, it's the "Skip & Clowns" show.
Posted by Tired of lies | July 11, 2005 8:03 PM
I wish I could watch Desperate Housewives. If ABC would stop shuffling all their programs around and just leave a show on the same night at the same time for a few months.
Posted by truth | July 12, 2005 4:11 PM