For a supposed political "genius", how can Moody not realize the damage she is doing to Rell? If she has the best interests of her boss in mind, she needs to resign. Isn't there someone else Rell listens to that might tell her Moody needs to go?
Doesn't this seem eerily similar to our beloved former Governor, whose term Rell is filling? His office was populated by people who either a) were afraid to say 'no' to the king, or b) were too interested in their own self-preseveration (and the preservation of their perceived power and authority) to do the right thing for the Office of Governor and the people of the state. We know where the story went from there.
Poor Miss Moody...it's a good thing she has spent all these years being nice to people and forging strong relationships. I'm sure there will be a huge outpouring of support from the people who want her to stay right where she is.
I agree with all the criticism of the Governor's chief of staff.
That said, I wish to use the occasion of these most recent events to point out the serious lackings of our criminal prosecution setup. Our state does not elect local prosecutors or a statewide prosecutor, a system we seem to feel removes politics from the criminal justice system. HOWEVER, when you consider that the man in charge of deciding whether to pursue Moody -- Chief State's Attorney Chris Morano -- is himself up for reappointment by a commission largely controlled by Governor Rell, the failings of our system are revealed. I've always believed that most attempts to strip politics out of such positions simply result in creating a smaller (often closed) group of people to whom the party in question must strive to serve politically. Here, that group of people -- The Criminal Justice Commission -- is largely controlled by the Governor. Morano's efforts will therefore be conducted in such a context. IMHO, better to have the populace be the people with the ultimate check via the ballot box.
The other side of this is, the partisan caucus of a single legislative committee is second guessing the criminal prosecution decision of the State's attorney. They've already called him in once, and are now going to send him a second chance to prosecute. G-d help anyone who runs afoul of a legislative committee, if we are now going to let the prosecution be driven by the politicos.
anon 2:52 I dont know what your talking about. I've always heard that Moody has almost no friends in hartford. That she is rude and vitriolic to her staff and members of her own party. What do you call the opposite of a napoleon complex?
Yes, trying to draw equitable parallels between this episode and the "rowland mess" is over the top. But... ---Lisa Moody did coerce subordinates to donate to the campaign whose success her future depends on. ---Lisa Moody did edit, approve, and sign her name to an ethics memo specifically prohibiting the very actions she took. She then made a material misrepresentation (if not an outright lie) that she was not familiar with it, while being questioned by a legislative committee. ---Lisa Moody is reaping all the 'goodwill' she has sown over the past fifteen years.
And to think that two weeks of unpaid vacation over the Christmas/New Years holiday is an acceptable reprimand is 100% silly. Her actions alone cost her subordinates a total of $8,000 in fines...not to mention their legal fees.
Belly laughs everywhere. Amann gave the most amusing interview of his career on a radio talk show today. He said the governor had threaten him. Poor little bee-bee. Try to imagine what the backroom conversation might have been like if Amann and the Democrats tried to stiff a governor’s aide in the Grasso administration. Remember Ella GK? ###!!!***
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For a supposed political "genius", how can Moody not realize the damage she is doing to Rell? If she has the best interests of her boss in mind, she needs to resign. Isn't there someone else Rell listens to that might tell her Moody needs to go?
Doesn't this seem eerily similar to our beloved former Governor, whose term Rell is filling? His office was populated by people who either a) were afraid to say 'no' to the king, or b) were too interested in their own self-preseveration (and the preservation of their perceived power and authority) to do the right thing for the Office of Governor and the people of the state. We know where the story went from there.
Poor Miss Moody...it's a good thing she has spent all these years being nice to people and forging strong relationships. I'm sure there will be a huge outpouring of support from the people who want her to stay right where she is.
I agree with all the criticism of the Governor's chief of staff.
That said, I wish to use the occasion of these most recent events to point out the serious lackings of our criminal prosecution setup. Our state does not elect local prosecutors or a statewide prosecutor, a system we seem to feel removes politics from the criminal justice system. HOWEVER, when you consider that the man in charge of deciding whether to pursue Moody -- Chief State's Attorney Chris Morano -- is himself up for reappointment by a commission largely controlled by Governor Rell, the failings of our system are revealed. I've always believed that most attempts to strip politics out of such positions simply result in creating a smaller (often closed) group of people to whom the party in question must strive to serve politically. Here, that group of people -- The Criminal Justice Commission -- is largely controlled by the Governor. Morano's efforts will therefore be conducted in such a context. IMHO, better to have the populace be the people with the ultimate check via the ballot box.
The other side of this is, the partisan caucus of a single legislative committee is second guessing the criminal prosecution decision of the State's attorney. They've already called him in once, and are now going to send him a second chance to prosecute. G-d help anyone who runs afoul of a legislative committee, if we are now going to let the prosecution be driven by the politicos.
anon 2:52
I dont know what your talking about. I've always heard that Moody has almost no friends in hartford. That she is rude and vitriolic to her staff and members of her own party.
What do you call the opposite of a napoleon complex?
Deacon Moody:
Yes, trying to draw equitable parallels between this episode and the "rowland mess" is over the top. But...
---Lisa Moody did coerce subordinates to donate to the campaign whose success her future depends on.
---Lisa Moody did edit, approve, and sign her name to an ethics memo specifically prohibiting the very actions she took. She then made a material misrepresentation (if not an outright lie) that she was not familiar with it, while being questioned by a legislative committee.
---Lisa Moody is reaping all the 'goodwill' she has sown over the past fifteen years.
And to think that two weeks of unpaid vacation over the Christmas/New Years holiday is an acceptable reprimand is 100% silly. Her actions alone cost her subordinates a total of $8,000 in fines...not to mention their legal fees.
Belly laughs everywhere. Amann gave the most amusing interview of his career on a radio talk show today. He said the governor had threaten him. Poor little bee-bee. Try to imagine what the backroom conversation might have been like if Amann and the Democrats tried to stiff a governor’s aide in the Grasso administration. Remember Ella GK? ###!!!***
Glad to see anonymous posts are permitted again -- thanks!
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