08-25-2016, 04:44 AM
"Teflon Billy"
When you're standing in the middle of a greasy spot where the dead horse once lay, a non-stick coating comes in handy more ways than one. Whatever the outcome of this fiasco, I'll remain convinced that Billy, and no one else, put himself on the spot.
The newspaper and general public might have, according to some, picked up the torches and pitchforks, but not because of something they misread in the pCard rules manual, which they understood perfectly. It's because they didn't immediately realize someone penciled in a special exemption rule into one copy, and one copy only without telling the public until well after the fact.
Think about the difference in our perception of this investigation if at the time Billy received his exemption, the mayor's office had announced publicly, loudly, clearly that he was from that time forward allowed a broad based exemption to the pCard rules. Then none of us would have had any reason to have been surprised. jmo
- Be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions. - Work slowly. - Refer all matters to committees for "further study and consideration. - Hold conferences. - Make travel as inconvenient as possible. - Haggle over precise wordings of communications. - Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable” and avoid haste. (Excerpts from the WWII OSS Simple Sabotage Manual)
When you're standing in the middle of a greasy spot where the dead horse once lay, a non-stick coating comes in handy more ways than one. Whatever the outcome of this fiasco, I'll remain convinced that Billy, and no one else, put himself on the spot.
The newspaper and general public might have, according to some, picked up the torches and pitchforks, but not because of something they misread in the pCard rules manual, which they understood perfectly. It's because they didn't immediately realize someone penciled in a special exemption rule into one copy, and one copy only without telling the public until well after the fact.
Think about the difference in our perception of this investigation if at the time Billy received his exemption, the mayor's office had announced publicly, loudly, clearly that he was from that time forward allowed a broad based exemption to the pCard rules. Then none of us would have had any reason to have been surprised. jmo
- Be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions. - Work slowly. - Refer all matters to committees for "further study and consideration. - Hold conferences. - Make travel as inconvenient as possible. - Haggle over precise wordings of communications. - Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable” and avoid haste. (Excerpts from the WWII OSS Simple Sabotage Manual)
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves