There isn't really a good old boy network, is there?

[Andy A]

I really don't know how pervasive the "good ol' boy" network is at this time but I believe our county commissioners do one whale of a job considering the ordinances they have to work with and all the other obstacles thrown in their faces. The amount of time and effort they expend on issues in comparison to the reimbursement they receive is mind boggling.
All you really have to do is attend a commission meeting or two to understand what I am talking about. They do a superlative job considering all that confronts them.

 

[Matt J]

SWGB, I think I already stated that I though the staff here was excellent. Twice.

I also never said that anyone here had anything to do with the events I described.

I said that people in the network have an easier time understanding WHY these things happened.

Reread your own post, it's an underhanded compliment. You praise the staff and then go on to say that SN is in the network. She is not, she is a county employee. To imply that the county staff is equal to the good ol' boy network is still an insult.

 

[scooterbug44]

Members of the good ol' network are not usually the ones staffing the offices. A 9-5 job working for the county is not their goal.

They are the ones donating to campaigns, wining and dining (or golfing) elected officials, meeting their cronies to choose who they want elected, paying their employees cash to vote for certain candidates, and who manage to avoid a lot of paperwork, sunshine laws, and other minor inconveniences others cannot. :roll:

 

[Here4Good]

Then I'm sorry, maybe network is not the right word. "Insider" maybe? I wasn't really thinking that network was an insult. I guess it is.

I understand that the people staffing the offices are not the ones getting the perks from the commissioners. I get it.

I do think that working for the county would give you some insight into the personalities, histories and as I said, the reasons that things happen.

 

[Miss Kitty]

The good old gull network = The Wenches

 

[Matt J]

The good old gull network = The Wenches

There's a group that scares the sheet out of me.

 

[John R]

The good old gull network = The Wenches

one network that really works around here is the coconut telegraph.

 

[Miss Critter]

There's a group that scares the sheet out of me.

Hmmmm. I could have sworn I saw you hobnobbing with several wenches just the other day. No doubt more that a few will be at Criolla's this morning.

 

[Matt J]

Hmmmm. I could have sworn I saw you hobnobbing with several wenches just the other day. No doubt more that a few will be at Criolla's this morning.

Shhh, see you there.