September 21, 2007
Requests come pouring in for new public servants
“To the victors go the spoils,” or so said Tennessean Andrew Jackson centuries ago. Today, he might have said, “To the victors go the requests,” instead. Cronyism and political favors are thankfully not what they may have been in the past, but that hasn’t stopped local residents from expecting results in a hurry from their new public servants. One member of Karl Dean’s inner circle had been asked to take care of a speeding ticket and get someone appointed to a local board within a week of the election, before Dean was even officially mayor. (These requests were politely declined, I’m told.) Reportedly the new administration has received a minimum of 100 unsolicited resumes for employment as well.
Take a deep breath, Nashville, and let’s give our new mayor and Metro Council an opportunity to go to work before we bombard them with our every wish and whim.
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Volunteer Voters » Karl Dean And His New Best Friends said,
September 24, 2007 @ 6:09 am
[...] Rob Robinson cautions the usual suspects to wait a bit before trying to cash in their chits with the new mayor: One member of Karl Dean’s inner circle had been asked to take care of a speeding ticket and get someone appointed to a local board within a week of the election, before Dean was even officially mayor. (These requests were politely declined, I’m told.) Reportedly the new administration has received a minimum of 100 unsolicited resumes for employment as well. [...]