NO SURPRISE HERE
By Jim Foster
In a special news item today in the Arizona Republic it was reviled that the new person selected to be the director of Arizona’s state parks has also committed vandalism on State historic property.
In an era when the director of our nation’s money is a tax dodger, the majority of the appointments from Washington have questionable backgrounds, and the man in the White House (BO for short) can’t put together a full sentence without his teleprompter, why should a known vandal not be qualified to run the parks system.
Bahl, 40, is described as a vigorous, intelligent, resourceful person who knows how to get through the most difficult of times, by Bill Scalzo, leader the selection committee.
In 2001, another employee caught her etching her first name and the year into the wall of a historic adobe barn. She was disciplined but remained in her job until 2002, when she left to become director of parks and recreation for San Diego County in California.
Oh well kids will be kids – Oops! This happened less than 10 years ago when she was over 30. She knew better but when ahead and committed a crime that could have meant a trial for someone not so well connected. A true sign of the times, or maybe it was Bush’s fault, ya think? He’s blamed for everything else.
State Rep. Daniel Patterson, D-Tucson, criticized the selection and was quoted saying, "She was in a position overseeing the state's historic preservation office." What's wrong with this picture?
Patterson called for Bahl to issue a public apology. Wrong! She should be fired on the spot. Oh well I guess she will stay; after all it is in California. The breeding ground for “political correctness” and we all know what that is.
If not here is the definition.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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