Hello all! Here we are in VA and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" on Turner Classic Movies. Brings back not so fond memories of Sierra County politics. As does the political campaign. 30 year old Jimmy Stewart as Mr Smith says, "I can promise you one thing. I'll do nothing to disgrace the office of the United States Senate." No small promise, that! Would that we could count every politician in that camp. And every Sierra County official and Department Head in that camp.
As much as I miss the beauty of Sierra Valley, I hardly miss the daily recounting of how our public servants fail to do that: serve. The Dept. of Planning and Transportation in our county was somehow integral in the drafting of a proposed ordinance to stop dredging/mining in the river that goes through Downieville. (What part of Planning and Transportation is that? Maybe one of those "other duties as assigned"?) According to reports, there were requests from unnamed/anonymous citizens for this.
How refreshing that the people who cared about this issue actually showed up to challenge what has become an annoying repetition: the tendency of this particular Sierra County Dept. Head to self service rather than "Service above Self". Or perhaps he was serving someone, but how can one know when the infamous "anonymous" complaints surface yet again?
Perhaps we should make a screening of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" mandatory for all Sierra County employees.
On another note, ABC airs an interview of Governor Sarah Palin by Charlie Gibson. Charlie Gibson, who earlier this year gave Obama a pass. His interview with Obama was more of a Sunday visit, but in the Palin interview, he tries to be a tough guy. Shame on you, Charlie. No doubt you were disappointed in her coherent, concise answers, but once again we see a severe double standard being imposed. He did not see fit to ask the hard questions when the Presidency was on line. Shame on you.
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