Dann's employees have no confidence in him...
Submitted by modernesquire on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 10:07am.
His party has abandoned him, the Republicans want to hold an election-year wake for him, and now his own employees are speaking out... What's left to convince this man he should resign? From WBNS 10TV in Columbus:
I wonder if anyone in the office is ballsy enough to circulate a letter among the AG's employees to call for Dann to resign? He'd really be in hot water if he tries any retribution against such employees.Why is Dann putting the people of Ohio and his employee through this? How vain can one man be?On Wednesday, CJ Edgington, who also works in the Attorney General's Office, offered his take on the situation involving his boss.
"Most of the stuff, I was surprised by it," Edgington said. Edgington said he watched Friday's news conference as it happened. He said that's when he and many other employees lost faith in Dann, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported.
"The collective feeling … everyone's pretty much backing Vanessa and Cindy, of course," Edgington said. "Now that the allegations are pretty much true."10 Investigates asked Edgington if he thought Dann could lead his office right now."Some people think, not really," Edgington said. "They think he should resign."It was a feeling Dann bolstered when he made an awkward excuse for his mismanagement, Aker reported."I don't know how many people here expected me to win the election," Dann said during his Friday news conference, "but I wasn't among them." Edgington raises concern about Dann's statement. "If you're not ready," Edgington said, "don't stick your foot in.""I don't think he should stay in office, personally," Edgington said.According to Edgington, the majority opinion in the office was that Dann should resign. He said there were still some who supported the attorney general, but the uncertainty was apparent."What's next for Marc Dann, and next for us, too?" Edgington said.
Stand strong, Marc! :-P
Submitted by mvirenicus on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 2:34pm.
When all this began I couldn't have cared less. After all the sound and fury of the last couple weeks I still don't care except I'm feeling sympathy for Dann and I hope he hangs in there just to piss off all the yippers and yappers.
There's nothing here, people. This is some sort of witch hunt based on the boredom of being an Ohioan. Certainly nothing impeachable has happened. I understand some people wanting his resignation for the sake of party politics, but enough is enough. The guy doesn't want to resign and I don't see anything that anybody could use to force the issue.
Beware the herd. That's what I always say.
More To It
Submitted by Nick D on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 11:18pm.
Mvirenicus, I'm hearing that there's more to the Marc Dann story that hasn't made it into the press yet, but is known to the Party and that's why they've abandoned him.
Don't assume that what you've heard in the media is the whole story.
Less is More?
Submitted by mvirenicus on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 1:07am.
Don't assume that what you've heard in the media is the whole story
Then we'd better hear the rest of the story quick.
The media and ODP have problems when my companion, who generally couldn't care less about politics, commented today that she thought this whole thing was ridiculous.
"They'll impeach someone for a blowjob or an affair, but we can run around blowing up other countries and nothing happens."
I know that quote sounds similar to things I've written on this blog in the past, but I haven't discussed this Dann fiasco with her at all and that opinion came from her spontaneously today after seeing a news report.
The ODP is gonna have serious egg on their faces if nothing more serious arises thru any of the investigations. Even in the puritanical and terminally boring state of Ohio. ~;-)
Were it not a presidential election year ...
Submitted by zygela on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 10:44pm.
.... no one (apart from the GOP) would be calling for Dann's resignation. Mvirenicus is exactly right - all politics. Assuming that Edgington, like most AG employees, is a classified employee, he's free to speak his mind w/impunity. Modern calls his remarks "ballsy." Hardly.
I want my boss to quit too.