Scare quotes because I, like Allahpundit, don’t even remotely think that she had a choice in the matter.
Helen Jones-Kelley, the state official placed on unpaid leave for improperly accessing confidential information from state databases on “Joe the Plumber,” has resigned.
Two senior managers involved in the incident also are leaving, The Dispatch has learned..
[snip]
The administration last night fired Doug Thompson, the deputy director of child support who was scheduled to return to work Monday following a one-month suspension without pay.
Fred Williams, assistant agency director, has resigned effective January 31. He recently returned to his job after a week suspension without pay.
Both Thompson and Williams were implicated in the illegal Wurzelbacher attacks; Thompson (the fired one) also “ordered an employee to lie about the reason for the check.” Allahpundit’s not sure about the timing; as for me, personally I think that this is turning out to be a really bad month to be a Democrat engaged in corrupt shenanigans, and Governor Ted Strickland’s approval ratings have dropped six points since August (before you start cheering, he’s still at 54%: of course, the next election’s in 2010). It was apparently decided to sacrifice a few faceless bureaucrats to the maw of public disapproval.
God, but do I love the Fitzmas season.
Moe Lane
PS: Intriguingly, Sherrod Brown is currently “enjoying” a 44% approval rating. Alas, it’ll be another four years before we can do something about that.
good
Janice Cantore Wednesday, December 17th at 8:48PM EST (link)I’m so glad to read this. I work in law enforcement and the right to access information about people involves a need to to know, cops, dispatchers and other employees are fired all the time for violating the “need to know” for personal or frivolous reasons. When I read that these people did this to a private citizen simply because he made “the one” look bad and theyhad a political ax to grind, I was appalled. It would have been truly a scary situation if they were allowed to keep their jobs after such a violation of the public trust. Of course now if “the one” gives them jobs, we’re all in trouble.
Janice Cantore
This from the Party who called us the "Party of Corruption"..
olsmithie Wednesday, December 17th at 9:04PM EST (link)Perhaps there is some justice, maybe…
Regards
And just where are the leaders of the
mbecker908 Wednesday, December 17th at 9:31PM EST (link)Republican Party out noting that little disconnection?
Oh yeah, practicing NewTone™. Or hiding out. Or afraid to offend their friends.
They might not get invited to beltway parties
olsmithie Wednesday, December 17th at 10:06PM EST (link)if they bring it up.
Good point! mb
Regards
I'm sure there's a nice sinecure in a non-profit
Achance Wednesday, December 17th at 9:15PM EST (link)or union out there somewhere for her. She won’t suffer for having been a good soldier. That is a lesson Republicans should take to heart.
In Vino Veritas
Something Is Being Overlooked!
davo119 Wednesday, December 17th at 10:55PM EST (link)Does anyone believe that this violation of privacy was motivated by idle curiosity. There can have been only one purpose and that is to destroy or at least blackmail a private citizen for his innocent question to a presidential candidate resulting in a brief national embarrassment.
In addition to the criminal act there was a conspiracy in the act and the attempt to cover it up. I thought that was obstruction of justice. Why are there no criminal charges against these people?
Never give in! Never! Never! Never!
She should have been fired first!
JadedByPolitics Wednesday, December 17th at 11:02PM EST (link)she will probably get some kind of compensation since she resigned!
Whoever has his enemy at his mercy &
does not destroy him is his own enemy
I'd like to give that news a hearty thumbs up, but I can't
The_Gadfly Thursday, December 18th at 6:24AM EST (link)She should have been fired, and well before now; possibly even before the election.
And mbecker908 is right, what is even more disconcerting is that Republicans aren’t highlighting this issue, or Rahm’s failure to come clean about the corruption in Illinois, or Holder’s activity in the Clinton pardon fiasco. If they want to pose as the party of clean, they need to walk the walk. They can’t of course, which is why Republicans interested in regaining power in Congress should be harping on these issues. You’ll note I’m not even asking them to do it for the good of the Republic because I’ve gotten to cynical to expect that.
We’ve been called racists enough now that it shouldn’t bother us any more.
-AChance, http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/03/what-men-may-do-we-have-done/#comment-24463
If NY23 was a beat down for Conservatives, what do you call what happened to Progressives in NJ and VA?
inspired by ColdWarrior, http://www.redstate.com/hooah_mac/2009/11/04/ny-23-the-agony-of-defeat-not-so-much/#comment-156
That's Good
Magic2171 Thursday, December 18th at 11:47AM EST (link)That’s good, but the reallity is she broke the law and if she was not a democrat in a democrat controlled state she would be in jail. She and those other two clowns should see the bars from the inside, but they won’t. They will probably draw large checks for years to come.
I hope Joe sues the pants off the state of Ohio and each of those people. Too bad he could not sue the DNC as well
Recommend this to the front page
Mark Malcolm Thursday, December 18th at 12:25PM EST (link)this news needs to get out and with enough recommends it’ll get bumped by merit to the spot where even casual visitors to RS will see it.
I may not agree with what you say but I’ll defend your right to say it to the very death.
to the top of the front page I mean, duh.
Mark Malcolm Thursday, December 18th at 12:26PM EST (link)nt
I may not agree with what you say but I’ll defend your right to say it to the very death.