"Greed"

To some Greed means the power of unstrained wealth, despotic political authority, an unholy desire.

There is a thought that here in Middle Georgia that the citizens could care less about what is happening. I recently heard that there is no outrage or displeasure regarding the irregular activity in the Bibb County Court House regarding the pension of a terminated Bibb County Judge. In fact this very judge was awarded a pay raise while on leave and facing criminal charges based on a positive merit review from a Supervisor.

It would appear that the Supervisor in this case was out to lunch. Or, as I read recently somewhere, this Supervisor does not appear to have much going on behind the eyeballs. I for one am upset regarding this fact. How can anyone justify a pay raise while on leave facing charges?

Now this same Judge who resigned from the bench before facing a disciplinary hearing has been awarded a pension because the law allows this to happen.

This may the the case; but what provisions have been established to preclude this situation from happening again?

I would like to remind the dear readers here of a quote that I heard long ago:

“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble,… “the law is a ass—a idiot. If that’s the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is that his eye may be opened by experience—by experience.”

This quote is attributed to: Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist, Chapter 51

I would suggest that there is plenty of anger and also outrage concerning this situation. Additionally, I would point out that there is probably plenty of anger and also outrage concerning many situations we here in Bibb County and the City of Macon, Georgia have witnessed this past year.

Near the top of this list could be the silly activity that we all have been a party to as we watched the 2006 property valuations generate an abundance of news coverage. And the list goes on.

Yes, We Indeed Are Observing The Results of Our Governments in Action. Yes, These Are The People We Have Elected To Office.

Do We Deserve Better? You, and Only You Know For Sure!!!!