St. Johns County
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Blame
We seem to be very angry these days. Among other things, we are angry at the government because things aren’t going the way we want them to. It is a scary time right now because we are being pounded with messages about how bad “the other side” of the government is. “They” are making bad… Continue reading
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I am seriously concerned about what is happening in our county
If you haven’t been following, here it is in a nutshell. November 21, 2023. Commissioner Krista Joseph used her Commissioner Comments at the Board meeting to endorse candidates running for three open Commissioner seats and inferred that the woes of the County were the responsibility of three sitting commissioners who are up for reelection and… Continue reading
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Who Can/Should Contribute to a Local Political Campaign?
The St Johns County Civic Roundtable is a group of citizens that come together to discuss and influence the quality of life in St Johns County. On January 8, 2024, Commissioner Roy Alaimo was the guest speaker at the Roundtable meeting. The format was Q&A, and the Vice Chair did an excellent job of posing… Continue reading
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Define “Proof”
On my third post on December 19, I told a commenter that I would approve the comment about corruption but invited her to provide more than just a hypothesis of corruption. That was met with a list of campaign contributions from another commenter, offered as proof. I responded, “I can see where you might draw… Continue reading
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Political Cartoons?
A recent comment on my blog said “any politician who cannot handle a political cartoon (which those memes are) should try another line of work. That comes with the territory, and so does criticism.” This was in response to my describing what (in my mind) would be humiliation on the part of those Commissioners at… Continue reading
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Do the ends really justify the means?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “the ends justify the means,” right? Apparently, that phrase is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli, a political philosopher from the 14-1500s. He did not use the phrase, but much of his writing in The Prince was around achieving “the ends” in whatever way necessary. I would like to think that we… Continue reading
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Imagine, if you will
You are a local elected official. It doesn’t matter why you ran for office. What does matter is that you sign on for a four-year term and take an oath of office that says, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States… Continue reading
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Hiding Behind Inference
An inference is the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence. It’s when you go beyond the evidence and reach some further conclusion that either was or was not the intention. Definition from literaryterms.net. We draw inferential conclusions all the time. Someone yawns, we infer they are tired. Someone’s face turns red, and they scowl,… Continue reading
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What does it mean to “censure?”
The term has been used more than once in government recently, at the national and the local level. It invokes strong feelings because it is a strong statement. But that is all that it is – a statement made by a Board that expressed disapproval of actions of a Board member. From Wikipedia: “A censure is an… Continue reading
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Sometimes subtlety just doesn’t work
In the past few blog posts, I have shared concerns about what I see happening in St Johns County. I intentionally did not mention names because I wanted to be subtle and not to use the same nasty tactics I was seeing play out in social media. You see, there is a fight going on… Continue reading
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