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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDay 14. Where is De Santis?
Last real proof of life was a photo dated 12/17/21. Has anyone heard of an update?
If he's on vacation, sounds like he's too scared to disclose his location. Something Republicans don't seem to understand about public life. It's a full time job.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Repubes like to dodge their responsibilities there.
As everyone knows.
jimfields33
(15,948 posts)global1
(25,270 posts)spinbaby
(15,090 posts)Theres been speculation that he and his wife are isolating because she has cancer and is vulnerable, but that should not preclude a video appearance. So either he has covid or hes hiding from the covid numbers.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It's just not his nature. The republicans are using her cancer as an excuse, but I am certain his absence is due to some other reason.
Poiuyt
(18,130 posts)But if he's been out of circulation for 14 days because of covid, it must be a pretty bad case.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)Response to Baitball Blogger (Original post)
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Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)Pretty much screwed up Seminole County when they tried to develop a sister city program with Wickow, Ireland.
CurtEastPoint
(18,663 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)But, the County only has itself to blame. In 1995-1996, our City was about to correct the overreaches of a City Commissioner who was on several boards at the County level. But the election of 1996 election cleaned out the old commissioners and brought in a whole new crew that had a grudge against a private developer. The Commissioner who should have had her power stripped remained on the Commission. She not only survived, but she magnified her power because Seminole County allowed her to serve and direct many County boards. I saw her as unethical being. But she was patted on her back by the County, probably because she was useful to them. Many County programs were going to need City approval and she was easy to do business with.
She was connected to the group that had a grudge with the developer. And she used her County board positions and power to hijack the sister city program. When the representatives from Wicklow came to visit, she took them on a detour and brought them to the City on a Sunday morning, where a new land developing lawyer presented them with an overview of a private development that would carry the sister city name. The development was in range of City review, so this was a breach of the Sunshine Law. This development was one of three that the other developer, the one that was disliked by the local group, had already obtained approval at the Planning and Zoning board level.
If the City were operating under good legal practices, they could have stopped everything in their tracks. Instead, they facilitated a rush through of the new developer's plans. And when you do something with speed, mistakes are made along the way that need to be patched up secretly. Which meant a long-lasting relationship between the City and the group with a grudge.
It's been messy.
The real travesty is how the people at ground zero terrorized the rest of us, because, if we had known the facts, we would have understood their culpability. It was nearly impossible to unravel the facts because they were so tied to the City. But, once I did figure it out, i realized there was no one to tell.
It is true, most people would rather accept ignorance, than deal with confrontation.
CurtEastPoint
(18,663 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)start with the lawyers.
Walleye
(31,045 posts)Joe Biden was on vacation but he had an hour phone conference with the president of Russia. Always on the job. Thats Joe.
lapucelle
(18,319 posts)denied to others.
Leaders ask, "How can I help?"
Politicians say, "I'm entitled."
As for President Biden, a change of venue is not a "vacation".
jimfields33
(15,948 posts)And I consider her a real leader.
Kingofalldems
(38,475 posts)Don't know why you brought her up.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)Where is Lindsey? That weaselly bastard, wonder if they are off plotting mayhem together somewhere.
spanone
(135,873 posts)JanMichael
(24,890 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)If he doesn't come back with a tan, I am going to get suspicious.
Now that would be interesting to see. De Santis on a vent inside a tanning table.
captain queeg
(10,242 posts)drray23
(7,637 posts)seems difficult to keep it under wraps when its the governor of Florida.
orleans
(34,073 posts)--except it appears that there wasn't a look-alike that wanted to help ron out
Beastly Boy
(9,421 posts)Tomorrow, he is likely to appear as if nothing happened.
Polybius
(15,476 posts)It was 10 or 11 for a long time, and dropped to 5 last month.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Could be related,but he should have explained to the people of Florida
tavernier
(12,400 posts)It is bumper to bumper on every road and highway from the state line to the US 1 mile marker zero Buoy in Key West.
madamesilverspurs
(15,806 posts)does the Appalachian Trail go?
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sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)with Matt Gaetz and "friends" before the law closes in?
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)onethatcares
(16,184 posts)at Piney Point