Comments on: Bad Legal Advice Leads To Bad Gov’t

By: concerned

concerned — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:16:05 +0000

Some say Yzaquirre is a puppet on a string with Ullman and is also afraid of her. He is suppose to be a leader! I hope Vern gets well soon and can hopefully bring some balance into this office. Time to start at ground zero with some new leadership making intelligent decisions for the taxpayers of Ada County. Maybe the upcoming elections will do this. We will have to wait two years for Yzaguirre. Get out there and see what the new candidates have to say. Who’s nan emouse, another puppet?

By: Paul M

Paul M — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:18:25 +0000

nan emouse – I have pointed out many times that commissioner Ullman was not in this alone. Former commissioner Fred Tillman as well as current commissioner Rick Yzaguirre were also involved in the Dynamis deal and were just as guilty of giving away money without any meetings that would have given the taxpayers a chance to ask questions or voice any concerns. When commissioner Izaguirre is up for re-election in 2 years I will be reminding everyone that he gave away money with no apparent oversight. Former commissioner Tillman is now running for the Idaho legislature – that will give him the chance to waste the money of all of the citizens of Idaho.

By: Jazzy Girl

Jazzy Girl — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:26:13 +0000

To Concerned – yes, Sharon was the one that promised the money would be returned (printed in the Idaho Statesman as a direct quote from her). We have also learned from prior postings on this site that she was also the commissioner that directed the checks to be cut out of the normal processing cycle–even though she was told the documentation was not in proper order and further, she signed for and personally hand-delivered the checks to Dynamis herself. What commissioner/CEO does that for any contractor? The big question people need to be asking is WHY??

To Nan emouse a.k.a. SB, it’s interesting you spend your time carrying Sharon’s messages. One would think you would want to think for yourself instead of doing what Sharon tells you to do. Carrying another person’s messages for them when you have no facts or personal knowledge of the statements you make, might not ultimately bode well for you. You are correct about one thing though, there are some of us that do not like Sharon in her role as a commissioner because she is not whom she professes to be and she should be exposed for the elected official she really is–the kind of elected official we have all grown very weary of – PHONY!. All elected officials should be exposed for who they truly are. Wouldn’t you agree, or could that hit just a little too close to home?

EDITOR NOTE–CIVILITY REMINDER. Politicos are fair game, but we don’t want the GUARDIAN to become a forum for people with fake names to fight with each other. If you want to call someone a phony, it is certainly more honorable to do it under your own name. No need to waste time and space calling someone else’s motive into question.

By: concerned

concerned — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:16:34 +0000

Don’t know this person personally, just see the crazy things she does. I don’t know what other commissioners voted on this but wasn’t she the one promising it would be returned.

By: nan emouse

nan emouse — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:43:00 +0000

So concerned – did Sharon Ullman give the money by fiat? No wait – it had to be voted aye by the majority of the Commission.

I don’t think you’re really concerned. I think you just don’t like Sharon. If you were concerned, you’d call out the other Commissioners who voted this in.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:40:06 +0000

Unfortunate, but true. Not everyone in government is stupid or crooked, but those that are not, are not doing anything to correct the problem either. Not until leaders feel real heat and shame, with no wiggle room at all, will they take action. And then only minimal and delayed action. I think this is otherwise known as honor among thieves.

I’ve noticed a fascination which our leaders have with China. This is because our leaders would like me to be very afraid to post this message.

PS: Paul, don’t offend the Gypsies. They only take what they need and share within the family. We are suffering from real for-profit organized crooks.

By: concerned

concerned — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:44:38 +0000

Can anything be done to hold Commissioner ullman responsible for the taxpayers 2 million dollars. Is she not the one that personally hand delivered the money to them because other officials would not. We need to pay more attention to the budget for Ada County and see how our money is being spent. Let’s hope she will be gone soon.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:44:50 +0000

“Gypsies in the palace” along with elected officials who can’t figure their way out of a wet paper bag.

They need to go to District Court and get a Judge to give them Judicial Confirmation to issue revenue bonds to settle this shameful episode. Let the Idaho Supreme Court decide what can be done if they are challenged.

By: Ronin

Ronin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:41:40 +0000

I like to make an analogy of the Boise Idaho government to the local weather. The weather system that we have here in the North West is actually two systems that converge and create a volatile mixture, when you mix hot with cold you get a violent mix. The government here is the same, there are those who are so convinced that preserving the “old ways” are the best ways, and then there are those who believe that conservatism leads to stagnation. A mixture of both has created a volatile system, which typically cannot come to an agreement on virtually any topic. there are too many people here that have taken a stance on the extreme left or the extreme right, and with these two drastically opposing sides battling for their view on how this state should be ran, very little is actually accomplished, and the ones who suffer are those who pay the bill. Too many times in this state there are politicians who take advantage of the people, such as John Bujak, John McGee, and (I forgot his name but the guy who lives with his parents and takes state money), and as long as this debacle of leadership continues, and there are no compromises in our leadership, and we continue to blindly follow the advice and direction of those who steal from us and lead us with a do as I say but not as I do mentality, we will continue down this path of self-obliteration. I say we fire each and every last one of these politicians, and start new.

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:36:44 +0000

Mr Guardian
As a resident of Boise County I can tell you that the problem is not bad legal advice, it is stupid commissioners. Our Commissioner Terry Day just did a interview for the Idaho City World ( our local Newspaper) and if the county doesn’t get sued again from all the parties in the lawsuit I will be shocked.