At what point does Montgomery County start talking about recalling this clown?
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Anonymous
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https://www.mymcmedia.org/the-buck-stops-with-him-council-blasts-elrich-for-undistributed-federal-covid-19-funds/
Elrich’s incompetence is staggering and we’re not even two years into his term. |
Anonymous
| Not shocking. Too bad it can’t cover the ridiculous COVID different is they are still paying everyone. |
Anonymous
| Elrich has done many things I disagree with, but this was about the Council grandstanding and ignoring how accounting works. They have spent the money, they are working on submitting for reimbursement strategically since there are other sources of funds besides CARES. |
Anonymous
| Dream on, nutter. He’s already got his second term sewed up. |
Anonymous
Does Elrich have to do another primary or does he just automatically get put forth as the D candidate (read exec winner)? David Blair would do better this time around because more people might turnout to support him given how slim the margin was last time, assuming Blair wants to. |
Anonymous
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OMG the pay differential will cost $72 million.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2020/20201013/20201013_9.pdf |
Anonymous
Team Blair here. I thought Blair, as an outsider, would blow up government. But Elrich is doing that just fine right now. I mean, he keeps hiring all these people from Baltimore City, as if that's the government we want to emulate. |
Anonymous
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Elrich is doing a great job with the pandemic. I have no knowledge of the rest.
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Anonymous
Yes, this is a huge problem, and nobody wants to tell first responders they can't keep getting paid extra while everyone else works from home. |
Anonymous
Are you joking? |
Anonymous
| I'm pretty happy with the way that Montgomery County has handled the pandemic. A long long time ago, a wise person told me that when you criticize, you should have alternatives to what you're criticizing if you want to be taken seriously. So just know that not everyone agrees with the anonymous rage-venting. Perhaps instead of "talking about recalling" and name calling, the OP could make some well-thought out suggestions that could then be acted upon, or at least seriously considered and possibly even implemented. Not as much fun, perhaps, as speculating how well people who weren't called upon to handle an unprecedented situation might have handled it -- but it could, potentially, offer something useful. |
Anonymous
NP. The county has been needlessly slow to reopen some activities, while rushing to reopen others. Namely, children and families have had to put up with the most sustained restrictions. Things like playgrounds remained closed long after contact transmissions were known not to be a significant source of spread. Yet, it took weeks for the county to update the executive order, and even longer to coordinate with Montgomery Parks before they could actually reopen. Similarly, child care policies have been a mess, with the county at times lying to parents and providers about what is legally allowed. (Such as right now, where county officials are claiming daycares still can't fully reopen, which is inconsistent with state and county policies and orders which say they can.) And, perhaps most ridiculous of all, Elrich's decision to prioritize indoor dining, late-night drinking, and concerts over reopening schools. |
Anonymous
Grocery store employees, health care workers. I know people in both industries who got sh*t for working on the front lines. This is inexcusable and shows how in bed with the unions Elrich is. Between him and Smith MC is in real trouble. I read the full story in Washington. post and it is infuriating how inept our local government is. Disgusting. |
Anonymous
PP you are responding to. I agree, the differential should have stopped after the six weeks and should never have been that large. I think it's a combination of being too beholden to the unions and just a general lack of leadership. I actually like Elrich as a person but he has never stood up to the unions. |
Anonymous
They deserve every bit of the additional pay and comp time that they received for putting their health (and the health of their families) at risk. This is not a typical time for them. Normally, a first responder can’t take a gunshot wound, burn, or vehicle accident home and infect their families with those threats to health and safety. On the other hand, Fairfax gave its first responders (police, fire, sheriffs) absolutely nothing The county executive never declared a state of emergency in the county. No comp or additional pay. Needed those dollars to pay other county employees to sit at home while first responders did their job with the weight of the pandemic on them. Well done Fairfax! 
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