Thompson Endorses Ciarabellini?
Congressman Mike Thompson endorsed Melinda Ciarabellini in her quest for another term on the Eureka City Council. Wow! How exciting!
NOT!
I suppose there's nothing wrong with touting any endorsements she can get, but I question whether a congressman should be making city council endorsements in the first place. Never mind that Mike Thompson isn't even our representative in congress anymore.
I certainly wouldn't have wrote a letter to the editor announcing it. I'd save that letter for a more impressive endorsement. Maybe from someone a bit more local?
posted by Fred Mangels @ 8:34 AM
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Mike Thompson's a good guy. He has integrity.
Regardless of what one thinks of Mike Thompson, that's not my point.
It's a valid point, Fred. One wonders how these endorsements happen.
For example, few noticed that after Ms. Ciarabellini had volunteered for Rex Bohn's Supervisorial campaign handing out flyers and walking door-to-door with him, she afterwards initiated a motion as a sitting Council member to have the Eureka City Council endorse Rex in a letter to the Governor appointing him for the interim position.
She should have recused herself-- but she wanted to make it happen. It was poor judgement that few caught. Doing this from her position, and having the City Council following suit in her recommendation, represented a clear conflict of interest.
I wasn't aware of that happening. Good point. I agree.
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