Two Cents

Friday, February 1, 2008 4:05 PM EST

Who is this "auditor" -- some political hack the council hired? I thought we hired Mr. Palesh to run the city, but if the city council wants to micromanage everything he does, then they don't need a professional to do it.



I see Obama said he would give all illegal immigrants drivers licenses. Here we go again --- they just don't get it.

The illegals are going to get the tax rebate money because some of them pay taxes. They even know where to send the check --- go figure.

Mr. McNabb ought to get over it. Yes, the city manager did hire some lawyers that weren't on Mr. McNabb's political payback list, but that's life.

Does Quill ever stop trying to spend our money? Now he wants to hire one of his friends to be a full-time lawyer for the city, which amounts to about $170,000 a year plus benefits for life.




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Farmer's Gal wrote on Feb 3, 2008 2:46 PM:

" Right you are, AJ and anonymous, on totally different subjects.
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silentriver wrote on Feb 3, 2008 11:00 AM:

" Yes, it makes a lot of sense to hire a full time City Attorney that is accountable to the Council and the citizens. If we're so worried about money why is no one taking Palesh to task on the new Human Resources Director just hired. This duplicative office alone will cost the taxpayers $100,000. Wasn't managing personnel part of the City Manager's job? "

anonymous wrote on Feb 3, 2008 10:04 AM:

" It is really sad that the editor decided to deal a death blow to Two Cents. It did make the paper worth reading. I will not be renewing my subsciption. "

AJ wrote on Feb 3, 2008 10:00 AM:

" If the politicians really wanted to address the immigration issue, they could fine employers heavily for hiring anyone without a green card. It is really that simple. It appears to me that the whole issue is a farce. "

stevedallas wrote on Feb 3, 2008 8:35 AM:

" Thank You Mike Long ! "

jlmorgansr wrote on Feb 2, 2008 3:39 PM:

" Turf Meeting!


Auburn School Board Long Range Planning Committee meeting Bernie Donegan the finance and state aid guru for bonding the current proposed $14.9 million project, and also who did the last $14 million project, and maybe did the $54 million project and Architect Phil Wise of SWBR will be reporting to the Long Range Planning Committee on Monday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. in the board room at Thornton Avenue. ALL BOARD MEMBERS are welcome to attend . Public can attend any committee meetings also. See you there. "

DD wrote on Feb 2, 2008 3:38 PM:

" Thanks Farmers Gal. A hypothetical situation: A police officer knows the whereabouts of a wanted criminal. He can easily apprehend him, but chooses to aid him with some money, a place to sleep, food, and medical care. The officer in question would most likely be suspended, dismissed, or jailed. The government knows the whereabouts of a person known to be in our country illegally, but chooses to aid him with money, a place to sleep, food, and medical care. Now, if Spitzer, or Obama, or anyone else for that matter chooses to aid the illegal immigrnats, shouldn't he be punished? "

Farmer's Gal wrote on Feb 2, 2008 2:52 PM:

" Guess what, DD? I agree with you on this one. It's an insult to those who came to this country legally and became legitimate citizens to be constantly giving our hard-earned rights to those who are breaking the law, not to mention passing out our hard-earned tax dollars to non-citizens. We should be taking care of our own people first, not trying to support/buy favor with the rest of the world. What I find most shocking is the way the Mexican government acts as if we were some kind of awful people for not happily and voluntarily taking their poor and unemployed off their hands. "

DD wrote on Feb 2, 2008 1:51 PM:

" I guess that when the illegal immigrants get their tax rebate check, and driver's license INS will know where to round them up--right? What a farce--isn't it bad enough that we are picking the bill up for their healthcare, and english is now a second language in many cities? The reality of it is that the liberals are scared to offend someone that doesn't legally belong here--if one of the illegals were hiding out in Obama's garage, you bet your bippy that he'd have the cops there--or maybe he'd hire them to mow. "

Yikes wrote on Feb 2, 2008 1:45 PM:

" Sueweeeeey....$170,000?

That's a lot of corn bread and chicken right there. It could probably be better spent stocking local food pantries. "

irritated wrote on Feb 2, 2008 11:54 AM:

" Do you need health insurance? How about lifetime free life insurance? Sounds pretty good huh? Well all you have to do is sit back, relax, empty your mind.... is it empty? If so then you qualify for County Legislature, empty minds are a terrible thing to waste! "

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