June 18, 2007

Killing the messenger

I find it hard to believe that te Democrats will go along with CCPOA's move to block confirmation of Dave Gilb, Schwarzenegger's director of personnel. The prison guards are mad that the Administration has not yet negotiated a new contract with their union. The parties are at impasse and will soon head to mediation. But nobody seriously believes that Gilb is the driving force behind the deadlock. He's a career civil servant who has worked for the state for 30 years. The policy on this issue comes straight from the governor and his chief of staff, Susan Kennedy. Gilb is their agent. As he should be. Firing him is not going to move the sides any closer to an agreement.

Posted by dweintraub on June 18, 2007 8:42 AM