The Louise Smith Show

Today we will be treated to yet another attempt by Salisbury City Councilwoman Louise Smith to save face. She will yet again try to benignly chastise the Barrie Tilghman administration and claim that SHE (Smith) is the party responsible for putting the city on sound financial footing. I can't wait.

Go back to the December 10, 2007 meeting. Mayor Barrie Tilghman claimed that she heard Smith "loud and clear" and that the city would fix the disgraceful problems plaguing the Finance Department:

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What a joke! These were the same problems (only far worse) that the Mayor promised would be fixed in FY 2007. More than half of FY 2008 has past and the problems have become so bad that her Finance Department lost over $10 million dollars belonging to the taxpayer.

Violating her own rules, Smith entered into a speech lasting more than five minutes where she claims to be "on top of the problem":

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A paper trail of correspondence between Smith and the administration is not a solution. At best, it's "cover your ass" politics and at worse it smacks of a cover up. The reality is pretty simple. Tilghman keeps Smith under her thumb by allowing Smith to APPEAR to be independent. Check her voting record to see the truth.

When Smith again violates HER OWN RULES by delivering a speech today (don't expect any questions from Smith unless they have been previously rehearsed with Tilghman, Pick, Oland, etc.) you will hear a great deal of hand wringing and shirt tearing. What you won't hear are any real solutions, unless she has expropriated them from Councilwomen Debbie Campbell or Terry Cohen.

Do expect her to attempt to shut down Councilwomen Campbell and Cohen. Given that these are the only two members who have actually offered any solutions to these problems, that would yield too much embarrassment to both Tilghman and her lackeys on council (Louise Smith, Gary Comegys and Shanie Shields).

If readers are interested in hearing the complete discussion of the non-audit from December 10, 2007 it is below. Note that it lasts almost an hour. You can also download the file here.

To play the audio clip, click here.

cross posted at Delmarva Dealings

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