stonewalling is likely tonight

an administrative accountability audit is the best idea
on the table for fixing the aps accountability issues.

it is also the only concrete solution on the table.

aps leadership is still trying to spin the truth about
the extent of the lack of accountability in aps.

no one has expressed any objection to the audit.

that is because only people who fear an audit would object.
and they can't, at least not on the record.

can you imagine beth everitt standing up and declaring;

there will be no administrative accountability audit;
not this year and not next." because I said so"

although that is precisely what she means;

even she couldn't get away with saying it out loud.

so she will stonewall the question.

the board will allow her to stonewall the question;
because they are also stonewalling the question.

on the issue of aps accountability, the journal will do
what ever marty chavez wants them to; apparently.

and marty chavez is stonewalling on the question
of an acccountability audit of aps' administration.
he will stonewall the question of an audit of
public interests and resources in city government
as well. just watch.

it's not the way they roll.

in contrast, the trib seems to be growing a spine over public corruption in santa fe; and by extension, maybe here in river city as well.

we will see how well formed the spine, when we read their report tomorrow on the fate of the aps administrative accountability audit.

and on the prospects of accountability audits for public servants in general.