tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5457862808909169342..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: More Bad News For Daniels Administration On IURC Ethics FlapGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80253509422081381042010-11-24T11:04:46.050-05:002010-11-24T11:04:46.050-05:00No ethics! Sounds like Daniel's would make a p...No ethics! Sounds like Daniel's would make a perfect president! ;)guy77moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248410686603913517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4076312390899084812010-11-24T09:55:14.343-05:002010-11-24T09:55:14.343-05:00I had to go back and look, but I knew somewhere on...I had to go back and look, but I knew somewhere on your blog I had left a message about this:<br /><br />http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2010/10/daniels-fires-iurc-chairman-over-ethics.html<br /><br />Bradley said...<br /><br /> I don't buy Daniels' sudden interest in ethics conflicts at all -- not based on his past stance of ignoring ethics problems in his executive departments. I also have little faith a Republican-controlled legislature will beef-up ethics and revolving door laws. Don't get me wrong, if the Republicans do win the House back, I hope they do, but I won't hold my breath.<br /> 10:54 PM EST <br /><br />And I also left a message at Paul Ogden's blog on the same subject:<br /><br />http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2010/10/governor-daniels-acts-on-state.html<br /><br />I know I shouldn't be bragging like this, but I have been waiting on this story to break for a while -- a connection between the Governor and the IURC deal that I (and others) knew was there. It doesn't get much closer than Earl Goode, and you know Daniels talked with Goode about it all. I knew darn well Daniels would not have acted so quickly to squash this story and appear as an "ethics warrior" unless he had some personal connection that might make him look bad.<br /><br />This news story certainly makes him look bad. The only really shocking part of this is the Indianapolis Star broke the story (haven't seen anyone else with it yet). As I have said, Daniels DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ETHICS. He creates and Inspector General's office to look into ethics problems, but leaves the office under him. They report to him, and he can tell them what to investigate further (to make him look good) and what they can keep hidden (to also make him look good).<br /><br />Based on what I experienced at Workforce Development and what I have read from others who have personal dealings with the Daniels' gang, this administration has very little in the way of ethics. Today's news story shows how truly little Daniels has cared about ethics -- and oh how that will not be pleasant for him in the future.Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448573623705973306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58284107098549071922010-11-24T09:28:02.157-05:002010-11-24T09:28:02.157-05:00Daniels runs a frustratingly loose ship when it co...Daniels runs a frustratingly loose ship when it comes to the departments and agencies. Giving Barnes & Thornburg that $5.25 million contract to represent FSSA when its own client, ACS, is in the middle of the mess, is possibly the worst legal conflict of interest I've ever seen. Betsy Burdick, the Governor's chief of staff is sister of Brian Burdick, one of the B&T attorneys who got the contract.<br /><br /><br />At the same time this conflict-ridden contract is handed out, the Governor tries to take the high road with the IURC mess. Turns out they knew about the ethical problems early on and didn't take action.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com