WHERE IS LEIGH BENTON? UPDATED

My Dear Nieces and Nephews: 

You are probably wondering how your Auntie knew it was coming, but she did. You see, your Auntie has confidants, which she will protect with every fiber of her being. And you wouldn’t believe who some of the confidants are. There are ALOT of people in Orange County who are VERY unhappy with the current regime.

Auntie Alibi is looking forward to the rebellion! But in the meantime:

We were waiting for the press release and photo op from HOOVLER, which answers the question for today: WHERE WAS DAVID HOOVLER??? In this little performance, HOOVLER absolves, pardons, vindicates and releases from criminal culpability our little Leigh, Mr. I-did-not think-it-would-be-noticed Benton.

This is getting way tooo easy. (BTW earlier today there was a photo of Hoovler in front of the thousand page report, pointing to it as if he was on a game show, like our very own Howie Mandel of Deal or No Deal fame. Sad, though, is that the news website decided to take it off before Auntie could really study it. You may listen to the video, but your Auntie doesn’t have the patience or stomach to do so at this point, it would be too painful!)

HOOVLER SAID: “This report is not critical of any named individuals, to do so would allow the individual to present a legal challenge to the publication of the report. In the grand jury’s opinion, and most particularly in my opinion, the need to provide the public with a factual report supersedes the importance of naming any individuals, who would not otherwise be subject to a crime.”

Like your Auntie said, way tooo easy! (Piece by piece):

“This report is not critical of any named individuals,” now why would you empanel a Grand Jury to NOT name the person you were investigating? (Is this guy really a lawyer?)

“…would allow the individual to present a legal challenge to the publication of the report.”

Not true, but it would create a detailed record that Mr. Benton was investigated, if his name was in there. Nice favor, Hoovler, honey!

“…in my opinion, the need to provide the public with a factual report supersedes the importance of naming any individuals,”

Let’s get this straight. The Grand Jury was impaneled to look into a potential conflict of interest (because the Ethics committee did not)on the part of Mr. Benton but does not name him in their report. Who did they name? Goofy? Donald Duck? And for G@d’s sake, how can it be factual if the report does not name the person being investigated??? Are you really buying into this nonsense??? Just what is going on in this county? Do the mighty triumvirate think we are that STUPID?

There were some recommendations that seem to make sense, your Auntie is sure that they will be implemented as sure as the “Pay to play” OC campaign finance law is being enforced.

Here is the press release with some details. Take a look and we will discuss it later. FYI Little Leigh is referred to as “the legislator”.

http://www.orangecountygov.com/filestorage/124/898/2483/11877/04-30-14_Hoovler_Announces_Release_of_Grand_Jury_Report_Recommending_Changes_to_Orange_County_Ethics_Law.pdf

Legislator Katie Bonnelli jumped into the fray with this to say:

“Obviously this needed to be investigated and we need to move forward, I appreciate as a member of the Rules Committee that we will be looking at this, the adjustments to the ethics law that we should be doing. It is a document that hasn’t been revisited in a while and now it is time to revisit it.”

Smart move, Katie. It hasn't been "visited" since 1994! Yes! 1994!!!

But we are getting a little sick of the term "move forward" when it means "we are not going to focus on this anymore". "OH, let's just forget about it, let's move forward"

And now your Auntie is going to move forward... but it means something else when she says it.