Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Virginia¹s chief environmental regulator, David Paylor, accepted lavish gifts from Dominion

The problem is as a public official, ANY potential payola leaves lasting impressions that tend to incriminate them in the minds of the public.

You’re entrusted keep Virginia waterways clean.  You accept what looks like a bribe by a business.  Said business is accused of dumping millions of gallons of wastewater into the waterways you’re entrusted to protect.  The business denies it.  You deny it.  A year later evidence comes to light.  The business admits it dumped into the waterways you’re entrusted to protect.  You refuse to comment on whether or not they actually did it.  The public finds out about the thing that looked like a bribe.  What else is the public supposed to think about you?

Maybe public trust workers should start having to wear scarlet letters on their suits to let the public know they cater to special interests.  I suggest the following:

• B – if evidence is conclusive that person took a bribe
• S – if evidence is conclusive that person is a shill for a business or corporation

The list is endless.  On second thought, maybe it’s not a good idea.  I’m sure some would have so many letters on their clothing they’d look like a walking dictionary.

From: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> on behalf of namfos <mark.sofman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Date: Monday, March 21, 2016 at 3:25 PM
To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Virginia’s chief environmental regulator, David Paylor, accepted lavish gifts from Dominion

I'm not disputing any facts. IMO Paylor ought to have declined the invite to the Masters, but he didn't and as far as I know while it might have been "ethically questionable" at best, to my knowledge it was not against the law. IMO, if you hold a position of public trust you need to be seen as pure as Caesar's wife, purer than the driven snow. A trip to the Masters, while a hot ticket, is a pretty small potatoes deal compared to what many Federal officials (legislative and executive branch) get to partake of. But then again, I am deeply cynical about all on all sides of any public policy debate. ;-)

Mark 

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