Vaughn guarantees own political irrelevancy with poorly timed letter supporting BOE raises
Becky Vaughn: Oconee BOE deserves pay hike | Athens Banner-Herald
Former two-time Oconee County Democratic chair, twice failed candidate for local office and current Washington DC lobbyist Becky Vaughn pretty much guaranteed her own future local political irrelevancy with a letter to the Athens Banner-Herald supporting the equally poorly timed chime for raises asked for by the new Oconee County Board of Education. Whether deserved or not, the BOE remains stained by the demand rejected by the local legislative delegation, whether the rug was pulled out from under them or not. The times are not supporting pay increases for our political leaders and followers. The economy being what it is does not dictate that this is the time for raises for anyone.
I do not doubt the veracity of what she stated in her letter, nor do I contest the need for the Board of Education members to be better compensated sometime in the future. State Representative Bob Smith emerged seemingly unscathed with the lack of recommendation for the raise but did leave the BOE out to dry when he gave them a legislative pathway to obtaining pay increases only to attack and abandon it when it became politically expedient to do so. Once again secret political meetings in Oconee County come back to bite the participants on the ass.
Becky is certainly entitled to her opinions, and I commend her for having the courage to take a stand on an incredibly unpopular position. I would have recommended her running for the Board of Education before her attempts at defeated Bob Smith and Brian Kemp a few years back. Perhaps she still can after working in Washington DC and getting tired of taking flights from Dulles or Ronald Reagan Airport and driving from Hartsfield.
Former two-time Oconee County Democratic chair, twice failed candidate for local office and current Washington DC lobbyist Becky Vaughn pretty much guaranteed her own future local political irrelevancy with a letter to the Athens Banner-Herald supporting the equally poorly timed chime for raises asked for by the new Oconee County Board of Education. Whether deserved or not, the BOE remains stained by the demand rejected by the local legislative delegation, whether the rug was pulled out from under them or not. The times are not supporting pay increases for our political leaders and followers. The economy being what it is does not dictate that this is the time for raises for anyone.
I do not doubt the veracity of what she stated in her letter, nor do I contest the need for the Board of Education members to be better compensated sometime in the future. State Representative Bob Smith emerged seemingly unscathed with the lack of recommendation for the raise but did leave the BOE out to dry when he gave them a legislative pathway to obtaining pay increases only to attack and abandon it when it became politically expedient to do so. Once again secret political meetings in Oconee County come back to bite the participants on the ass.
Becky is certainly entitled to her opinions, and I commend her for having the courage to take a stand on an incredibly unpopular position. I would have recommended her running for the Board of Education before her attempts at defeated Bob Smith and Brian Kemp a few years back. Perhaps she still can after working in Washington DC and getting tired of taking flights from Dulles or Ronald Reagan Airport and driving from Hartsfield.
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