![]() But electing the top law enforcement officer in the county is a check on power so deeply ingrained in the American psyche that it likely will never change. McDonnell is a professional cop and hates the fact he has to rely on politicking to keep his job. So how did Sheriff McDonnell go to work the day after the election? Where does he get the mandate to lead his department, at least until the count is final? But Tuesday night, it sure looked like he was going to be a one-term sheriff, thanks largely to unions backing his opponent, Alex Villanueva. ![]() I’m writing this before the Tuesday update of the vote count, so it may be that Jim McDonnell is now in the lead and more likely to keep his job. Yes, I’m talking about the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. I’m actually more interested in how you keep leading a government or a department when you have one foot out the door. To give them credit, most of them have a sense of responsibility to get the job done, too. And there are all those end-of-session retirement or goodbye parties to attend.įortunately, there are more than enough politicians around to scare up one more battle, either amongst each other or with the White House. But a good chunk of the House representatives will be busy cleaning out their offices, as well as a few Senators. Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on the wall when Congressman Dana Rohrabacher hauls 30 years of nicknacks past incoming Harley Rouda? I doubt that Rohrabacher will show Rouda where he kept his hotline to the Kremlin.Ĭongress currently is in session, and has some pretty serious stuff to get done, including finance bills to keep the government running. If you’re not, any number of books will tell you about it.īut did you know that similar nasty arrivals and departures have occurred at City Hall? I won’t name names to protect the innocent, but there have been instances of cleaning out the files and worse. Everyone’s aware of the acrimonious exchange between President Obama and President Trump. Sadly, our current contentious climate has crushed this expectation as it has so many others. You know – showing the newbie where the bathrooms are, what’s in all those file cabinets and talking about any important issues that will carry over from one person to the next. One of the expected positives from the gap between election and inauguration is a smooth transition of leadership.
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