Wednesday, March 09, 2005
You do love me, don't you?
Listening to Diane Bauer's neurotic ramblings during School Board meetings makes Slats think the School Board member from District 1 must have quite a dilemma each night: whether to sleep with the light on or off.
First thought is she must keep it on, since she is surely afraid of the dark. But then, she might see her shadow, and she is likely afraid of that as well.
Bauer spends most of her time during meetings nervously playing up to everyone, either making sure they know she and the Board are not responsible for certain things or fawning all over them with neurotic ramblings about how wonderful they are.
During last night's School Board meeting, the issue of the eastern boundary dispute between Seminole County and Winter Springs arose, with the mention that depending upon which way the decision went, it could prompt a need for further school rezoning in the not-so-distant future.
Bauer quickly announced that the School Board had no say in making the decision about the boundary dispute.
Elsewhere during the evening, Bauer related how, by attending previous meetings during the middle school rezoning process, she was "afraid" parents might ask her opinion.
Had they done so, she said, she was "afraid" she would have had to tell them she could not offer one.
Upon completion of last night's meeting, at which one of the middle school rezoning plans was adopted for recommendation to the delight of the parents in attendance, Bauer endlessly heaped praise upon the parents, obviously unable to say enough wonderful things about them, no matter how she tried or how long she went on.
It is rather apparent, by what she says and how she says it, that Bauer's biggest fear is of not being reelected when her term expires in 2006. Obviously, her reelection campaign has already begun.
Enough is enough. Do your job, do it right, and take the consequences. Bauer needs to worry about making the proper decisions for the proper reasons, rather than agonizing over losing votes.
But, as Slats always says, don't just take my word for it. Check it out for yourself. The School Board meeting will be aired on Seminole Government TV (SGTV) this Thursday, March 10, at 7:00 Pm, and again this Friday, March 11, at 1:30 PM. SGTV can be seen on Channel 9 on the BrightHouse Networks, or viewed live online.
Take a look, and pay close attention to the member from District 1.
First thought is she must keep it on, since she is surely afraid of the dark. But then, she might see her shadow, and she is likely afraid of that as well.
Bauer spends most of her time during meetings nervously playing up to everyone, either making sure they know she and the Board are not responsible for certain things or fawning all over them with neurotic ramblings about how wonderful they are.
During last night's School Board meeting, the issue of the eastern boundary dispute between Seminole County and Winter Springs arose, with the mention that depending upon which way the decision went, it could prompt a need for further school rezoning in the not-so-distant future.
Bauer quickly announced that the School Board had no say in making the decision about the boundary dispute.
Elsewhere during the evening, Bauer related how, by attending previous meetings during the middle school rezoning process, she was "afraid" parents might ask her opinion.
Had they done so, she said, she was "afraid" she would have had to tell them she could not offer one.
Upon completion of last night's meeting, at which one of the middle school rezoning plans was adopted for recommendation to the delight of the parents in attendance, Bauer endlessly heaped praise upon the parents, obviously unable to say enough wonderful things about them, no matter how she tried or how long she went on.
It is rather apparent, by what she says and how she says it, that Bauer's biggest fear is of not being reelected when her term expires in 2006. Obviously, her reelection campaign has already begun.
Enough is enough. Do your job, do it right, and take the consequences. Bauer needs to worry about making the proper decisions for the proper reasons, rather than agonizing over losing votes.
But, as Slats always says, don't just take my word for it. Check it out for yourself. The School Board meeting will be aired on Seminole Government TV (SGTV) this Thursday, March 10, at 7:00 Pm, and again this Friday, March 11, at 1:30 PM. SGTV can be seen on Channel 9 on the BrightHouse Networks, or viewed live online.
Take a look, and pay close attention to the member from District 1.
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