Of course the man behind the scenes, Eric Holder, is now the real AG.
Posted on 04/16/2010 4:41:08 PM PDT by naturalman1975
HRISTINE Nixon is under severe pressure to quit after being forced to admit she had a haircut and spent time with her biographer as Black Saturday unfolded.
Ms Nixon remained defiant, saying she had never considered quitting her role as head of the bushfire reconstruction authority.
But the Herald Sun reveals that privately Premier John Brumby's support for the former police chief commissioner is wavering.
"The Premier will await the findings of the royal commission before making judgments about arrangements into the future," a spokesman for Mr Brumby said.
Insiders said he was leaving the door open on her future.
The latest damaging admissions come after Ms Nixon was recalled to the bushfires royal commission following revelations by the Herald Sun she left the fire control centre to have a pub dinner.
Friday's press conference was hastily arranged after the Herald Sun raised questions about how much time Ms Nixon spent on her memoirs during Black Saturday.
It is believed she first briefed the Premier, who had no knowledge of the hair appointment or the meeting with her biographer.
"On the morning of February 7th at 9.30am I had a haircut," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...
But on February 7th, last year, she was in charge under law of Victoria's disaster response. And on a day that was predicted to be (the state Premier had gone on television the previous day to warn people explicitly) the worst day for bushfire danger in this state's history - she spent the morning at the hairdressers and talking to her official biographer.
Then she went to work at the disaster headquarters. And that evening, after being told there were confirmed deaths in the bushfires, that whole towns had been razed, that people were still dying, and the death toll would rise - she went out to a pub to have dinner with friends.
There are plenty of competent women out there capable of serving in any role. But a woman should only ever be appointed if she is the best person for the job - not just because she looks good symbolically.
Since stepping down as Chief Commissioner, she has headed the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority. She does seem to be doing a decent job there, mainly because most a large part of her role is what she is good at - being nice and making people feel better. It's just a pity that heading a Police Force requires a lot more than that. And leading a state during a disaster is very different from comforting people after it's all over.
LOL - I thought this was another witty post about Obama when I read the Headline.
No - by all means, elect or appoint a black man, or a woman, or a homosexual, or anybody else, IF they have managed to convince you they are the best choice available. But don't do it for any other reason.
Margaret Thatcher was a great leader - and that had nothing to do with her sex.
To add to that - Australia has had two Jewish Governors-General and 90% of Australians aren’t even aware they were Jewish (depsite their names being Sir Isaac Isaacs, and Sir Zelman Cowen). Why - because their religious and racial background was irrelevant to why they were appointed and whether they could do the job (they were both appointed because they were eminent Constitutional scholars - one was Chief Justice of the High Court, the other headed a university as a Professor of Law).
Of course the man behind the scenes, Eric Holder, is now the real AG.
when unqualified people are placed into positions they shouldn’t be, everyone suffers.
“You’re doing a heck of a job, Nixie”
>>>>”There are plenty of competent women out there capable of serving in any role. But a woman should only ever be appointed if she is the best person for the job - not just because she looks good symbolically.
Same goes for a man in fact. The truth is that our history is full of Incompetent Men in all fields, far more than incompetent women.
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