Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Ethics? Daley? HUH?

Top ethics aide to Daley accused of poor judgment quits
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/top-ethics-aide-to-daley-quits-amid-sex-harassment-complaint.html

Mark Meaney (sorry for the poor capture, not much on this guy)--but he really should change his name!

A top ethics aide to Mayor Richard Daley has resigned in the face of allegations that he and his boss used poor judgment in the handling of a student intern's sexual harassment complaint.

Mark E. Meaney resigned his $146,940-a-year position as first deputy in the mayor's Office of Compliance. He had joined Anthony Boswell to run the compliance office in 2007, which Daley created to promote a culture of good conduct among city workers.

"It was a privilege to have been part of something that had never been tried before, corporate-style compliance in municipal government," Meaney wrote Tuesday in an email to the Tribune.
"Mayor Daley should be applauded in his efforts at true reform. Unfortunately, fear and blame seem to be winning over culture change."

Meaney's comments seemed to be aimed at the Inspector General's Office, which has been criticized in court filings for allegedly creating a "culture of fear" where workers are reluctant to report honest mistakes for fear they will be punished.

Meaney said he was returning to the private sector and had no regrets.

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It's coming, isn't it, Dick'em? They're coming for you.

Even your father had more of an ethic about him, didn't he?

Can you feel it, the rumbling?

That's Richard M. Daley, rolling over in his grave, disturbed by the so-called "ethics" of his son, who seems to have forgotten him.

Dick'em Daley: RESIGN, now, and go home to your wife, who needs you so much these days.

Unless you'd rather be out chummin' with Huberman?