This is creepy. I was talking to or emailing someone the other day — I want to say former Mecklenburg County commissioner Jim Puckett, but I could be completely wrong — and we noted that it is about time for CMS super Peter Gorman to start making noises about leaving for greener pastures. Call it the three-year itch.
Boom. Sure enough, Gorman lets drop that he was asked to join the Obama administration as part of the Department of Education. He of course said no as no one in their right mind would give up the salary and perks Gorman has here in Charlotte for a job as a federal bureaucrat in DC.
But a message was sent all the same to the CMS board, the local business community, and anyone paying attention: I have options, I am in demand. Do not chase me away.
