There, I said it.
No matter the cost. Mecklenburg County simply cannot trust the man who is paid very well to manage the essential functions of county government. Jones has repeatedly shown poor judgment and a vindictive spirit, two things incompatible with highly-compensated public employment.
Jones has also shown himself incapable of managing scarce resources. A decade of boom times, and everything was smooth sailing. Introduce normal constraints on spending and we are subjected to non-stop spin and manipulation.
Speaking of manipulation, watch Jones marshal his behind-the-scenes benefactors and defenders for a full-frontal assault on anyone that dares to call his competency into question.
