So, Chas is now in Florida?

I must have missed the news story about Charles “Randy” Oliver becoming the Escambia, Florida, County Administrator. He started work on November 1, with his maximum salary reported to be $145,000.

Click here, scroll down to page 8 and take a look at all that Randy Oliver accomplished while here in Peoria.

Oliver most recently (2008-March 2010) served as city manager in Surprise, Arizona, a city of 118,000 citizens, 850 employees and an annual budget of $300 million. According to The Arizona Republic newspaper, he was fired on the spot on a 4-3 vote by the Surprise Town Council without giving any real reason.Source

Upon exiting the Surprise Arizona gig:

The four council members that voted to terminate Oliver issued the following statement:

When former City Manager Oliver was hired, his skills and personality aligned with the needs of the City at that time. Over the last two years, Surprise has undergone many dramatic changes and felt the economic downturn that has impacted communities nationwide. As the City has gone through these growing pains, the focus and direction of the City has changed as well. Mr. Oliver has provided adequate service during much of this time period, but our City needs to move in a different direction.

Upon exiting the Peoria gig:
When asked why he’s leaving, he responded by saying, “I have other things I want to do.” When asked “what other things,” he said “consulting.”

Upon exiting the Greenville South Carolina gig:
“I was never asked to resign,” he said. “I was terminated from a technical point of view from Lee County…Frankly, probably, the majority of the board – I’m sure the majority of the board in Lee county – would like to have me back,” he said.

Mrs. Robinson is going to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!

GOOD NEWS! We don't have to worry about any little hot ass interns running behind President Elect Barack Obama when he gets to the White House. Apparently he is taking his Mother-in-law to the White House with him. This appointment of Michelle's Mother to First Grandma gives me goose bumps. No, not because of the cock blocking potential (although that is a bonus), seriously though, this is a wonderful gesture President Elect Obama is making.

Marian Shields Robinson, who formerly worked as a secretary at Spiegel's catalog store, can trace her roots to pre-Civil War African Americans in the American South; her paternal great-great grandfather, Jim Robinson, was an American slave in the state of South Carolina, where some of her family still resides. I am in awe of the history that this family is making. Three generations of Robinson women actually living in the White House, in the family quarters, and oh, by the way, they are direct descendants of slaves.

Mrs. Marian Robinson, who is 71, was an integral part of the Obama campaign as babysitter for her granddaughters. As a result, Michelle and Barack have been able to devote their life in service to their country, knowing that their children are well taken care of. Well done, Mrs. Robinson, well done.