Supervisors and Developers: Hearty Praise and Hefty Scorn

Anybody who doesn’t believe that the developer money flowing to the Orange County supervisors has a major impact on the decisions the supervisors render believes in the tooth fairy.

I really got a kick out of Supervisor (Thomas F.) Riley’s righteous indignation at having his integrity challenged. Did he say that with a straight face?

The business world has long frowned on, or forbidden, employees from accepting gifts having anything more than a nominal value from customers and clients. Why? It is impossible to be fair, impartial and unbiased when you are beholden to someone. Our political system would do well to understand that ethic.

DON MOERY, Irvine