JohnN, you also wrote a recent letter to the editor in the Main Line Times suggesting that Lisa consider alternatives other than continuing to hold her post on the Board. She didn't blame you for that too--or at least acknowledge it with an honorable mention?

Good show!

Plus, the concert by Carla feels so apt to mark the occasion.

(Wondering--did Lisa mention in her farewell speech why she didn't independently decide that repeated failure to show up at work justified a decision to resign?)

Lisa not only blamed John, but insulted him and others...the YouTube is simply precious (8:11- 16:27). And John, she just didn't have the balls to name the rest of us, because it sounded silly enough that big, powerful, girl politician on the move was (it sounded like to me) being toppled by bloggers after her many attempts to silence people, right? I told you what I thought of you, right here under my own name, Lisa and people spoke at meetings and said how they felt about you under your own name and in letters to the editor too, didn't they? So let's stop revisionist history, shall we? Was it only ok when people were afraid of you? But then?

But let's get real about the daughter, ok? She's not a toddler. She's an adult. And as an adult she is fair game, only we never spoke about her daughter directly, did we? And as an adult, we could have, right?

Did blogs talk about Lisa yes. And it all started to the best of my recall when a lone blogger from Radnor posted an article that was, in essence, about helicopter parenting - you see the same time an article about Radnor grade fixing broke, so did the Baldwin drama over fired teachers and large donations to capital improvement projets.

Here is the article that began Lisa's relationship with bloggers:

MyWire Archive: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Radnor probe faults schools over scandal By Dan Hardy Inquirer Staff Writer | Jul 3, 2007

An investigation into grade-changing and cheating during the 2006-07 school year at Radnor High School has found "systemic inadequacies" in the school district's procedures, as well as ignorance of educational law and a failure to respect professional lines of authority.
The finding was made public in a report, issued yesterday, that seeks to close a difficult period for the Radnor School District.

For the last several months, the administration and teachers - who discovered some of the grade changes by accident - were at odds, and there were fears that other changes had gone undiscovered. Superintendent Gary Cooper resigned in April, citing personal reasons, and acting principal Joseph Cannella returned to his assistant principal position.

The 17-page report details the handling of grade changes for two students, an apparent computer glitch that led to grades for a whole math class' being incorrectly recorded, and an Advanced Placement cheating incident in January that involved 28 students.

In dealing with the controversies, investigators concluded that administrators revealed "a lack of knowledge of, or appreciation of, educational law," and that policies, controls and procedures were inadequate or nonexistent.....The report, written for the school board by the Levin Legal Group of Huntingdon Valley, which specializes in education law, recommends a host of changes to improve the district's response in the future.

The daughter of Radnor Township Commissioner Lisa Paolino was one of the students for whom a grade was changed. She also was a member of the math class that received incorrect marks, fueling speculation that influence had been used.

The report says that the girl's grade change was handled improperly by the district's administration initially, but that the alteration was nevertheless warranted....Cooper, Board President Kathy Fisher and Paolino all said there had been no improper influence involved.

Paolino's daughter "has a medical problem which was disclosed, and the grade change was found to be appropriate. It is as simple as that," said Joe Fioravanti, Paolino's lawyer. ....But Judy Sherry, a former school board member and a persistent board critic, said that she remained skeptical about whether Paolino's being a commissioner figured in how her daughter's grade change was handled.

The report does not have enough "who, when, what, where and why" to satisfy her, she said. It "is supposed to clear the air so that 'healing can begin.' But it doesn't do that. It doesn't shed much light."

So after that and a few hundred posts later (not about Lisa, because she really wasn't that interesting), Lisa started making way too much noise about something that had been correctly documented in the press which made people wonder what was up, ok? A little nosing around and we soon discovered what was up with Lisa: she was announcing a run for State Senate, which occured barely after Connie Williams announced retirement. Around that time, she threatened webmaster Doug, too over basically, First Amendment Rights.

Then can all the drama of girl-runs-for-senate. First there was the choice of office. If she hated John Nagle so much, why did she get Farley to rent her space in the same building?

Then there was that little old issue over car was coupons, remember? And the odd press releases? And the judge's order over those "sample ballots"?

And all of the Lisa critics were responsible still for her actions? Critics like this other blogger who came and went?

And then there was the attytude that changed after she lobbyed to become BOC Prez for 2009 and did not make it? Was that our fault and John's fault too we suppose? And then there was the missing of all those meetings? That was everyone else's fault too? Then there was the missing of meetings? I suppose that was everyone else's fault too? And the reasons? First it was sick relative? Then she was sick? And then came the photos and quasi announcement on FaceBook? And that was our fault too? Wow, she should be thanking us for getting her fiance/client publicity, right? After all, if there were no bloggers, would Michael Klein have noticed anything and given her such good, free, she didn't place it publicity? Michael was nice to her.

Ciao Lisa.

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L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers/Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains.–Jean Jacques Rosseau. The Social Contract, 1762

I am not a politician, I am a community activist and am smart enough to know the difference and how I can help best. So no, Bob, I have no desire to be an elected official anywhere.

As for Lisa's comment about being an Italian American? Well sweet pea, so am I. And to me, you are an unfortunate cliché, si?

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L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers/Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains.–Jean Jacques Rosseau. The Social Contract, 1762