Fabian Nunez: Public Official of the Year. Really.
This will come as no surprise to avid readers of Governing Magazine -- both of them -- but the wonky periodical has named California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez a public official of the year. It praises him for his deal-making, his pragmatism, and his all-around swell ways.
Of course, the magazine makes no mention of Nunez's penchant for living the high life on the special interests' dime, or the conflict of interest that is his wife's employment with a front group for the California Hospitals Association. Chances are, the editors put this one to bed well before these scandals broke -- that, or they think personal enrichment is just part of "governing" at its best.
One wonders whom the folks at Governing will choose to honor next. Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona?