Comments on: Hospital District Higher-Ups On Way Out?

By: Judge Sirica

Judge Sirica — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:34:02 +0000

What makes anyone think that Cobo, Fernandez, Calhoun, and four rookies who know nothing about hospitals, will clean out the executive suite? They have Nask fully trained and the Governor has just eliminated two thirds of the possible sources of opposition to the status quo.

By: John deGroot

John deGroot — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:28:20 +0000

as usual, buddy is easily influenced by tall people

FROM BUDDY: Which one of these folks are “tall people?” I’m not easily influenced by anybody.

I do remember that when you were city editor of the Fort Lauderdale News you assigned me to interview Miss Tall America, who was 6 feet or something like that. I’m just over 5 feet 4 inches.

I still have the glossy photo of me looking up at her.

By: Judge Sirica

Judge Sirica — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:14:04 +0000

One can hope that with four appointments, at least a couple won’t stand for business as usual. Crist couldn’t have gone to the trouble to make sure they had no scruples whatsoever.

But Crist removed two members who (setting aside whatever else you want to say about Bernstein) would not stand for the ethical lapses, and kept two (Fernandez and Cobo) who are doing the machinating. Just how encouraging can that be?

As for Cobo, what is the governor waiting for, the SA? The SA can decide whether to prosecute or not based on a ton of factors that have nothing to do with whether someone who has done what the Goldberg report details should continue to serve as a commissioner. Even if the SA closes the file, the governor has to decide whether someone who now recuses himself (finally) from everything having to do with the medical staff (gee, that would be a lot of the hospital’s business) and did what the Goldberg report says, should stay. When is he going to act on the report that the Board sent to him? Goren said the report should go to him because he has the power to remove Cobo. We’re still waiting, eight months later.

By: Phil Heck

Phil Heck — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:14:20 +0000

@Gee Wiz

I forgot.

@gonzo

Cobo is still on the board of commissioners. He was appointed in 2007. Commissioners serve four year terms.

I believe that Bernstein’s term had already expired.

By: gonzo

gonzo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:32:54 +0000

is joe cobo still one of the board members? i would appreciate it if someone could answer this; thanks.

By: Ethics 101

Ethics 101 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:55:49 +0000

Francis and Bernstein…what’s the connection?

By: Gee Wiz

Gee Wiz — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:45:23 +0000

Gee Wiz, Phil Heck.
You don’t realize that The New Times is about half fiction?

By: Phil Heck

Phil Heck — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:05:08 +0000

Interesting about Gustafson. A commenter on Tom Francis’ New Times blog, Juice, called Gustafson a political hack. Nowhere in Francis’ post, “Power Play at Broward Health: Ethics-Minded Commissioners Purged by Charlie Crist” did Francis bother to mention Gustafson’s four terms on the state ethics commission or attempt to correct the commenter. Internet journalism gets worse and worse every day; I think it’s part of the problem in S. Florida. It’s good to read the facts for a change.