This is in response to Lee Anderson, who wrote on Tuesday that because Tina Sablan has not taken on the shortcomings of some members of the Legislature, she has “given up.”<\/p>\n
Nonsense!<\/p>\n
In the first place, isn’t that setting unrealistically high standards for someone\u2014especially a freshman legislator? One could ask what the letter writer has done in terms of going after corruption in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
In the second place, demanding fiscal accountability is equally important\u2014indeed, is a critical aspect of cleaning up corruption. Tina’s pursuit of the source of the governor’s funding for a dubious lawsuit is a signal, a warning, that such treatment of government funds is not acceptable.<\/p>\n
Tina is also intelligent enough to know better than to beat her head against a wall. She will gain clout and credibility as she wins her battles one by one, which will then give her the authority she needs to take on bigger game.<\/p>\n
At the very least, Tina is doing something. Can as much be said most of the others? We should give her credit and support, not tear her down.<\/p>\n
[B]Ruth Tighe[\/B]
\n[I]Tanapag, Saipan[\/I]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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