On January 31, 2011, her last day at SBE, she held a Board Meeting and brought before the Board, matters involving issues with the Registrar in Montgomery County. The Board adopted a resolution calling for an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and Rodrigues spearheaded the entire controversy. Well, I say to Rodrigues, I wonder how you would react if the shoe was on the other foot! Now that you are a regular citizen again and not embolden and empowered by the perceived power of your former position, WHAT IF? If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen, Rodrigues.

People reading have said “wow”, why is something not being done to have Rodrigues removed from office and criminal action pursued against her? Governor McDonnell’s office conducted an internal investigation and threw their full support behind Rdorigues.

Well, he is what all readers should understand. There is a disturbing pattern exhibited by the McDonnell Administration. First, there is the Randy Forbes case…the former Secretary of Finance who was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud. While Attorney General, McDonnell’s office was notified of the criminal behavior by Forbes and no action was taken. It was even reported that the complainant was told not to expect anything from an investigation. McDonnell acknowledged he was unaware of the delivery of the letter to his office and he found the entire matter to be troubling. He later acknowledged the letter was received in his office.

Then, you have Fred Malek…McDonnell’s appointee who chairs the Commission on Government Reform. Fred Malek was personally fined $100,000 and his firm was fined $150,000 by the Securities and Exchange Commission for ripping off Connecticut pension funds. There is also Malek’s involvement and scandalous role he played in reforming the Bureau of Labor Statics by targeting and removing Jews from their jobs. Malek resigned from the Republican National Committee because of it. McDonnell said he was unaware of Malek’s role in the controversy. McDonnell went on to say that the episode was old, that Malek had apologized, and that what matters is that Malek is a successful businessman. McDonnell first said he was unaware of the six figure fine and then further stated these things happen in business, that people in business 20, 30, 40, 50 years often have regulatory violations. Senator Donald McEachin summed-up McDonnell’s seeming acceptance and indifference to unethical and illegal behavior saying “For Governor McDonnell to imply that this kind of behavior is acceptable and allowable, even normal, is exactly the very reason that Virginians and Americans are frustrated and fed up with government. To ever tolerate corruption and illegal activity is totally unacceptable.”

Now we might begin to understand why Rodrigues has been allowed time and time again to continue her path of destruction at the State Board of Elections.

Virginians deserve better; that the most highly qualified and above ethical reproach individuals are allowed to serve in our government. After all, this government belongs to Virginians.

When these type of people are placed in leadership positions where so much is expected and the return is catastrophic, the taxpayers’ suffer, the employees’ suffer, the agency’s suffers and the Commonwealth if left with a black eye.

What a disaster and a failure of epic proportion!

Okay Governor McDonnell, while you are at it, what about launching a full scale investigation into Nancy Rodrigues’ administration at the Virginia State Board of Elections. We are not stupid, we know that the allegations regarding John W. Forbes was ignored by officials because of politics and political favors. Now, you have another chance to do the right thing.

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