Just what we need. ISP director moves to IEMA director.
Jonathon Monken, ISP no mo; now, it's IEMA. Aren't we the lucky ones.
ILLINOIS—Wonder whose brainfart THIS was?
We were tipped this morning that Jonathon Monken, Pat Quinn’s questionable replacement for Blago’s appointee, Larry Trent, as director of the Illinois State Police, had turned in a resignation on Valentine’s Day. Now, Capitol Fax Blog is reporting same:
http://capitolfax.com/2011/02/14/monken-out/
But further to that, he’s gotten himself a lateral move somehow—Monken is now the state’s IEMA director.
This should disturb we the people of Illinois greatly. Why?
Because Monken possessed a “lack of law enforcement experience,” the Illinois Senate refused to confirm Quinn’s appointment of him as ISP director. Hm. Didn’t seem to bother ol Paddy when he put Monken in after Blago’s ouster.
Naturally, the problem we have with this is that in the event of an “emergency” (the definition of which is totally subjective these days), EMA managers/directors are in charge, NOT law enforcement authorities. EMA is the lead agency in time of emergency (natural, man-made, uprising, etc) and their authority supersedes that of all law enforcement, period.
There’s no way Monken (and the officials who allowed this to transpire) doesn’t know this. So really, it’s not a lateral move. It’s a step up, realistically, especially under the circumstances of an “emergency,” which is why this agency exists to begin with anyway. After all, it began as the Federal Emergency MILITARY Agency, designed to take over in the Continuity of Government scenario should there be some kind of civil uprising and the country splinter.
Think about it.
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Posted by Jack Howser
on Feb 16 2011. Filed under Illinois.
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LOL I know I already said this once today, but this too sounds very…political. Let it never be said that Meat lacks a masterful grasp of the obvious.
after 20 plus years of state employment, I can honestly say this is neither surprising or unusual.
And he took about a $3000 pay cut.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_ab996838-ea2b-58ff-a9bd-2073d83c0dcd.html
Yeah but he gets to be completely in charge when Ang’s megaquake (8.0) hits the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone.
Imagine the adrenaline rush.
He has to survive it to be in charge.
Yeah but you know they put those FEMA bigwigs in sturdy quake/flood/twister/mob action proof locales at all times.
They even drive big sturdy vehicles. Ang almost got run over by Steve Simms (downstate district mgr) a week ago in north Wayne. He was barrelling across 161 on Enterprise Road totally oblivious to the fact that 161 traffic DOES NOT STOP.
Testing out his imperviousness early, apparently.
Monken’s family is probably well connected with the Party.
Oooooh yeah. You know it.
That’s Illinois politics for ya, plain and simple!!! God help us!!!!
I doubt it will ever change, not in Illinois anyway.
I don’t understand how this imbecile can be in charge in the event of a disaster. The county sheriff was always the highest ranking authority in any capacity. Did our lovely and oh so caring State legislature pull another fast one?
Yes, actually. After 9/11, our legislators scurried to ensure that FEMA was going to be in charge in the event of a “disaster.” That means that the county-level directors (ESDA, EMA, whatever) would be the county-level “in-charge” guys. Ask your police chief, fire chief or county sheriff if this isn’t the case. A lot of people didn’t believe us when we first published this in 2003, so they went to their police and fire officials to see whether it was the truth. We received phone calls from people who were beside themselves over this being confirmed to them. It’s an atrocity, and subversion of the Constitutional structuring of how our duly-appointed officials (in particular, sheriffs of each county) are NOT to be subject to a federal appointee/employee.
Thank – you, Jack, for the clarification. It is an atrocity, one that needs to be undone post haste. Yea, right.
The sad thing about this situation is that media folks like Jack & Ang don’t cover enough area in this State…and the major media outputs won’t go where the Disclosure does to reveal the “deals” that get “done”. Another sad thing for people that do “get it”, is that we’re few and far between in an area where even if the true word does get printed, it doesn’t get read…and if it gets read, a lot do not even understand what’s being said. And a lot more don’t give a “rip” because their thoughts are “well, that won’t affect me”. EVERY THING IS POLITICAL. This guy heading up IEMA is a “joke”…about like that other guy that headed up FEMA when Bush was in office. It’s not about appointing the best or most qualified person to do the job, it’s about who put money in the election kitty to buy that position. SAD BUT TRUE.
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Here lately it seems that several of us are vying for ghostie’s attention.
I literally LOLed at that one.
I’m still laughing…you’re a real deal, ghost. Thanks. I needed that one today.