Carla Blanton Quotes (8 Quotes)

It's not just about e-mails, it's a broader look at attitudes and actions and how they reflected on the governor and what the governor's direction was, ... The governor understandably believed he was clear in his directives and he's disappointed that for various reasons, people were overeager, overzealous, or didn't understand the directive.

They're more interested in political theater than they are in the issues that will move the state forward.

There's a difference between the criminal standard and the management standard.

At a similar time last year challenges faced this administration, and the governor rebounded with a very successful session. We look forward to doing the same thing next session.

Not everyone was able to see the governor's speech on television. In addition to making a speech or sending out a news release, we also try to communicate in other ways.

It didn't cost anything to e-mail it. I'm not sure exactly, but it normally takes only an hour or two for us to write something of that length. Most of that information came from the speech, which was already developed.

as part of a bipartisan, broad-based effort. Obviously, it's clear that the attorney general is not interested in seriously participating in an effort to improve the merit system.

any behavior that would rise to the level of willful criminal intent.