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Silence Dogood

7/7/2008 1:40 AM UTC

Dr. Indech, while I respect your opinion, I have to disagree with you. I really feel, as Mr. Powell has put forward, that this is much more of a policy position and less of a technical position. A good commissioner should be a good manager and be able to rely on staff to sort the technical details, and upon staff's recommendations, make the best decision for both Georgia's producers and consumers. A commissioner should not be getting bogged down in the details. However, I feel industry exper

BobIndech

7/7/2008 12:03 AM UTC

Medical Examiners who are forensic experts with an MD. Georgia is becoming more sophisticated; we must have experts in the PSC, as Commissioners, not only staff, who can technically go head-to-head with the power companies and natural gas suppliers on complex issues to get the best deal for all Georgians.

BobIndech

7/6/2008 11:59 PM UTC

In response to "Silence Dogwood", in effect the voters ARE hiring the best qualified candidate, through the election process. My position is that this is not a strict policy position, but that the best candidate should have a solid technical background in the intracacies of the industries that are regulated. In the old days we appointed Coroners, with almost any background, who decided the method of a person's death. As times evolved, so did our sophistication; now we hire Medical Ex

Silence Dogood

7/6/2008 7:14 PM UTC

After watching the debate I have only one question: If this is, as Mr. Indech contends, a technical post, why are we even bothering holding an election for a technical position instead of hiring the best qualified candidate straightaway?