John Sinrud Hates Republicans

One thing you can always count on from John Sinrud is his high-tempered response to pretty much anything that attacks his narrow world view.  See, John thinks that our governor is supposed to hire and appoint people that John approves of.  He doesn't seem to understand that the voters of Montana elected Brian Schweitzer as our chief executive, and not poor John Sinrud.  So, when Schweitzer hires a Republican state Senator for a Dept. of Revenue job, what would be the rational response according to Sinrud:

A)  Applaud the Governor for his bi-partisan efforts.
B)  Express rational concerns over the qualifications of the candidate.
C)  Laud his party's achievements in administering the state.
D)  Recognize that the Governor saved money by avoiding an expensive search process for a more expensive candidate possibly from out of state, or
E) Have a farooking temper tantrum.

Come on, people!  This is John Sinrud we're talking about.  Of course the answer is E.  This guy's cheesy mustache is tattooed with the word "bully".  He had a meltdown and accused the Governor of offering the spoils of ... whatever ... to a political ... ally?  Wait a second.  Kitzenberg's a Republican.  So, John's whining that the Governor offered the spoils of ... whatever ... to a Republican?  Is this making any sense?

It seems to make sense to Sinrud, though God wonders why.  Apparently, in Sinrud-think, the Governor should have spent more money to find someone else to pay more money to, to do a job that everyone involved (except John Sinrud) seems to think that Kitzenberg is well qualified for.  Not that we haven't seen such junior-high antics from Sinrud before, but come on!?!  This guy has a chip on his shoulder a mile wide, and the saddest thing of all is that he's not embarrassed to display it.

I think Kitzenberg said it best:

Kitzenberg dismissed Sinrud's criticism, saying: "It's so like Sinrud. This is the kind of stuff he wallows in."

But we need to give Sinrud his props.  He seems to be on the right track ... for a hypocrite.  Sinrud proclaims:

"Qualified people should get the jobs that they're qualified for."

In the real world, Sinrud is a developer's architect  runs a developer friendly architectural design firm.  Somehow this makes him qualified to make laws for you and me.  Isn't that a pleasant thought?

(For the record, I support the idea that any able-minded citizen should and could be a legislator.  With the arrogance, hypocrisy and elitism that Sinrud displays, I'm just not sure that he qualifies as able-minded.  If this is as obvious to you as it is to me, and you live in Montana HD 67, please consider Jackson Cyr, as an alternative to Sinrud-think.)

UPDATE:  In the comments to the Gazette article, Sinrud again asserts that he knows more than the Governor, the Dept. of Revenue and  Kitzenberg's own constituants.

Northeast Mt. wrote on July 27,  2006 3:32 PM
I have voted for Sam several times as both a Representative and a Senator. I did it because I know he decides on the facts of the issue instead of playing partisan politics- which it sounds like John Sinrud is trying to do against Schweitzer. Coming from a rural agricultural area (Glasgow) with a knowledge of all these local people in several northeastern counties- most of who he knows by name or has met, with a college + education, years of experience teaching High School math (along with other subjects), and many years government experience in Helena with both the House and Senate- I challenge you John Sinrud to find a more qualified candidate. As an Independent the Republicans do more and more every day to make me into a Democrat. I thought CONrad was bad enough- now its Sinrud.

John Sinrud wrote on July 27,  2006 9:45 PM
Hey Northeast MT, Anyone that is certified as an appraiser is more qualified than Mr. Kitzenberg! You challenged me to find a more qualified applicant, well the job wasn't advertised so we will never know if there would have been a more qualified applicant!

Sinrud's reply is so petulant that it's almost not worthy for me to snark on it ...  almost. 

Notice, the position is one of a management analyst, not that of an appraiser.  An appraiser will value land, give a quote and consequences be damned.  Seemingly, Sinrud favors this approach.  One has to wonder what he has against Eastern Montana landowners.

Also notice that John's concern is for himself.  When he says "WE" will never know if there are people more qualified, he obviously means "I will never know", and that has his panties in a twist.  Of course, his whining wouldn't ring so hollow if he hadn't already declared Kitzenberg to be incompetant for the job.  So which is it, John, do you know or not?  John Sinrud is not the Governor.  He doesn't get to make these decisions.  That's what really has him cheesed off.  He has made the decision and is irate that others don't have to bow to his will on the matter.  So he's going to spread FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) until others come around to his way of thinking.

It should be pretty obvious by now that Sinrud has impulse control issues, a temper and the instincts of a bully.  These are hardly Montana values.  Vote Jackson Cyr for HD67.  Our legislature could use a little more thought and a lot less bravado, dontcha think?

Comments

[Matt Singer]

My understanding is that Sinrud isn't actually an architect, a problem that has caused him some consternation and triggered some legislative efforts.

Or am I incorrect?

[Wacko Lib]

Just for fun read the comment section on the Gazette article...

[Wulfgar]

Matt, you are correct that he isn't actually an architect. His degree is in poli-sci from MSU. The post has been corrected to reflect that.

[Drusha M.]

Dear Wulfgar,

This is the first time I've seen the use of "farooking." I looked the word up and found "farouche" as the possible origin of the word "farook." The American Heritage Dictionary defines "farouche" as:

ADJECTIVE: 1. Fierce; wild: an artist who was farouche even in everyday life. 2. Exhibiting withdrawn temperament and shyness coupled with an air of cranky, often sullen fey charm...

Also, there was a King Farouk in the 1950's whose story briefly is:

Fa·rouk I, also Fa·ruk I: Pronunciation (f-rk) 1920-1965. King of Egypt (1936-1952) who lost support of his army after Egypt's military loss to Israel (1948) and was overthrown (1952) by a coup d'état led by Gamal Nasser.

It seems to me that as far as John Sinrud is concerned, both of these definitions could describe him. He's lost control of who gets to make decisions and he's fierce, cranky, and sullen.

:-) Thanks for your posting.