May 19, 2009
8:05 p.m.
My only point was that by design the Ombudsman has latitude in the use of his/her budget, once this budget is decided. In simple words, control by the Board of the way the Ombudsman spends money would be limiting the independence of the Ombudsman's Office.
I haven't heard anyone asking the board to tell the ombudsman what to do. My suggestion is to tell him thanks, that was an interesting experiment, luggage tags and all, but now it's over.
Forget for a moment the luggage tags (that, incidentally, I have never heard of before)
They're real. I think I have one of them. R's, John