How Come Steve MacNamara Gets a Party and a Plaque?

Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 27, 2012 - 5:24am

Steve MacNamara leads a charmed life.

In the first place, how does the governor's ethically challenged, $189,000-a-year chief of staff get to stick around this long after he was fi... uh, after he resigned in May? I can't recall where any of the state employees MacNamara dispatched with a pink slip over the years were allowed to stay on as long after the hatchet as he has.

His bizarre farewell reception in the middle of a tropical storm Monday night -- complete with a special award -- only serves as a reminder that life in the state capital is one rickety roller coaster ride after another.

Some 150 of Tallahassee's heaviest hitters past and present gathered at the Old Capitol to say good rid..... uh, goodbye to the man who apparently has helped hims... uh, who apparently has served 10 Florida governors' administrations.

Read the whole column now, here: http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/master-magician-steve-macnamara-g...

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