Taylor offered a contradictory response, arguing on the one hand Bud Cummins “had been planning to leave” while on the other hand stating “he was, in fact, fired.”
Later in the hearing, Specter asked if “there was a political overtone to the replacement of Mr. Cummins by Mr. Griffin?” I don’t believe that’s the case at all,”
In today’s Arkansas Times, Bud Cummins shot back, expressing his disagreement with Taylor’s assesment of how and why he was forced out of office:
Taylor said Wednesday it was her understanding that Cummins had stated as early as 2004 that he was planning to leave. Better communication would have made the transition easier, she added.
Cummins said he does not believe his status played a role in his ouster.
“Tim Griffin wanted my job, they decided to give it him, and because of the arrogance and inexperience of the staff-level folks that handled the execution of a poorly thought-out plan, my loyal and arguably successful service was not considered in any way,” Cummins said.
And Cummins said the exact statement to Jason Leopold of Truthout.org in his interview with Jason.
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