"but then you stand-up for the individual who denies the permit and all the ensuing grief she causes."

Where did I say I was defending or standing up for her. I'm against degrading and insulting posts, simple as that. I do not defend her actions, now they were ugly.

If you go to a town meeting after the local Mayor has enacted a law that negatively affects your property value do you stand at the mike and hurl degrading obsenities and insults?

And whether the resignation of Ortega is good for us? Time will tell. She was just a tool that Chavez used to further his agenda imo. I aint holding my breath on this one.