session? (And what can I do about it?)” (http://tinyurl.com/y8hbxwxj), I’ll
admit to being sort of flabbergasted by the cynicism. “What can I do about it?”
- for which the obvious answer is “VOTE” is not answered.
It suggests that our representatives aren’t engaged in a pointless exercise:
“Much of the arguing at the Capitol during the legislative session is just
that: arguing.”
“On many potentially important issues, at the end of it all, nothing happens.”
Sometimes that’s the right outcome, not the result of “just arguing.”
“The traditional job of the minority leader is to figure out how to become the
majority leader…as a two-term governor who has said he won’t seek elected
office again in his life, the 71-year-old governor might have an eye on his
legacy…DO THEY HAVE TO DO ANYTHING? Nope. State government is still operating
on the two-year budget passed last year. But don’t let that fool you. They’ll
try to do plenty.”
This doesn’t appear to have been edited at all - are they going to just argue
or “do plenty”?
“In some cases, it’s because they agree something needs to be done.”
While I’m always critical of the naive view the newspaper usually takes towards
government, this article betrays a kind of nihilism that is very unusual.
“HOW TO STAY INFORMED AND PARTICIPATE You could show up in person.”
After reading this article, why the hell would I want to participate?