A View on The Legislature

I didn't see a City Lights column in the Gazette this morning but I did enjoy the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/24/build/state/52-horse-sense.inc" target="_new">Horse Sense</a> column by Charles S. Johnson. I have really enjoyed reading these through the Legislative session because it usually gave a little different viewpoint on what was happening at the Capital.<br />n<br />nToday's column is a very good wrap-up of the session with his view of the winners and losers.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>It was back home where our citizen-legislators returned to their families, jobs and normal lives after nearly a four-month interruption. <br />n<br />nThey deserve our thanks for their hard work, even if we don't agree with everything they did.</blockquote><br />n<br />nI would agree with this statement except I would say, "even if we don't agree with almost everything they did." The only thing i would add to his list is:<br />n<br />n<b>Winner:</b> Politicians of both stripes who want more control over the people can and can not do.<br />n<br />n<b>Losers:</b> The people of Montana! <br />n<br />n<b>When a man of sense happens to be in that disagreeable situation in which he is obliged to ask himself more than once, What shall I do? he will answer himself, Nothing. When his reason points out to him no good way, he will stop short, and wait for light. A little busy mind runs on at all events, must be doing; and, like a blind horse, fears no dangers, because he sees none. Philip Dormer Stanhope</b><br />n<br />nUPDATE: I just got in from moving some cattle and see <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/24/build/local/60-city-lights.inc" target="_new">City Lights</a> is up. He talks about the close of the Legislative session in his column also. I think he gives to much credit to <acronym title="<a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>">The Second Coming</acronym>, but everybody knows how much I like him so take that with a grain of salt I guess. <br />n<br />