I'm searching for a good adjective to describe this idea for balancing the Missouri state budget. For the time being, I'll use a placeholder word of "silly". Money quote: [quote="Columbia Missourian"] JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon would be forced to gamble for funds to bolster the state's declining budget under legislation proposed by a few Republican lawmakers. The bill, proposed by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles County, would deduct $2 from Nixon's paycheck twice a month to buy Powerball lottery tickets and place any potential winnings in a fund called "Governor Nixon's Scratch-off, Match-off Fund." The bill is already attracting some support from fellow lawmakers. [quote="Columbia Missourian"] Rep. Joe Smith, R-St. Charles, chairman of the Tax Committee, said he supports Parkinson's bill, which he sees as a potential boon to the state's budget crisis. "I think it's kind of clever," he said. "If the governor were to win it would make it a lot easier for us." So...thoughts?
"Posturing" would be the one I picked. Ah, "the governor is gambling with your money, so let's make him gamble with his and I'll get some margin votes." We had a similar time-wasting, one-term wonder who took up a bill draft and a drafter's time to mock up a bill denouncing and renaming the then-governor as a RINO: Republican In Name Only. That stunt earned him no love or reelection from his district; one can only hope these two gentlemen's constituents see this as the pointless granstanding waste of their time and effort it is. What I find disheartening is that when the chips are down, the folks who are supposed to rise to the occasion in 'service' merely continue to pander to their own egos. Thanks for the quick chuckle!
I think the bill's supposed to be stupid. It seems like the guy proposing it's trying to prove a point, though i could just be trying to justify my state's stupidity.
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