Indiana

GOOD GOVERNMENT = GOOD POLITICS

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

One of my favorite films is Monty Python’s The Holy Grail;  the “bring out your dead” scene in particular.  I bring that up because SB 280 (Marion County Fire Consolidation) is back from the grave.  The bill was added Tuesday on to HB 1105, a public employees pension bill.  The vote was 22-18 much to the chagrin of Senator Mike Young. Young was furious at the vote and was mad enough to chew uranium.  Young has never been a fan of consolidation and smaller government. 

So the fact that efficient government moved forward and Young suffered a setback is living proof that good government is good politics.  Now let’s hope the forces against change don’t hit the bill with a shovel.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).