I haven't been as close to the legislative session as years past, but I saw this really good updateon Dan's blog Gone Mild. He has a short breakdown of the shenanigans in Jeff City from KC rep Jason Kander. The money quote for me was this:
9. There is such a thing as political arson.
I sit on the budget committee with Rep. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg). During committee Rep. Hoskins voted to eliminate the "Meals on Wheels" program. I voted to keep it, but my side lost. When the bill reached the floor of the House, Rep. Hoskins had several amendments to put funding into the program. With each amendment, he got the funding by eliminating the funding for several members of Gov. Nixon's administration.
Many of the people he attempted to cut just happened to have been supportive of the Governor's campaign. Hoskins then took credit for saving "Meals on Wheels" and portrayed people like me, who voted against this scheme, as opponents of "Meals on Wheels."
To me, this is a classic case of burning down the building so that you can rebuild it with the wrong bricks.
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