The following is a public service announcement from El Somnambulo:
Speaking of fiscal notes and Sen. Cook, there is no doubt in the mind of the Beast Who Slumbers that it was Nancy Cook who sought a ‘killer fiscal note’ to derail HB 1.
Cook’s domain is the Controller General’s Office. Her modus operandi on the JFC for years has been cutting fiscal deals in JFC Executive Sessions, a way of life that would be jeapordized by HB 1. She is as anti-reform as they come, and she is a close ally of Uncle Thurm.
Finally, there is a couch in Controller General Russ Larson’s office, and Cook’s not-insubstantial buttocks (El Somnambulo is a master of understatement) perfectly match the permanent imprints in the cushion.
In order to defeat your enemy, you must know who it is. This message has been brought to you by El Somnambulo as a public service. Use this information wisely.
Oh, and if Russ Larson and Sen. Cook are really serious about fiscal responsibility, all they have to do is head across the hall from the Controller General’s office to Legislative Council, which is staffed primarily by long-time cronies of Sen. Cook’s. On most days, their most strenuous activity is to play solitaire on the computer. Either get one of them to actually do some work, or excise the dead weight, and you can more than afford the phony cost to carry out HB 1.