This is not a good door for Charles W to open - a personal campaign advertisement in the guise of a "point of view". Now I suppose we can look forward to more of the same from writers who want "the other guy" to win. 

The success of the legislature is predominately dependent upon the relationships built between legislators over time - and their ability to communicate in a vivid and compelling manner. You can like a legislator's positions all you want - and you can hate the other guys' - But it is how the legislators see each other that matters. 

If everyone voted with the same mindset as CW - we will get exactly the same set of faces we have now - and why think the outcome will be different?

Until our legislature gets the guts (even in a theoretical exercise) to put the petro credits and state operating budget on the table to cut dollar for dollar until we scream - it's unlikely they will ever agree on new taxes. 

# to Alice R - enough kindling - the fire's hot already.