July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Good start to session (02/16/2009)
Editorial
Maybe you haven't noticed, but something unusual has been coming out of Indianapolis lately.
It's called maturity.
And the unlikely source is the Indiana General Assembly.
Oh, to be sure, there have been plenty of petty, silly, or inconsequential things to come out of the legislature.
But there has also been a striking absence of nastiness and vituperation.
As State Rep. Bill Davis explains it, a kind of bipartisan consensus was reached in the earliest days of this session.
The centerpiece was that the situation with the Hoosier economy - indeed the national and international economy - was such that it was time for all involved to do their best to put differences aside and do what they could to preserve and restore jobs
And the result?
It's still too early to tell, but there are encouraging signs.
The highway jobs bill that just cleared the Indiana House has both Republican and Democratic fingerprints on it.
One could argue with the specifics, but there's no argument about the fact that lawmakers - rather suddenly - are more focused on solving problems than settling scores.
Will that continue?
That's anyone's guess.
But it's encouraging to see that people on both sides of the aisle are sincerely trying to do their best.
There has been less "gotcha." There have been fewer roadblocks.
And there's been much more of that all too rare quality in American politics, maturity. - J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
It's called maturity.
And the unlikely source is the Indiana General Assembly.
Oh, to be sure, there have been plenty of petty, silly, or inconsequential things to come out of the legislature.
But there has also been a striking absence of nastiness and vituperation.
As State Rep. Bill Davis explains it, a kind of bipartisan consensus was reached in the earliest days of this session.
The centerpiece was that the situation with the Hoosier economy - indeed the national and international economy - was such that it was time for all involved to do their best to put differences aside and do what they could to preserve and restore jobs
And the result?
It's still too early to tell, but there are encouraging signs.
The highway jobs bill that just cleared the Indiana House has both Republican and Democratic fingerprints on it.
One could argue with the specifics, but there's no argument about the fact that lawmakers - rather suddenly - are more focused on solving problems than settling scores.
Will that continue?
That's anyone's guess.
But it's encouraging to see that people on both sides of the aisle are sincerely trying to do their best.
There has been less "gotcha." There have been fewer roadblocks.
And there's been much more of that all too rare quality in American politics, maturity. - J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
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