House floor is merely a stage

Act 1. We see two politicians, we’ll call them Michael and Tom, getting together in an office before meeting with a House committee considering pension reform.

Michael says to Tom, “Tom, you realize that we have to put on a good show for our constituents but must be careful not to be too good that we convince the House committee to vote in favor of pension reform.”

“Of course, Mike,” says Tom, “I have been around long enough to know that this is not about change. It’s about getting re-elected.”

As Tom and Mike walk to the committee room they discuss the campaign cash flow from the lobbyists and special interest groups.

Epilogue: Tom and Mike in unison — “What we legislators do is take from the many, who don’t take an interest in their government, and we give to the few, the special interest groups that pressure us with campaign cash. Yes, the state may go bankrupt, but we’ll be gone by then.”

Curtain.

Ron Fuchs

St. Charles