This whole budget nonsense has been stupid for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is Leon Drolet threatening to recall legislators who vote for a tax increase with his giant foam pig, Mr. Perks.
This ugly sow has been an eye sore in front of the Capitol for weeks now, and it was only a matter of time before someone finally decided to do something about this monstrosity.
Well, the fun began today when a fire truck pulled right up in front of Mr. Perks this afternoon, completely blocking it from street-view. Some firefighters stood outside the truck with a giant sign that read, “Fire protection is not pork.” And that’s what’s at stake here.
Do we want to live in a state with a high quality of life, where basic public services like police and fire protection — not to mention safe roads, healthcare for the elderly, well-funded schools and colleges to train the next generation of workers, and a social safety net to help our most vulnerable citizens — aren’t taken for granted? I think most people would say yes, but I’m not going to drag out the whole budget debate here (I’m already burned out on the subject).
Anyway, the fun news from today was that Mr. Perks (who is actually from Montana) finally pissed off the wrong people, which means his lard a$$ got hauled off to the impound lot today:
Awww… he looks so sad. And yet, it also looks like he’s home.
Back to our regularly-scheduled fiscal meltdown.
(H/T to MichLib and Capitol Journal for the pictures)
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