12/23/2002
Our House is a very, very, very fine House
I have always thought that a good gauge of political hubris is money spent on redecoration. The bigger the ego and the more out of touch with reality the politician, the bigger the decorating budget. Bad sign for the coming Legislative session: Legislative leaders go ahead with $1.5 million office renovations. $7 million already had been spent on House chamber, speaker's offices and House office building -- but that was two whole years ago. Some of this carpet is more than a year old! Surely you can't ask our leaders to live like that! (Herald version here. ~ Who surfs miami.com so you don't have to? You're welcome.)
