What goes around.....
Longtime observers of the political process had to be a bit amused as this session of The General Assembly opened. Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton presides over the Senate, but he was demonstrably unhappy at the new Republican leadership for naming a Parliamentarian for the Senate. Dalton saw the move as an effort to further erode the authority of the office of Lieutenant Governor, despite reassurances from Republicans that it was primarily intended for those times when he wasn’t presiding.
It was 1989 when Democrats gutted the power and authority of the Lieutenant Governor’s office because Republican Jim Gardner had been elected Lt. Gov. What goes around, comes around. Or, if you care for another platitude, be careful how you treat those on the way up because you might meet them on the way down.
I’m sure you can come up with others.
Good report Mr. Campbell. I always look forward to receiving new messages from th NCBLOGGER and look forward to view NC Spin on Sunday mornings.
Thank you for keeping us North Carolinians informed.
Respectfully,
George T. Riley
SSG, US Army Ret.
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A Lieutenant what? Do we still have one of those?
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It does make one wonder, what's the point of having a Lt Gov at all -- with the office so denuded of significance. The Speaker of the House or President pro tem of the Senate could become Governor if there were a vacancy. Why spend the money to elect a Lt Gov and to operate his or her office, when there's nothing for the Lt Gov to do?
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Best I've heard is: The ass you kick today may be the one you have to kiss tomorrow.
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