Override: The New Idea

One of the reasons we're so opposed to this override is because of the timing. Before Nov. 8, we never heard a word about it.

Nov. 8, of course, was Election Day. We did a quick Nexis search, and found no discussion of an override before the election.

There was plenty of talk of budget problems during the election, but no one championed an override, at least publicly as part of their campaign. After the election business got squared away, all of the sudden the override talk began.

We find that to be bad politics. If you think an override is a good idea, talk about it during the campaign. Don't hide it until later.

This all gets back to our fundamental opposition to this override idea. We're opposed because of the way this process has unfolded so far. We don't want to reward the erroneous policy that created this mess or the sketchy politics that left an override out of the electoral debate.

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