He told the governor, 'I'm going to help you get the lottery,' and he worked it out. He's not a big lottery advocate. He's not a big lottery opponent. But he worked it out. |
Is it significant? I don't know. I doubt if they coordinated their activities. It does show that while Jim Black has to deal with these burgeoning investigations, it makes him less able to deal with other things. People may sense opportunity. |
The thing is, in today's political firmament Jim Black stands out because he's not ideological. He isn't identified with a particular point of view or a set of strongly held beliefs. He comes at legislation by trying to figure out how do you build a majority. |