This legislative year has been like no other. And that's not a compliment. The biggest missing factor has been the due diligence to the oversight role of the state agencies. In recent years the legislature has relegated themselves to the nature of a noncustodial parent who pays a child support check, but has no say over how the kids are raised. If the actions of the Cockroft select committee are earnest, then perhaps the people and their precious tax dollars are going to be respected and protected. Rep Josh Cockroft and his committee has asked three top assistants of Gov. Mary Fallin to appear separately on consecutive days in the week leading up to Christmas. Chris Binge, Preston Doerflinger, and Denise Northrup have each been served supoenas to appear and bring with them specific documents and answers to certain published questions. The biggest intrigue about The Cockroft investigation centers around motivation and willingness to follow the process. The House leadership has received 'pushback' from members who are not willing to throw more money at the scare tactics of this governor. They are not blind. They have seen enough and heard enough to know that massive waste & graft is blended into the appropriated budget. This is also an election year and image-making is already in overdrive. |
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