Watcha talkin' 'bout guys?
Tribune photographer Scott Sommerdorf was up at the Capitol today doing what comes natural — taking pictures of lobbyists and lawmakers performing their complex mating dance.It takes a quick reflexes and a fast shutter because at the Utah Legislature, lawmakers turn into lobbyists in the blink of an eye. It's the final step in a rare form of human devolution before crawling back into the ooze.
So what if former House Speaker Greg Curtis is now a hired gun for anyone who pays his fee and is back on the Hill hobnobbing with old friends? It's not like it's unethical or anything.
That's why Curtis and Rep. Patrick Painter's reaction to Sommerdorf
was so interesting—like self-respecting perps, they tried to block the shot, not once but twice.The House just approved HB345 that would require lawmakers wait a year after exiting office to become paid lobbyists.
And, no, Painter is not the actor who plays Kevin on The Office.
3 Comments:
It's like we live in Chicago.
At least Chicago has Obama
I happened to be walking past as this scene was photographed. Greg Curtis and Painter were joking with the photographer and they held up the paper in jest right before they posed for the picture. The photographer was laughing and talking with them the whole time. Not as scandalous as you want to make it out to be, but its the truth. You should check with your photographer. Seriously. I'm a Democrat and support revolving door legislation, but your photo isn't the incriminating evidence you suggest it is.
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