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GOP leaders top ratings of NCGA members

Submitted by Martha Brock on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 7:05pm

"Republicans claimed all 10 of the highest effectiveness rankings in the state Senate and 12 of the top 15 spots in the state House, according to the latest rankings of legislators’ effectiveness released today by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research.

President Pro Tem of the Senate Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and Speaker of the House Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) topped the rankings. The effectiveness rankings are based on responses to surveys from the legislators themselves, from registered lobbyists, and from the capital news media who cover state government. The Center also released new rankings of legislators’ attendance and participation in roll call votes..."

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Hahahahahahahaha

Submitted by James on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 7:43pm.

The effectiveness rankings are based on responses to surveys from the legislators themselves, from registered lobbyists, and from the capital news media who cover state government.

Let's see. A thousand registered lobbyists, a shitload of elected official slopping at the public trough, and 2 1/2 reporters who cover state government.

Sounds like an outtake from Mirror Mirror.

Define: "effectiveness"

Submitted by Martha Brock on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 10:07am.

I did not find this humorous, because the truth of the matter is so discouraging. The GOP leadership has the votes and used them to pass their radical agenda, with little that could be done to even slow them down.

I don't fault the Center for their ratings, because they are just the flip side of what they were when the Democrats held the high ratings, when they controlled the NCGA.

There are some interesting observations in the article apart from the numerical ratings.

Martha Brock

Effectiveness

Submitted by James on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 10:32am.

It appears to mean: "the speed with which an elected official has been able to dismantle decades of progress."