Legislative players know every session has its own character and personality, as individual as the characters and personalities who work within its brief (?) life span. This session is no different, but it challenges the imagination to conjure accurate descriptions of the “character” of this session. And “personality?” We’ve all had blind dates with more personality. This odd, disjointed session began in a rhetorical atmosphere dominated by words like “shortfall,” “holdback,” “deficits,” and “cuts.” All 50 states were embroiled in the national financial cataclysm, but each state also had its own budget demons to wrestle/Steve Ahrens, Idaho Business Review. More here. (H/T Kevin Richert/Idaho Statesman)

Question: Have you ever had a blind date? How did it work out?