Combative Nonini Sets Up Showdown

Nonini issued a number of strong statements during the committee hearing, such as referring to the “ugly process going on up there with JFAC,” that his committee was “chipping away at the armor they surround themselves with up there,” and, referring to the fact that the intent language had changed that day, complaining that JFAC had access to office staff with which to implement such changes. “I can see the advantage of having [budget and policy analysis division manager] Cathy Holland-Smith and [principal budget analyst] Paul Headlee at your beck and call making these changes,” he said. “JFAC rolls out a big ugly old sausage at the end of the day”/ Sharon Fisher , New West. More here .

Question: Are you surprised that it took this long for Nonini to lose his temper?