Spence: Solons Keep Us In The Dark

It was 31 years ago this coming week when Winston Smith began his life of crime. Returning to his small London flat one evening, Smith quaffed down a burning cup of gin and stepped into an alcove where he could work unobserved. Taking a large, blank book from a desk, he opened it to the first page and wrote, “Down with Big Brother.” The date was April 4, 1984. Many of us here in the Ministry of Truth share the fact-starved sense of desperation that drove Smith to commit his subversive act in George Orwell’s “1984.” It’s at this point in the Idaho legislative session when we feel most in the dark. We know things are happening — decisions being made, options discarded — but they often take place behind the scenes. And when the decisions are explained, if they’re explained, we know the answers won’t be enlightening.To figure out what’s really going on, we’re left looking for clues and subtle hints. We have to read the tea leaves/ William L. Spence , Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Thoughts?