While I get beat up for bringing up conspiracy theories, Bob Mercer comes up with one of his own:
Two other dynamics shaping this legislative session are the infighting among Republicans, and the lack of a Republican legislative agenda such as was seen during the latter years of the Rounds administration.
The intra-party feuding is more than personality differences among Republicans. The forces that have shaped the Republicans in Congress are finding their way into our Legislature.
The rift is more visibly prominent in the House of Representatives, which has twice as many seats as the Senate. The GOP numbers are 50 of the 70 in the House and 30 of the 35 in the Senate.
Something to watch in the remaining four weeks of the 2012 session is whether the House and Senate split on some major issues, especially spending, because of the various Republican blocs in the House.
It’s possible there are enough independent-minded Republicans in the House that, should they be so inclined, they could weld together a bare majority with the House Democrats.
But for what meaningful purpose would be the mystery.
Both the Democrats and the Conservative Republican Caucuses are open. It is the SDGOP Establishment caucus that is closed and remains a "mystery".
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