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The Scott paradox

The Scott paradox

The governor showed great political courage in his stand on gun legislation. Yet, with the mess he has created with the state budget, he also doesn’t seem to really understand that the executive and legislative bodies are co-equals.

These are sad, even poignant, days for people who pay attention to and care about state government in Vermont.

Sad, because Phil Scott, a very popular new governor, is making a total hash of the management of the state's finances; poignant, because that fact contrasts so strikingly with his stand on gun control, one of the most courageous political decisions I have ever seen.

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