Please inform everyone at the Capitol that their petty in fighting has been trumped and to get their one-erm jobs done and fast. Like today. Enough already. - Eric, Eagan

Dear Legislators,
Eric says your petty in-fighting has been trumped. Get your one-term jobs done and fast. Like today.

Thank you.

Second question is why can we comment on your entries like on the bball blog. Are you scared? Eric, Eagan

Yesterday Citizen Spin stopped the Spinmobile for some gas on the way home from ... ahem...work. There was somewhat of a line and nobody was in a good mood and few minor flame-wars broke out. Spin noticed that these have been increasing in number and locales in the last week and wonders whether the public is taking its cue from the legislators and becoming a somewhat surly lot. This would be a bad thing.

Now to answer your Minnesotan-laced question: Citizen Spin doesn't want to. Citizen Spin is interested in conversation and good humor, not more speeches.

Spin does not want civility to be yet another casualty of the Legislature. It may be too late for them. We've still got a fighting chance.

By the way, and back to the issue, professional mediator Bob Awsum had some tips for breaking a logjam such as this. All Things Considered host Tom Crann (Citizen Crann) talked to him on this evening's ATC. (Listen)