Let's imagine you work for a corporation. The division you are in charge of is bleeding money and violating some safety regulations and even a couple of employees were killed because the division had just some bad oversight and lack of attention by the parent company.

Ok, the executive management is pissed right? They come to you and say, "Fix this mess. Get it under control. Our brand is being maligned publically and we're losing clients." So you go to work on the problems. You decide they are really gross and hard. Then you come back to the executives of your company and say this:

"I started to fix it, but I didn't go far enough. I'll come back in two years and take another look at it."

Fired or not fired?

We've been hearing this basic concept a lot since sine die. "Oh, well...we worked on a lot of things, but we'll come back in two years and fix it."

No. That's not the way to do things. Even as State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio said, "[she] realizes the reforms don't go far enough, but in two years, the legislature can analyze the changes and re-evaluate them."

Let's hope you make it back in two years. Why would we elect you again if you can't fix the top priorities of things that are broken in this state? We aren't singling out Sen. Van De Putte, we've heard this all over the state in the local papers as legislators backpedal on what was a sorry excuse for a legislative session. Sure, at times, it was hilarious, but pitiful.

In the business world, you'd be fired. You accomplished none of the 'Quarterly Goals' or 'Strategic Marketing Directives' of the company. The result is we're going to have to let you go. Not let you come back and keep trying.

This is what you get when you take your eye off the ball. When you focus on the silly things you did this legislative session. The State of Texas asked for a Blue Cadillac that would get them from Dallas to Austin in 2 hours and you guys made a Donkey Cart with square wheels.