WCC members met with Bernie Buescher (D-House Dist 55) on Saturday to discuss the 2008 legislative year.  Oil and Gas ruling making, public lands protection, and water issues were among the topics discussed.  It’s too bad that Rep. Steve King (R-54) and Sen. Josh Penry (R-7) weren’t there. Both were invited to the meeting more than 5 weeks in advance – and both said they’d be there.  Mr. Penry’s staff called two weeks later and canceled after a few letters to the editor from WCC members were published – letters that didn’t exactly thank him for his efforts to back the oil and gas industry’s position on the rule making process.  We thank Senator Penry for calling to let us know that he wouldn’t be able to meet with our members – Mr. King on the other hand, was a no-call, no-show.

My first job in high school was in the service industry. I worked at a restaurant as a short-order cook and dishwasher.  Whenever someone did a ‘no-call, no-show’ they were fired – no questions asked.  If you didn’t have the courtesy to pick up the phone to let your co-workers know that they’d have to pick up the slack that day due to your absence, you were gone.  Apparently Mr. King doesn’t feel the need to give a courtesy call?