Massachusetts House of Representatives:  A Farce in Two Acts

The lightning-fast approval of a $40 billion state budget by the Massachusetts House of Representatives this week offers a glimpse into what's wrong around here. Closed-door meetings, amendments shackled together or tossed aside — and then two days of debate and away we go.

The lightning-fast approval of a $40 billion state budget by the Massachusetts House of Representatives this week offers a glimpse into what's wrong around here. Closed-door meetings, amendments shackled together or tossed aside — and then two days of debate and away we go.…