McNeilly alienated the people who actually made RTW happen in the first place.  calling the grass roots malcontents and magpies is hardly conducive to keeping them on board, and protecting the newly won 24th state status.  The jerk wasn't even there duirng the long process of getting it to the governors desk, yet he is a mouthpiece on it, and craps on the real workers.  Yeesh.

The governor BTW, had more of a worry than the goonions.  Handlers were more worried about a credible challenge if he did not come out of the legislative session with it. Especially given Republicans enjoyed legislative majorities.  There were deals cut as well.

After writing this yesterday, I learned some very disturbing things said by the governor to departing legislators that I hope to get permission to repeat.  Things that one who is paying attention might expect, but would be seen as discouraging nonetheless.