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(Who assigns DEMOCRATIC committee members? Why, Bill O'Brien, when he isn't busy being Governor or Chief Justice... - promoted by elwood)
A few days ago, there was a routine request to fill a temporary slot from the minority on Finance, and Minority Leader Norelli tapped newly-(re)elected Peter Leishman for the gig; Landrigan tells the tale - scroll down to "Committee machinations":
Right after Leishman's solid victory over Peterborough Republican David Simpson, House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli, of Portsmouth, asked O'Brien to let Leishman fill in for an ill Democrat on the House Finance Committee.
After all, Leishman not only served four years on the House budget panel, he was subcommittee chairman of a third of the budget during 2009-10, before he lost re-election that year.
O'Brien turned down the request, and then concluded in writing that Leishman was "unqualified'' to step in, since he hadn't played any part in the current state budget process.
Read the full piece for the details, but it's just one more typically vindictive and capricious act to add to the evidence of O'Brien's poor leadership.
