Nothing special about this 'special' session

Kentuckians should be scratching their heads, and wondering: Why is it, again, that the politicians went to Frankfort and spent more than a week, with each day costing the equivalent of one of Kentucky's many well-paid teacher's salaries?

None of the tough issues -- the ones that could arguably require a special legislative session -- were addressed: implementing a defined contribution program for state workers, enacting charter-school legislation that would allow Kentucky to take advantage of the second round of stimulus funding and addressing harmful labor policies that harm our chances for real economic development, including eliminating the practice of paying artificially high wages on public projects and allowing workers to choose whether they join unions.

Not a single issue was dealt with, including the budget matters passed during this $60,000-a-day special session, that could not have been done during the regular session.