"lawmakers’ empty seats"???  

"competing events" said "Goldie" McKinnon??? who only stayed one hour then left for a nonexistent meeting? (when a reporter stopped in on those supposed "meetings", the only one around was Chris Birch...)

 Then I guess their constituents like THIS voter, who watched and listened to this and the other presentations on 360North television, or streaming on Gavel to Gavel on the computer, will be better informed on the fiscal fixes and their affects than those in the Senate like Kelly and McKinnon etc, who must have figured they "know it all" and don`t need to absorb these facts...slacking off of a focus on the most pressing issue...and on just the third day.  
They didn`t waste time avoiding the serious issue... as many expected from the oily caucus.
And these are the people who we PAY GENEROUSLY to stay informed and open to new facts and solve issues??  Sweet.  Micciche, McKinnon, Dunleavey, and Kelly`s "N0 Action Plan" in all it`s glory....