Perhaps there is a Western Way of looking at this turn out and an Eastern Way concerning the openness of the members of this Legislature. Could be a majority of those folks actually suffer from some or all of the "Seven Deadly Sins" or are taken by the "Six Robbers." Either way by closing off information to be sifted it seems they prefer their own locked perceptions. Too bad, we as a collective body politic will no doubt suffer from their egos. I will however give Steve Thompson a pass. He seems to be the single one acting as sentient being by actually explaining his absence and contrition. It does pay to be humble.