J.L. Schmidt has been covering Nebraska government and politics since 1979. He has been a registered Independent for more than 20 years.
“Jack Sprat could eat no fat.
His wife could eat no lean.”
The Governor put a committee on it.
This one comes from the Capitol Reporters Archives where it was referenced more than once as yet another important issue fell victim to discussion by a committee. Apologies also to King Charles I about whom this nursery rhyme was written in 1639.
Jack Sprat was believed to be someone who preferred greed over…