Garrett: “Half a loaf is better than none”

SEN. TOMMY NORMENT ELECTED MAJORITY LEADER.  The James City legislator today won his bid to hold onto the top spot, but in a concession to calls from younger and more conservative colleagues for Norment to step down from his role as Majority Leader, or at least as chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, Norment agreed to allow Sen. Emmett Hanger to co-chair Finance.  This provides at least some check on the incredible power that any Finance Chairman has, which would have been even greater if coupled with the power of the Majority Leader.  Good for Senator Tom Garrett for forcing this, and achieving a better result than would have happened otherwise.  Dave Ress has more.