With new leadership comes new strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for ridicule. Never has that been more true than with the selection of HD6 Democratic State Rep. Lois Court to head the Colorado State House Finance Committee. Rep. Court has, on more than one occasion, professed her lack of skills in math (h/t Joshua Sharf).
Take this example in which Court tells her fellow House State, Vets, Military Affairs committee members that she and math “aren’t best friends” while debating Senate Bill 10-028 in 2010. The question is whether a provision of this bill would incentivize employers to reduce hours for all employees as opposed to laying off one employee.
“…but that’s the whole point of insurance is to pool and we all support one another when that happens. So, the whole of the insurance is whether or not everyone is going to pay for four people at 10% of time or one person at 100%, or you know, math and I aren’t best friends.” (the Peak emphasis)
It’s unfortunate that Court feels no affinity for “math” given her new mandate as chair of the Finance Committee, which deals quite a bit with math. According to the Colorado State House web site:
“The House Finance Committee generally considers matters related to a broad range of public finance proposals including legislation that affects the state’s revenue and tax structure. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the Public Employees’ Retirement Association, Department of Revenue, State Treasury, and the Office of State Planning and Budgeting.”
Sadly, that wasn’t the first time Court has struggled with 9th grade math. During a separate committee hearing, Court tried to crowdsource the answer to 65 multiplied by five. (SPOILER: It’s 325)
Don’t you think basic arithmetic skills should be a prerequisite for heading up the Finance Committee? Or is that asking too much?
It seems odd that Democrats picked someone who repeatedly professes to be bad at math to head up their most math-focused committee.
Whenever Rep. Court throws out figures this year during budget debates, just remember, she and math “aren’t best friends.”
Don't be mean! Don't you cae that "her heart's in the right place", even though she's likely to lead us to ruin? Are you implying that those we elected and perhaps even the voters could have made wiser choices?
I took her class poli/sci 101 "US Gov. At red rocks and came out an activist Republican! Got really involved with the Colorado Hispanic Republicans if that says anything. Lol!!!
incompetency is the new normal……
Why would anyone be surprised? The capital dome is overrun with those who can't do math elected by those who can't do math. It has been so for decades. It should come as no surprise as the fiscal train wreck that is Colorado's, every other state's and the federal budget, unravels over the next 4 years. You get the government you elected.
The president said he can't do more then 7th grade math………so what's the big deal? Voters have spoken and said that being a great, successful businessman isn't important. We lost at the presidency and we lost one in the Colo. legislature as well. Better to not have people running the country that can't count!
she don't add up to qualify , vote her out!
You really couldn't make this up if you wanted to….
*facepalm* well played voters, well played.
hey those are my inlaws,
But it's a gov't job!!!! So, she qualifies.
Whoever hired her should be fired and have a tattoo tattooed on his/her forehead that reads "I'M AN OVERPAID DUMB ASS!"
Well, she just fits in with the rest of them.
Hahahaha, HOLY CRAP!
Brilliant!