Titles = $$

This WRA editorial is a real beauty. It starts out:

The state Senate has 36 members. Guess how many hold "leadership" positions?

Those who said 36 get an A in civics for today.

And let's not forget the House side where Democrats added 8 caucus members and then created 11 new "leadership positions" (on top of the existing 34), ostensibly because of the growth in their caucus.

The editorial's closing paragraph is a doozy:

Each party and chamber requires a small number of leaders to manage the flow of legislation. But self-aggrandizing and payroll-padding of this magnitude says a lot about lawmakers' exaggerated sense of self-worth and their utter disrespect for the people's money.

Does anyone happen to know if it's true that these "titles" are basically a way for them to avoid a vote on a raise?

Tim White