As the final day of the Utah State Legislature comes to an end, I feel that it is worth pointing out that, despite headline grabbing activities of the 104 members of the legislature, there are numerous people working behind the scenes to make sure that the Capitol does not utterly blow up every time Chris Buttars says something stupid.

The reading clerks, legislative research, the “Green Jackets,” and the ones that hold a special place in my heart, the interns. They, along with many others are often ignored by us political complainers – that is until we need something from them.

These people all work tirelessly for the people. Their efforts make sure the legislative process only looks like pure and utter chaos while preventing it from actually turning the past 45 days into an actual train wreck/car accident/bad plastic surgery cluster hug.

So I would just like to extend my personal thanks to all those who make things run up there. You don’t get enough credit, but things would be much worse without you.