Well I'll Be: The Courier-Journal Gives Kentucky Senator David Williams Credit For Pension Plan.

I read this editorial from the Courier-Journal about Kentucky Senate President, David Williams, and had to do a double take. Read it and do a double take, too, but below is an excerpt:

Last week, as the Governor was signing the public-employee pension reform bill that the General Assembly had passed, there was talk about the bipartisan cooperation that had been key to that success.

And it's true that House Democrats deserve praise for finally settling down and beginning to deal with an issue that runs afoul of some of their key interest groups. The Governor deserves credit for pressuring lawmakers to get together and do this work in a special session.

But it's Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, that taxpayers should really thank. First, he called attention to the need for reform; then he kept the heat on the House and two governors to act. For three years, he warned that the system was "unsustainable," as he must have said a thousand (maybe 10,000) times. The state's "inviolable contract" with retirees and government employees had the potential to swallow up funds for everything from education to police protection, proving that although pension benefits are not a sexy issue, they're an important one.