Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, a Democrat candidate for governor, was on WJR with Frank Beckmann this morning talking about the need for "commonsense" reform of government.

He talked about restructuring, consolidating and streamlining government.

Yet his record with government reform at the local level is one of inaction.

After I was on Beckmann's show on February 13, 2009, to discuss my efforts to abolish my own office, Dillon called in and promised to support legislation in the House of Representatives.

Well, the legislation, House Bill No. 5216, was introduced last summer and there's been no action.

Dillon has the power to move this commonsense reform of local government, yet he hasn't.