One positive thing to come from the general dysfunction in Oklahoma government is that we've received a huge bump in travel dollars from out-of-state journalists looking to chronicle our state's embarrassing problems.
Whether it's a police shooting of an unarmed black man, botched execution, deadly extreme weather, man-made earthquake epidemic, syphilis outbreaks, or how oil companies have corrupted our elected leaders, Oklahoma has become the go-to spot for reporters in search of sad profiles on American life that make you question the stability of society and foundations of democracy.