End-of-session notebook: Observations on deadlines, political power and clock-watching* Capitol Weekly, Sept. 2, 2010 »E-mail story As Capitol denizens recover from the tornado that was the end of the legislative session, we are among those sorting through the rubble. These moments of stress and strife often bring out the worst in the political process – the proverbial sausage-making that conventional wisdom holds is better left unseen.