Pignanelli: My official statement regarding parking at the Capitol is complete admiration and unending gratitude for the tremendous vision and astute planning exhibited by the officials responsible for this thankless and arduous task, especially the Utah's Director of Administrative Services, D'Arcy Dixon Pignanelli. (Note to readers who travel to the Capitol: For the love of everything that is holy, please stop complaining about the horrific mess disguised as a parking solution. Every time you say something, I am the one who suffers at home.)

Webb: My only comment is that most of the lobbyists I see up there could use a good, brisk walk of a couple of blocks a few times a day.

Is there any legislation that Sen. Curtis Bramble does not influence?

Webb: I'm not up there stalking Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, as Frank does, but my impression is that, at least publicly, "all Bramble, all the time" has toned down a notch. He might be involved in a lot behind the scenes, but I'm not seeing him in the news media all that much.

Pignanelli: Apparently the energetic and irrepressible Bramble is assuming a lighter load this year. He will not be interjecting his influence on bills concerning Maritime Law and Interplanetary Exploration.

Is the walking competition among legislators (as recorded by pedometers provided Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield — Frank's lobbying client) having any impact on the physical dimensions of the legislative body?

Webb: Legislative girth would likely diminish only if they followed a superior weight-loss regime set up by the Fitness Institute of Intermountain Healthcare (a Webb client), rather than a publicity stunt by the Blues.

Pignanelli: A number of legislators are losing weight — a tremendous achievement when considering all the breakfast, lunches, dinners and unhealthy snacking that dominates the session. The Blues are to be commended for expanding, and not "monopolizing," access to healthy activities.

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Republican LaVarr Webb was policy deputy to Gov. Mike Leavitt and Deseret News managing editor. He now is a political consultant and lobbyist. E-mail: lwebb@exoro.com. Democrat Frank Pignanelli is a Salt Lake attorney, lobbyist and political adviser. Recently, the lobbying firm Foxley and Pignanelli, of which Frank Pignanelli is a partner, was retained by the Utah Media Coalition to lobby the Utah Legislature on press freedom issues. The Deseret Morning News is a coalition member. Pignanelli served 10 years in the Utah House of Representatives, six years as House minority leader. He was a former candidate for Salt Lake mayor. His spouse, D'Arcy Dixon Pignanelli, is executive director of the state Department of Administrative Services in the Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. administration. E-mail: frankp@xmission.com.