Problem One was appointing a task force of 88 — yes, 88 — members. So are you surprised that the group blew its Dec. 31 deadline for issuing final recommendations? Insert here lots of partisan squabbling — It’s your fault! No it’s your fault! — and a rough draft of a report. You can read it front to back to front and you’ll wind up where House Republican leader Jim Durkin wound up: “For a state that is so in need of property tax reform, the Democrats have instead proposed tax increases. Heaven help the middle class.”