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May 7, 2008
Saddle Up The Pumpkins, The Legislature Is Almost Finished
May 7, 2008
And we're about 13 hours from the end of the session.
Finally, after 13 weeks during which a three-figure surplus turned into a double figure (in million$) deficit, we'll say goodbye to the rank and file of the General Assembly.
It's too bad the session ends in ignominy.
But the Democratic majority didn't feel like letting the lowly GOP minorities get free campaign face time on CTN to offer their "alternative" budget.
It was in the wee hours this morning that the Senate passed House Majority Leader Chris Donovan's plan to expand the state employee health-care plan, which seems an odds-on bet for Gov. Jodi Rell to please her buddies at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association and state health insurers by vetoing it with a vengeance.
One does wonder, however, if the insurance industry is opposed to the bill, why isn't it doing something to provide affordable insurance for small businesses, who along with municipal governments and non-profits, would be allowed to join the state plan?
Blog-o-rama is counting down the hours before the chariots of Lexus, Saab and Suburban Assault Vehicles in the Capitol parking lot turn back into pumpkins, But fear not, they'll be back soon for some kind of special session or another.
Posted by Ken on May 7, 2008 10:39 AM
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