If wishes were horses

Do you ever wonder if the reporters who cover the state Capitol keep stories like these written and ready to go at all times so that they can file them easily whenever the Governor makes his next "we can have a special session as soon as those lazy bums in the Lege do all the work for me" proclamation?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst reiterated today that they're willing to call a special legislative session on education funding before next year's regular session, if someone puts forth a plan that has a chance of winning the backing of majorities in both houses.

"If the lieutenant governor comes to me tomorrow and says we have a solution that the House has agreed to, and I looked at that and said I can sign that, I wouldn't be afraid to bring them in next week," Perry told reporters. "We are not there yet."

"Sometimes the leadership just radiates from my body." -- the Pointy-Haired Boss from Dilbert.

Posted by Charles Kuffner on September 29, 2004 to Budget ballyhoo | TrackBack