[Speed Gibson,
Thursday May 24, 2007 at 5:55pm]
What did they vote on?
I read that several of the bills passed late Monday night have yet to reach the Governor's office. Some won't get there until Tuesday, in fact.
They can't produce one copy of these bills, but they could somehow produce them en masse Monday night and / or intelligently vote on them? What am I missing?
Or is this yet another manifestation of the surprisingly poor organization the DFL put together this session?
I say surprisingly for while I certainly disagree with most Democrats on most issues, I've always admired their almost instinctual ability to run the machinery of government. I've secretly and jealously wished that the Republicans could be even half as adept.
This year, the roles were reversed. Kelliher was the proverbial catboat in a hurricane when peppered with the many various parliamentary inquires during the last couple of hours. All those extra committees, all that mid-session overtime produced nothing. The session started and ended pretty much where it started, with Pawlenty's first offer.
Meanwhile, the Republicans actually (finally!) organized themselves into an effective caucus that didn't materialize two years ago when they had many more votes and controlled the House.
Thank you Senator Pogemiller! We couldn't have done it without you.
They can't produce one copy of these bills, but they could somehow produce them en masse Monday night and / or intelligently vote on them? What am I missing?
Or is this yet another manifestation of the surprisingly poor organization the DFL put together this session?
I say surprisingly for while I certainly disagree with most Democrats on most issues, I've always admired their almost instinctual ability to run the machinery of government. I've secretly and jealously wished that the Republicans could be even half as adept.
This year, the roles were reversed. Kelliher was the proverbial catboat in a hurricane when peppered with the many various parliamentary inquires during the last couple of hours. All those extra committees, all that mid-session overtime produced nothing. The session started and ended pretty much where it started, with Pawlenty's first offer.
Meanwhile, the Republicans actually (finally!) organized themselves into an effective caucus that didn't materialize two years ago when they had many more votes and controlled the House.
Thank you Senator Pogemiller! We couldn't have done it without you.