Apr 20
I heard this from a source much, much smarter than me who deals with serious issues and their political ramifications. (But did I tell you I saw the BABY PANDA at the National Zoo? Must post about it later. I LOVE PANDAS.) Apparently a procedural rule will be introduced in the House tomorrow that would dictate overall procedure and regulate amendments and costs related to school finance. If lawmakers vote for the bill, to be introduced most likely by Beverly Woolley, it’s a vote for restricting HB 1 to tax issues and not school funding. I believe this has been Perry’s plan (HERE IS YOUR PLAN) all along and now it’s Craddick’s.
In other words, no amendments for teacher pay raises or health insurance or new textbooks and other non-essentials. I mean, I guess the real question is, is our legislators learning?
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ooohhh … another wham bam thank you ma’am.
I know it may sound bad, but this might be a good idea. Hear me out…there is a 95% chance the Leg screws up the changes to the tax system (the leg gets that 5% only because Scott Hochberg is still breathing). If they are *allowed* to debate/change stuff relating to teacher pay, textbooks, health insurance, etc, there is an equally high percentage chance that they’ll screw that up, too. I mean really…does anyone honestly believe, if given the chance, THIS legislature (with all due respect to Donna Howard) will raise teacher pay? give teachers more health insurance?? buy new textbooks?!?!
And even if we win, if we win, HAH! Even if we play so far above our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days; even if God in Heaven above points his hand at our side of the field; even if every man woman and child joined hands together and prayed for us to win, it just wouldn’t matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with the guys from Mohawk because they’ve got all the money! It just doesn’t matter if we win or if we lose. IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!
/i am SO ready for the summer
http://www.pinkdome.com
Inquiring minds want to know . . . will you be posting pictures of the baby panda?
mms://160.111.253.227/pandacam1
Re: 3. laura
Thanks for the quote. I remember well my days at ol’ Camp RunAMuck. Not fondly, but well.
IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!
Quick, the baby is outside playing with Mom and eating.
mms://160.111.253.227/pandacam1
http://www.commonsensetx.com/2006/04/20/not-so-hot-for-teacher/
[…] My sources (I don’t really have sources, I just read it on other blogs) tell me that tomorrow a rule will be introduced limiting amendments to HB 1 so that teacher pay raise and school funding cannot be considered. They really are trying to keep this strictly about cutting property taxes. […]
So much for Dunnam’s attempt to change the House rules. Like that was ever going to happen.
http://www.inthepinktexas.com
Is Dunnam still wearing ties with jeans? You can tell you’re a democrat if…
http://agonist.org/sean_paul_kelley/20060420/texas_house_republicans_are_simply_idiots
Texas House Republicans Are Simply Idiots…
I hope they actually get this passed. If they do, Democrats across the state will have the best issue to campaign on since Clayton Williams equated rape with rain when it said, “just sit back and enjoy it.”
That’s what power does. It makes you think…
At least Dunnam doesn’t wear racing shoes like a former House member did.
Look. It’s raining.
It’s raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock.