tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post9035030515861939289..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-39781811709779290592008-01-18T15:56:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:56:00.000-05:00Political chess it is, and the initial House D move was damned near a checkmate.<BR/><BR/>These two House leaders, Crawford and Bauer, socked it to their own governor more than once when Ds controlled things. <BR/><BR/>They made it clear then, and are reinforcing now, that the party controlling things, the Rs, must get their house in order before any D input will be offered...it'd become grist for the political direct-mail mills this fall anyway. Bosma is ruthless about that kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>And Jeff Espich, for the record, isn't really a good counter. Never has been. Ask the late J. Roberts Daily, among others. That goofy-assed bowl haircut overweighed JE's counting brain or something. And he's been there since at least 1974--isn't it time for him to retire?<BR/><BR/>Why should the Ds give the Rs campaign ammo? <BR/><BR/>It's all going to a conference committee. Smaller cast, smaller stage, more control...members on both sides of the Hosue aisle want that...there'll be one up/down vote on tax reform, not a bunch of amendment fights that campaign opponents can skewer any way they want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-46721793154202515282008-01-18T12:55:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:55:00.000-05:00A two-way , potential three-way, game of political chicken is exactly what is going on here.<BR/><BR/>They may be short on substantive ideas, but in terms of the political chess I'd never sell Bill Crawford and Pat Bauer short. Let the R's fight it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90628039839247186012008-01-18T11:12:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:12:00.000-05:00How dare those devious, unloyal Democrats! The nerve to actually agree with the Governor's plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com