Make no mistakes: the shutdown of our state government is not an issue to be taken lightly or brushed off as irrelevant. It would have a huge impact on the lives of thousands across the state, and send the political atmosphere in Indiana toward total toxicity.
That being said, am I the only one a little disgusted to see Governor Mitch Daniels touring the state with blame-fingers pointing wildly at Democrats while legislators continue to work out a budget proposal?
While Daniels warned of the consequences of not passing a budget, Bauer warned of the consequences of passing the wrong budget.
"Voting for the Senate's budget means the Indiana House supports closing classrooms and cutting jobs. I cannot support such a thing, and I am pretty sure that those sentiments are shared by many lawmakers," Bauer said in a statement.
Besides, he added, "we have time to get our work done."
One of the Senate's key fiscal leaders, Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, said Friday he thinks legislators will pass a budget before their deadline.
Meanwhile, Daniels has seemed content to vilify House Democrats, apparently removed from the ongoing debate where the calm voice of mature leadership would probably be useful.
Oh, and he's taken to calling the Republican budget the "Senate Compromise."
Because nothing makes compromise easier than when the "compromise" is your idea, wholesale.
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