Via Frugal Hoosiers:
So much for that downtown casino we’ve been hankering for in the FH newsroom. At a press conference today, Sen. David Long made it clear that he will not allow gaming issues to be considered during the special session.
He blamed gaming for derailing the budget in the House and asserted that he will not let that happen again. In place of a debate over license transfers and other controversial issues, he proposed the creation of a special commission to sort out all gaming matters during the interim and address them next year, you know, when things are less political.
By killing gaming issues for the special session, he did Pat Bauer, and himself, a big favor. Large blocks of the House Democratic Caucus had locked up their votes unless a land-based casino for Gary was included in the budget bill. Senator Long’s preemptive move here might help Bauer get his house in order. Now, if they could just kill that charter school cap we’d be making some real progress…
Tough luck Tommy, maybe next year?
[Long] said a summer study committee of legislators should be appointed to examine a number of lingering gambling questions and make recommendations for the 2010 session.
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You just WATCH these arrogant political pricks KEEP on trying their damndest to ramrod this down the throats of the public…
They’ll just keep REWORDING it until:
a) we get tired of it and cave on the issue.
b) we get snookered and wind up VOTING for it in some manner.
Either way…watch and see.