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Out of Town, But Not Out of Touch

I’m in Chicago today and tomorrow with my parents. Some of you may know my Dad had a minor stroke and he’s been diagnosed as a diabetic.  I’m home getting him into his routing.  I’m leaning more about diabetes than I ever thought I would.  In the meanwhile though, I’m still keeping an eye on Indy as my father would smack me for slacking on the job.  The main thing I’ll be focusing on when I get back is the budget.

The May forecast numbers to not be all that great when they are made public, more than likely tomorrow.  And complicating things are the fact that I am hearing that House Democrats are in two virtual armed camps.  On one side is House Speaker Pat Bauer, the other is Ways and Means Chair Bill Crawford.  This is the dynamic to pay attention to in the special session, because if  House D’s are split it could totally change the way things get done in the next month.

As always, if you hear anything newsworthy while I’m out, feel free to shoot me a message or two.

Posted: 05|26|09 at 9:39 am by Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
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  • Think Again

    Good luck with the diabetes/stroke rehab thing. Pat attention: diabetes follows bloodlines. Good luck.

    If Crawford and Bauer are fighting, I don’t know which camp to choose…neither one is palatable, frankly. But if I had to choose, it’d be the Speaker because he wields such tremendous power.

    But it is time for my party to closely examine its priorities, after this session, and think about someone else to lead important committees and to be Speaker. A healthy purge of all legislative leadership is long overdue…look what getting rid of Garton did to the Senate. And he was just one leader.

    A personal requirement for any future Speaker or President Pro Tempore: some experience in the private sector. And that does not mean Ivy Freaking Tech. The ability to understand what it’s like to generate your own income, and perhaps to sign a payroll or biz tax check, is critical.

    We’re awash in legislative leaders who are completely clueless about the real world.

  • Shorebreak

    Well Abdul, since you’re out of town, here’s a tidbit for when you gat back in touch:
    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Judge-denies-Indiana-apf-15350578.html

  • pascal

    Amen.

  • Taxpayer 834512

    Beautiful, TA. Except, you need to list the prominent clueless Republicans by name as well.

  • Bella

    Abdul,

    do you twitter????

  • Think Again

    OK, Taxpayer, I’ll take the bait:

    The House Minority leader, Rep. Hinkle, Sen. Murphy, Sen. Miller, Rep. Walorski, Rep. Thompson (which is scary because he’s a high school government teacher), Rep. Noe (whose own leadership doesn’t trust her to remember things from one day to the next).

    I could go on.

  • Lamont

    Hey Abdul, as I told your brother…I’m sorry to hear about your Dad. My family and I continue to keep him and your mom in our prayers. It might be time for them to relocate! :) See you soon.

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