Budget Bilgewater Masquerades As Mint Julips. The KY Derby, Special Legislative Session, Must Be Close

Wednesday April 30, 2008

With the budget meltdown living up to its potential and Capitol pols stumbling over each other to feign fiscal relevancy, Blog-o-rama notices today that the Kentuck Derby must be Saturday.
More evidence: everyone from Senate President Don Williams to Gov. Jodi Rell and beyond are on their high feakin’ horses.
The early line is that Big Brown, with only three races under its feet, is the favorite for the Runnin’ for the Roses, while the odds of a state budget agreement by midnight May 7 are 3-1 against.