Rell to Blogster: When Is The General Assembly Gonna Do Something?

Wednesday April 29, 2009

Gov. Jodi Rell is apparently pacing around her Capitol office like a caged tiger, only slightly bemused by today’s calendar-cleaning activity in the House and Senate.The Senate just passed a bill, which next goes to the House, that would require paintball facilities to provide instruction for kids under 18 and force minors to wear eye protection.
Just after the vote, she called the Blogster. “I’m just so frustrated,” she said. “I mean, PAINTBALL?” The Blogster had to note that if the vision of one kid is saved, the bill would have served it’s purpose… blah blah blah.
The governor alluded to the huge budget deficit that awaits lawmakers when they want to actually get down to the business of the session, which ends June 3.
“What bugs me is this ‘business as usual’ attitude,” Rell said. “They don’t have any sense of urgency.”
Obviously, she doesn’t have October 16th in the budget pool.
Derek Slap, spokesman for Senate Democrats, responds at 5:45 p.m.:
“It is beyond ironic that the governor says the legislature hasn’t done anything when she has ignored the budget deficit since feb. In the midst of the largest fiscal crisis in state history she has failed to provide a balanced budget. We suggest instead of sharpening her attacks she should sharpen her pencil and submit a real budget.”