It’s just after 2 a.m. In a few hours you lawmakers will return to the capitol for the final day of the 2009 session and the scramble to get as many bills as possible passed before the midnight deadline will begin.
For some of you, the day is going to end well.
For others, well, you’ll feel crushed at first, particularly the freshmen. But remember, there’s always next year. The open container bill has been proposed, debated, nearly passed, and ultimately killed for around a decade or so. No reason the same can’t happen with your legislation. Okay, that came out wrong. But you know what I mean. You’ll be back! Unless, of course, you ran on passing a certain bill and it didn’t survive the session. Then you’ve got some explaining to do back in your district. But, if you’re a Democrat, blame it on the Republicans. If you’re a Republican, blame it on the Democrats.
And when all else fails, blame Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford and Rep. Michael Lawlor, D-East Haven, the co-chairmen of the Judiciary Committee.
Anyway, good luck today. And save some energy for eventually balancing that budget.
