Jeffrey Beckham, a spokesman for Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s budget office, officially confirmed today what I blogged about yesterday - she no longer wants to introduce Keno as a new revenue source.
Asked why, Beckham said: “No particular reason. When you do a budget there’s lots of moving parts. Some get included, some don’t.”
Got to admit Beckham’s limited answer surprised me. It’s the kind of thing you’d expect from a spokesman getting ready to go AWAY for vacation, not from one that JUST RETURNED refreshed and ready to re-enter the trenches.
But it also kind of sums up this budget season which has been full of “throw it against the wall to see if it sticks” ideas from both sides struggling to address the $8.55 billion deficit.
