Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Guv'ment Senate peace treaty apparently falls apart, surprising no one
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM
What a difference a few hours make.
Late last night, word started spreading that Gov. Nathan Deal had negotiated a truce of sorts between Senate leaders and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. Fifteen months ago, a group of eight senators staged a successful (and ridiculously complicated) coup to snatch most of the power enjoyed by Cagle, the upper chamber's president. The result was a disaster, replete with legislative gridlock and top lawmakers, including House Speaker David Ralston, wondering who was in charge.
Gov. Nathan Deal, who, as we reported earlier, has big plans for the upcoming session, apparently didn't want any monkey business to derail his agenda. He wanted to help the two parties iron out their differences — at least until the end of the legislative session.
Earlier this morning, Jim Galloway posted details about the truce. And an hour or so ago, he updated the post with news that the deal had fallen apart, rejected in a closed-door Republican caucus meeting:
“Senate leaders asked the governor to host a meeting in his office and that’s what he did. He was there, and he was hopeful, but in the end, the Senate’s business is the Senate’s business,” said Deal spokesman Brian Robinson. “We want a body operating efficiently and well.”
Galloway, whose full post outlines what the truce would've entailed, notes that today's rejection marks the second time the Senate leadership have unraveled Deal's peace-making efforts. And that probably isn't gonna win them any favors.
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