Handshakes and hugs break out on Senate floor (Chicken Run)

Houston Chronicle .com ^ | 9/16/03

[Libloather]

...gave way to handshakes and warm embraces...

*Sniff* - that's adorable. Now, double the fines...

[Rabid Dog]

I hope they get their pay docked six weeks as well as the fines.

[Ditter]

The dims needed to have their butts kicked, not handshakes & hugs. I'm still mad!

[CholeraJoe]

KUM-BAY-YA..my Lord..KUM-BAY-YA

[pogo101]

If they (GOP) want to go so far as to forgive THAT PORTION OF the fines that exceeds the reasonable estimate of the per-chicken COST OF HAVING TO HAVE ANOTHER SESSION -- including staff and Rangers overtime, utilities, etc. -- then that's OK with me. The per-chicken amount is probably substantial, yet probably less than $57,000.

But there is NO WAY that the fines should be lessened by any greater amount than that.

[Texas_Jarhead]

BARF!

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Disgusting.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Disgusting.

[TADSLOS]

"The important thing is to do away with (the fines) and get back to work," said Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington

[ambrose]

The Rats got to spend a month in a cheap motel, wound up looking like fools, and accomplished absolutely nothing as a result. I'd say those idiots have been punished enough.

[Snardius]

This is for the Dems in the Texas state house after they lose the redistricting vote. It's the smallest violin in the world playing a sad, sad song.

[Rabid Dog]

They must Pay!!!

[pogo101]

See my #6. I don't see how Dems can make a convincing case that they shouldn't have to reimburse the state for the marginal added costs (per Chicken) of the additional special-session-time. That's gotta be at least $10,000 for each of the 11 Chickens; probably more like $20,000.

[icwhatudo]

Typical []ing republicans. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. They will forgive the fines and will wimp out on redistricting-not all the way,it will be a little better-but nothing like what they wanted.

Lemme know when the conservative party gets started, Im sick of the GOP (Gentlemenly over policy)

[Rabid Dog]

I absolutely agree with you! I'm going to ping you from a couple of threads. The Tom thread I want you to weigh in on and the AZ thread is F.Y.I.

[SwinneySwitch]

"Texas Senate Democrats will appeal a federal court ruling that dismissed their lawsuit over GOP-backed congressional redistricting. The Democrats are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court."

Kiss and make up my arse!

[Hot Tabasco]

"All of us are professionals," said Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas. "We can disagree without being disagreeable."

I just shot your damn dog Senator Roycester. Nothing personal you understand, afterall, we can disagree without being disagreeable.....

I have lost a lot of respect for Texas over the past couple months......

[MeekOneGOP]

These arses need to pay the fines OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS !!! ...

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[Political Junkie Too]

Do they have to report these as campaign donations or loans? Remember the grief they gave Gingrich over money he borrowed from Bob Dole?

-PJ