[Carry_Okie]

The politicians don't DARE let it happen, or there would be crowds with pitchforks outside the capitol in Sacramento.

Considering how many State employees there are in Scareatomato they won't have to drive far. Turnout should be good. The pubbies will have to play it very carefully to make it clear whose problem this is else the media will paint them as spoilers. I'd give the Rats all the rope they need to hang themselves.

[Dog Gone]

The pubbies will have to play it very carefully to make it clear whose problem this is else the media will paint them as spoilers.

Exactly. The Republicans will have an extraordinary amount of power, but using it in a way that prevents them from being portrayed as the sole obstacle to a budget solution when the stakes are this high is absolutely critical.

Great drama.