Craddick fails to unite the House and quits

The Republican House leadership cannot come up with a plan to save our schools and, once again, the courts are going to decide issues that under the direct jurisdiction of the Texas Legislature.

In a press release from the Office of the Speaker:

"We have worked diligently to find a final compromise to HB 2 and HB 3. At this point in the special session, neither chamber has been able to pass any legislation, and it does not appear that they will. We are wasting time and money, and it is unproductive to prolong this process. [Gee, shouldn't you have thought of this before you went into two Special Sessions]

In less than two weeks schools are set to start, and it is vital for them to have the updated textbooks necessary to do so. The funds for those books can only be granted through budget execution, which cannot be done while we are in session. [Don't pretend to care about the students now. It's pathetically transparent]

I suggest we sine die, continue working together to reach an agreement, request the Texas Education Agency send us a list of reforms they can carry out without the Legislature changing the statutes, and wait to review the Supreme Court's ruling before formally meeting again." [Aren't the Republicans the one always bitching about  judicial activism? If you don't act, then someone has to do it for you.]

Time to fire to the coaches! All of them!

UPDATE:  Eileen over at In the Pink Texas has discovered the real reason that Craddick wants to Sine Die: he wants to go fishing in Alaska. It would be funny if it wasn't true (see last line in article).

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[PDiddie]

I'll bet Alexis is sooo fired for that...