Steve Bosquet in today's Times writes a piece entitled Tallahassee's legislative 'dance partners' can't agree on the music. Bosquet writes,
So while I really could write an entire post about the metaphor he chooses, I am instead to take the often ignored high rode and write about the substance of the article. The point is how the two are struggling to deal with the budget shortfalls. Atwater and the Senate want to close budget loopholes. Cretul just wants less taxes, so closing loopholes are "unnecessary."
From the article, it seems that Cretul, who's new to the whole Speaker thing, seems a little out of place in his new, unexpected role. It also seems that he's still trying to balance being Larry Cretul and being the Speaker; where to compromise and where to hold his ground. So to speak, Cretul's still trying to figure out which battle to fight.
But, in a final nod to Bosquet's metaphor, the budget negotiations in Tallahassee seem more like a middle school dance than anything else. The Senate is on one end of the room while the House is at the other end; both looking at each other, trying to figure out who's going to ask who to dance first. But, then you've got Charlie in the middle: the teacher, who while really popular, dances to his own tune, hopelessly embarrassing all the tweens.
While Senate President Jeff Atwater is doing the hip-hop, his dance partner, House Speaker Larry Cretul, is doing the hokey pokey at the other end of the hall.
So while I really could write an entire post about the metaphor he chooses, I am instead to take the often ignored high rode and write about the substance of the article. The point is how the two are struggling to deal with the budget shortfalls. Atwater and the Senate want to close budget loopholes. Cretul just wants less taxes, so closing loopholes are "unnecessary."
From the article, it seems that Cretul, who's new to the whole Speaker thing, seems a little out of place in his new, unexpected role. It also seems that he's still trying to balance being Larry Cretul and being the Speaker; where to compromise and where to hold his ground. So to speak, Cretul's still trying to figure out which battle to fight.
But, in a final nod to Bosquet's metaphor, the budget negotiations in Tallahassee seem more like a middle school dance than anything else. The Senate is on one end of the room while the House is at the other end; both looking at each other, trying to figure out who's going to ask who to dance first. But, then you've got Charlie in the middle: the teacher, who while really popular, dances to his own tune, hopelessly embarrassing all the tweens.
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