Senate Democrats should insist on budget override vote
Thursday October 4, 2007
Will he or won't he? Will Emil Jones allow his Senate colleagues to do what they were elected to do – vote on important matters, including the state budget – or will he play the role of Third World dictator and singlehandedly thwart what likely would be a Senate override of $424 million in budget cuts made by Gov. Rod Blagojevich?
Jones, the president of the Senate and a Blagojevich ally, is sending mixed messages.
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