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Friday, July 18, 2008

Cerberus's three heads not speaking to each other

Rep. Babette Josephs, chairman of the House State Government Committee, and the Cerberus of the General Assembly is calling for a ban to bonuses - her ban. Obi-Wan Josephs is attempting to use a Jedi mind trick to make her colleagues forget she had already stymied such a bonus ban. The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded.

Only a few days ago Rep. Josephs decried John Eichelberger's bonus ban bill - which passed the Senate unanimously last October - was flawed (even though there is an amendment to address the flaw). Instead, Rep. Joseph's proposes starting a new bill effectively identical to Sen. Eichelberger's legislation.

Why a new bill, rather than amend and pass an existing bill? Is it because Sen. Eichelberger called out Cerberus for not taking action? To delay and obfuscate? Or simply for personal glory?

Not since Napoleon took the crown from Pope Pius VII to crown himself Emperor has their been a greater display of megalomania.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Babette is a joke and we all know it. She will be getting called out Sunday in the Times Herald. She is a partisan slob.

Anonymous said...

how do you know the Josephs bill is effectively identical? from what i understand, it hasent even been released yet.

Nathan Benefield said...

Josephs' description of her bill indicates it would have the same effect as the Eichelberger bill with the Ramaley amendment (an amendment Eichelberger has endorsed).

There may be some differences in specifics, but again, why would Josephs introduce a new bill, rather than offer an amendment to a bill that already passed the Senate?