Look! It's Friday! And here comes an agreement! Maybe!
So, disregard all speculation below (but certainly keep it in mind for future reference), this now breaking on MIRS-
In the mad scramble to find a way to stop the state's six-cent sales tax from being spread to a variety of allegedly non-essential services in roughly 12 hours, lawmakers and the executive office are exploring several possibilities this morning, including the House reversing course and calling a special session for 6 p.m.
Asked about the seriousness of lawmakers and Granholm to find an alternative to the service tax before midnight that all sides agree to, Bishop said, "We wouldn't be here with a snowstorm coming if we're not making progress."
Bishop still finds a way to whine.
Disregarding the MIRS bias - adding the words "allegedly non-essential" to the description of services and suggesting that it's the House that has to "reverse course" - perhaps this will get done after all.
But what will Brooks do next year? Won't someone think of Patterson?
I have some nice brochures of Florida. Maybe I'll send them along. (And I readily admit my bias. Deal with it.)