In the immortal words of Roseanne Roseannadanna….
"Never mind."
From Cap Weekly…
Assembly speaker Karen Bass said today she was cancelling 5 percent pay increases for more than 130 Assembly staffers, because they were becoming "a distraction" from the May 19 ballot initiatives.
In the equally immortal words of Homer Simpson….
"DOH!"
3:42 Update: Credit where credit is due. I have been informed that the U-T’s Chris Reed broke the story.
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Actually, the truth is, last month, I sent Karen Bass an email telling her that staffers deserved a 10% raise, and she saved the state money by giving “only” a 5% raise.
Why did I do it? To help defeat Prop 1A! And they fell for it. Trust me.
Surely you don’t think that Speakers Karen Bass and the other Democrats are stupid enough to come up with the 5% raises on their own, do you?
Well, DO you??
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Bond Shands emailed to correct me. The SNL character played by Gilda Radner and referenced above was Emily Litela, not Roseannadanna. Of course.
Doh!
I could chalk it up to haste, or I could argue that 1977 was a long time ago. How about this?…
Uhhn…well…Never mind!
Hey, actually…Homer Simpson, Karen Bass and me…I may be in good company!