Bloggers have typically mixed reactions to the Senate budget.
On Red Clay Citizen, Max Borders gives it "one cheer" and "two jeers":
So the N.C. Senate improves upon the house budget by phasing out the two temporary taxes, but then it wants to saddle our kids and grandkids with more debt.
Over on the Fitzsimon File, Chris Fitzsimon sees a glass half empty:
The Senate budget cuts the taxes and provides less funding for the important programs that the House budget expands, health care for children, school nurses, teaching assistants, and affordable housing.
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On Capital Beat, reporter Mark Binker sees a long and winding road still ahead:
Given the pretty broad differences between the House and Senate, it could be a long hot June, and maybe more.
And on Hunter's Tavern, WUNC reporter Laura Leslie wonders how anyone could see what was coming:
Rank-and-file Dems didn't see the spending bill till 8:30 this morning. The GOP didn't get it till 11am. Approps started two hours later. But who needs transparency when you have party discipline?
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Of course YOU can be both!
You're the original blogging journalist here in the Old North State! And doing a most excellent job I might add.
It's really refreshing to know that you folks are visiting each other and swapping links, etc.
As one of the so-called "independent" bloggers, I'm very happy that you mainstream media types are engaging more and more with the chattering classes. I know we give you more **** than you deserve, but often that's the only way we can get your attention. We don't have a multi-million-dollar opinion manufacturing machine feeding us talking points to funnel into your stories, and we don't buy ink by the barrel. That leaves us the dilemma of being squeaky enough in the wheel department to get some grease, while still working to maintain some semblance of moderation. From all I can see, moderation doesn't seem to work all that well in pushing back against the Dark Side.
Didn't mean to go on so long . . . mostly just wanted to say thanks.