The Honeymoon is Over! Welcome to Marriage!
The Honeymoon between Republicans and Democrats officially ended the day before Valentine’s Day when Democrats blamed Republicans for failing to pass their own version of property tax relief. The measure failed 49-48. Although the bill wasn’t defeated and can still be reconsidered (it takes 51 votes to do that), Democrats blamed Republicans, although two of their own voted no. The measure would have raised income taxes, but 60-percent of the increase would have gone to property tax relief and the rest to public safety. What’s ironic about this is Democrats voted down all Republican amendments to the property tax bill. Luckily for all parties involved, the real property tax measure won’t come until mid-April, so there is plenty of room to posture.
