Family Feud
If Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson’s call for a special session got a cool reception from Governor Mitch Daniels, it got a worse reception from House Speaker Pat Bauer. Sources say Bauer was furious when the Mayor called for a special session and referred to the Mayor as an “f***ing idiot.” Bauer also thinks the legislature went beyond the call of duty by spending all of its one-time gaming revenue on property tax relief.
I always thought there was some tension between the Mayor and the Speaker when Peterson could not get a meeting with Bauer to get his Indy Works plan passed in the closing hours of session. Now I know there is trouble in paradise.
