Are those plane tickets refundable?
By Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 5:04 pm in 2008 November election, Alameda County, Democratic politics
Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, sent out a message a few minutes ago saying the Senate will remain in session until it passes a budget.
That’s bad news for Democrats with plane tickets to Denver, where the party’s national political convention officially starts Monday.
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass says she won’t go to Denver, either, until the state passes a budget.
(P.S., If you’ve been having trouble finding a hotel room in Denver, try calling a Democrat in the state Legislature. You could get a killer deal.)
It’s unclear whether the prospect of watching Barack Obama’s nomination speech in person and quaffing all those free drinks will prove sufficient incentive to pass a budget, particularly for the Republicans whose convention doesn’t start until Sept. 1.
FYI, Perata is a delegate for Hillary Clinton.
Here’s what Perata had to say:
“For weeks, I have been clear: The Senate will continue to work until we have a budget. I have told Senate Democrats that they need to remain in town to do our business and should not attend the Democratic National Convention next week in Denver.
“The Senate will be in session through the end of the month, with session every day this week, the Senate on call over the weekend and session every day next week. With over 500 bills pending and a budget to resolve, we have a lot to do in the next 12 days.”




If you don’t have a ticket to the Democratic National Convention next week, you can still watch Barack Obama’s nomination speech surrounded by like-minded Democrats.

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