Bond, Water Bond
In a scenario that almost reads like the finale from an Ian Fleming novel, the legislature is racing the clock to agree to terms on a Bond, Water Bond, that has a lot of people both shaken and stirred. The old proposal on the ballot in November is for $11 billion dollars, but the Governor, in his recurring role as “Dr. No” is pushing for a much smaller measure—about $6 billion.
If those numbers sound like the plot from “Casino Royale,” there is another plan worth about $8 billion that is also making the rounds—but the Governor appears to be willing to “Live and Let Die” anything that smacks of pork. The deadline is midnight tonight and the negotiations are apparently “For Your Eyes Only.”