Dewhurst and Craddkick are facing off on the notorious tax bill. The DMN has the best article to date on this subject. Not because it explains the bill, or even gives a policy analysis, or a blow-by-blow of the positions of Craddick or Dewhurst. What does it give? Brilliant quotes we loved. "It was better than Cats, I'd read it again and again."

On Speaker Craddick's Negotiating Style and Outfoxing Dewhurst:
"In order to negotiate with someone, you assume they care about the hostages," he said. "When you're dealing with someone who doesn't care about the hostages, it's a whole different set of rules." State Rep. Pete Gallego telling us about Crazy Craddick. (Chew on this for a while and tell me: Good for Texas/Bad for Texas if this is your negotiating style?)

On Texas Redicstricing:
...the lieutenant governor likened the redistricting tug-of-war to "Iranian cab-driver negotiations"

On Differences Between the House and Senate:
"The House is much more of a rough-and-tumble place. We are ready to have sweaty arm-wrestling over bills," said Rep. Joe Nixon, R-Houston.
and,
Perhaps the difference is that the Senate has been bringing a tennis racket to a tractor-pull. Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock, said

Nice work Christy.