Governor Henry made a rare visit to the Democrats' caucus meeting Monday. One veteran lawmaker remarked that in their recollection, this was the first time Henry had ever attended a caucus meeting since being elected in '02. Why now the sudden urge to bond with his Democratic compatriots? Did he simply want to hand out souvenirs and show photos from his recent Mexican vacation? Sources tell OKPNS that Henry promised at the meeting to raise 100k if they would help sustain his line item veto for funding an independent performance audit of the Department of Corrections. There is a familiar pattern here. Last week in Washington, House Democratic leaders had to resort to bribing their own members with pork projects in order to pass a war supplemental bill mandating troop withdrawal timetables. Now, here comes Governor Henry bribing his own Democrats' to sustain his veto. OKPNS will continue to investigate.

Labels: Brad Henry, Budget

Posted at 3/28/2007 09:11:00 AM