``I hope I am not here to deal with it. I'm seeking another job,'' Bush said.

[Harry Hope]

``I hope I am not here to deal with it. I'm seeking another job,''
Bush said at the time.

``There is a smell over there and (Gov. George W.) Bush or Rylander
don't want to talk about it,'' said Gallegos, a retired firefighter
who serves on the Senate budget-writing committee.

``They will tell you with balloons and streamers about the surplus,
but they are not telling you exactly what we have to owe going in'' to
the 2001 legislative session.

From The San Antonio Exprees-News, 7/21/00:
http://www.express-news.net/auth/ennews/ap/texas/d0748.html

By SUZANNE GAMBOA

AUSTIN -

Days of reassurances about the state's surplus have done little to
ease the concerns of some Democratic lawmakers who will return in
January to write a budget covering the state's bills for the next two
years.

Sen. Mario Gallegos, D-Houston, stood by his claim Friday that state
officials have cooked the books.

He said nothing he heard this week eased his suspicions.

Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander had a news conference Thursday to
announce the state has a $1.4 billion surplus, but Gallegos said he is
still waiting for a detailed briefing on the $610 million budget
overruns.

``There is a smell over there and (Gov. George W.) Bush or Rylander
don't want to talk about it,'' said Gallegos, a retired firefighter
who serves on the Senate budget-writing committee.

``They will tell you with balloons and streamers about the surplus,
but they are not telling you exactly what we have to owe going in'' to
the 2001 legislative session.

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I hope your not waiting to hear From Georgie Dimwit and his favorite
book-cooking comptroller about the real shortfall 'cause you don't
have that much time left on earth.

Harry

``I hope I am not here to deal with it. I'm seeking another job,''

Georgie W. "Dimwit" Bush said about his budget debacle.