CAPITOL LETTERS

The 94-0 vote that broke the quorum is being lauded by Craddick staffers and supporters as being the be-all, end-all list of people who would NOT have voted to vacate the chair because they didn't walk out.

Well, by my count, there are about a dozen who were voted in that 94 but may not have voted against a motion to vacate.

I'm not making assumptions about anyone, I'm being very conservative, so I'm going to give you the most obvious among those: Jose Menendez, D-SA; Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston; TODD SMITH (a leader in the insurgency); Chente Quintanilla was in the bathroom and didn't walk out OR vote (though someone voted him.)

In short, however, this number is no more meaningful than the 87 who voted to overrule the chair a few weeks ago. The insurgents didn't have 87 votes then, and Craddick doesn't have 94 now.

So everyone relax and remember that the Lege can ALWAYS suspend the rules and pass all this stuff tomorrow.