Sly to the House: "Be adults."
Rep. Phil King is at the front mic on a personal privilege speech, lamenting the death of the TXU bill that just went under on a point of order.
Pete Gallego asked for more order in the House, which is customary for a personal privilege speech. Sly thanked him and then beseeched the House to "be adults."
I can't think of a lot of members the chamber would take that kind of talk from, but the silver-tongued Sly has lots of personal friends in this House.
This would be, incidentally, why he's on the dais all day yesterday and most of the day today. When questions come up, he handles them calmly and with finesse, usually - and not always in the manner that Keel advises.
More on that in a few..