GOP Legislative Leaders Worried About Their "Deal" Reached in July

Missouri Speaker of the House Steve Tilley and Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer slapped lots of backs and shook lots of hands on July 20th when they announced a deal to pass an economic development package turning St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport into a major cargo hub. 

On Monday, it was a different story. State Senators like Jason Crowell and Kurt Schaefer raised concerns about job creation projections, making it sounds like less than a done deal in the Senate.

If House Republicans are looking to point fingers (Tim Jones, Ryan Silvey and the HRCC desperately want people to blame the governor) maybe they should ask Steve Tilley and Rob Mayer why their “good agreement” on the economic development bill, presented publicly almost two months ago, is starting to waiver.

I guess it is easier to take credit when the news is good and pass the buck when its starts to get tough.