... House Speaker William J. Howell of Stafford.
It seems Sen. Dick Saslaw had the temerity today to go before the House Rules Committee, which Howell chairs, to argue in favor of his own transportation bill and the gas tax it contains. Saslaw knew what he was getting into.
"Based on what I've heard," he said to the committee, "I should be asking for a cigarette and a blindfold."
"Senator Saslaw," Howell replied, "there’s no smoking in this building."
Saslaw's plan was sent on to the full House without a committee recommendation. It is not expected to pass. For full coverage of the day's events in the General Assembly, check out Hugh Lessig's story in tomorrow's Daily Press and at www.dailypress.com.
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