SCENE: \u00a0The House Minority Caucus is meeting around a table at the Road Apple Saloon, at the Kelly Inn near the Capitol. \u00a0Paul THISSEN, Minority Leader, sits at a table with Debra HILSTROM, whips Larry HOSCH, Phyllis KAHN, Melissa HORTMAN, Alice HAUSMAN, John LESCH and Terry MORROW. They are joined by the rest of the DFL caucus around the table.<\/p>\n
THISSEN: \u00a0OK, the caucus will come to order.<\/p>\n
LESCH: He said come to order<\/em>, you pigs…<\/p>\n THISSEN: John, that’ll do. \u00a0The first order of business is, we have to figure out how we’ll take the battle to the enemy.<\/p>\n Jim DAVNIE: Er, “Enemy?”<\/p>\n THISSEN: \u00a0The GOP.<\/p>\n DAVNIE: I knew that.<\/p>\n THISSEN: \u00a0We are outnumbered, of course – and the governor is, well…you know…<\/p>\n (The table murmers assent)<\/p>\n Rep. Ryan WINKLER: Ooooh! \u00a0 Oooh! \u00a0I know.<\/em><\/p>\n THISSEN: Yes, representative…er,…<\/p>\n HOSCH: Binkley.<\/p>\n WINKLER: \u00a0That’s “Winkler”. \u00a0(HOSCH rolls his eyes) \u00a0 I’ll go and tell everyone that “the real voter fraud is believing that the GOP cares about election integrity”.<\/p>\n THISSEN (absentmindedly): Sure, whatever. \u00a0Now, Alice – there’s some work that needs to be done on transportation…<\/p>\n WINKLER: \u00a0Oooh, oooh! \u00a0I got another one!<\/em><\/p>\n THISSEN (a little impatient): Er, yes<\/em>, Representative Winkie?<\/p>\n WINKLER: Winkler, sir. I’ll tell the media that the GOP wants to kill poor womyn!<\/p>\n THISSEN (wearily): \u00a0Sure, whatever. \u00a0Alice, what can we…<\/p>\n WINKLER: \u00a0Oooh! \u00a0Ooooooooh! \u00a0I got it!<\/em><\/p>\n THISSEN: \u00a0For the love of Goddess, what<\/em>, Representative Twinkle?<\/p>\n WINKLER: It’s “Winkler”, sir. \u00a0I’ll tell them that Amy Koch eats dog poop!<\/p>\n THISSEN: \u00a0Er, sure. \u00a0Get right on that.<\/p>\n (Winkler rises from table, exits the restaurant).<\/p>\n HAUSMAN: OK, I’ll get to work on that…<\/p>\n HORTMAN: Oh, my Goddess. \u00a0Paul, look…<\/p>\n