Several of us in the Statehouse press corps hold a ritual post mortem each legislative session and we name the session, among other things.

This year’s choice is The Blade versus the Boss.  

The Blade, Governor Mitch Daniels, was asked this morning if he had spoken to the Boss, Speaker Pat Bauer, since passage of the budget.  Said the governor, “No, he hasn’t called.”

Bauer’s response to the same question:  “He hasn’t called, he hasn’t written.”

Bauer called it his most frustrating session.  It was his 39th.  The governor said his feelings about the session don’t matter.