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When Aaron Peña jumped ship and became a Republican early this year right after being elected as Democrat in the Valley, Juanita wondered who was going to have buyer’s remorse first – Peña or the GOP.

That question has been answered:

The House budget bill represents the first spending reduction on education since at least as far back as 1949 and is expected to lead to massive statewide teacher and school employee layoffs. But the House bill, passed largely along party lines late Sunday, also underfunds Medicaid by $4 billion and makes deep cuts to other state programs as its slashes spending by $23 billion from current budget levels.

State Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, broke from his own party’s ranks to vote against the bill, saying the calls from constituents in his district were overwhelmingly opposed to the legislation.

Both of them.

Oddly, Peña wants to have his cake and eat it, too.  He doesn’t want to raise taxes, but he doesn’t want to cut services either.  Somebody forgot to tell him that governing doesn’t make you magic.

Juanita hollers at Peña, “Hey, Aaron, you can kiss my big blue butt when the folks in the Valley are chasing you with intent to barbeque, Honey.”