If you were an Albany Democrat, specifically a Democrat in the new Senate Majority, and your party suffered losses in the Erie County Legislature, lost ground in Monroe County with the deck stacked in your favor, had a long time incumbent County Executive lose in Westchester County, lost in Nassau County and had the Suffolk County Executive leading his race by about 250 with 12,000 paper ballots to be ruled on, you would probably get the message that voters are fed up with your non-sense and change your ways, right?

Well, according to the Democrat and Chronicle, that’s not the case:

But the special session is getting pushback from the Senate Democratic majority, which indicated Thursday that members of the conference would not attend a speech Paterson plans to give Monday to a joint session of the Legislature.

“If we were going to start the DRP (deficit reduction plan) process on Monday, I’m there,” said Senate Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein, D-Bronx. “But I don’t see the reason why we have to come back and listen to a speech. The time for speeches are over. We need action.”

Selvena Brooks, spokeswoman for Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson, D-Brooklyn, said “the Senate will return to Albany once they have an agreement” on the budget cuts. But some Senate Democrats said they plan to attend and were unaware that colleagues were not.

Good, the time for speeches is over, we need action.  That sounds good, right?  There is only one problem:

But Senate Democrats plan to put out their own proposal in the coming days that limits the cuts. Senate Education Committee chairwoman Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Mamaroneck, Westchester County, said she and her colleagues oppose cuts to education in the middle of the school year.

“We simply cannot cut $700 million mid-year from school aid because classes are in progress, and mid-year cuts simply create chaos,” she said.

She said the Democratic governor should delay the session for a few days in order to negotiate a compromise. Senate Democrats finished budget hearings Thursday, with one in Westchester County.

The disagreements put in doubt whether lawmakers and Paterson could reach a budget deal and vote on it Tuesday.

Just to recap.  The time for speeches is over and it’s time for action.  Except they need more time to figure what that action is.  They are all committed to working on this problem, but the only problem is that they don’t know who is going to be in Albany on Tuesday. 

Then what about Hiram Monserrate, will he be there?  And how about Senator Kevin Parker, the thug who beat up the photographer — does he have to seek permission from the court to leave for Albany?

Hang on folks — these guys didn’t get the message and that will make for some interesting theatre over the next few eeks and months!