Why can't they just pass a budget?

As many of you know the Indiana legislature couldn't pass a budget during the regular "long" session and now is mired in the final week of a special session. The Republican dominated Senate has passed a 2 year budget, which follows the dictates of Governor Daniel's desires to protect our rainy day funds and hold the line of spending. The Democrat dominated House just can't seem to get even close, passing a one year mess that spends far too much money that we just don't have.

Two starkly different state budgets have been proposed in the current special session of the General Assembly - a two-year budget by the Indiana Senate under the leadership of President Protempore David Long that follows the guidelines of Governor Mitch Daniels, and one-year budget by the Indiana House as directed by Speaker B. Patrick Bauer. A spreadsheet analysis of each budget can be found online at http://www.finplaneducation.net/senatehouse_ssb_0911.htm.
(from Hammond Tax Payers)

The biggest problem I see is that very very few Hoosiers care. They figure this is just more political in-fighting and don't pick up the phones or email their representatives.