Decker would have "held out longer" on budget

From the WisPolitics Budget Blog (emphasis added):

Decker also said that he would "hopefully" have gotten a better deal for Democrats had he been leader, as well, adding he would have held out longer for the hospital assessment, oil assessment and combined reporting.

A curmudgeonly friend of mine wondered out loud today where the angry editorials denouncing that statement are. After all, Wisconsin needed a budget!