Why put off today something that you can put off again tomorrow?

The MLA has negotiated a national offer for some key online resources, making them as affordable to us as they are desirable. We have the money. We want to buy them. Unfortunately, that particular budget, too, is controlled by Arthur Sixpence. A week to the deadline and I'm being stonewalled on this one as well:

"Kevin,
This will be coming up in discussion next week. I'll get back to you.
Arthur."

At least the bugger's consistent.