I didn’t vote for you Obama, but that does’t mean we can’t come to an agreement either.
Send me 1 Billion dollars and I’ll support you for life!
My point, if I was going have the chance of recieving that money, I would beg for it too, who wouldn’t.
Posted by: Dave | February 3, 2009, 8:53 am 8:53 am
Republicans are going to be in for a rough road 2010. Fight your own Governors, and you are fighting the very citizens that voted you into office. When the services are cut in the states because you are an obstructionist, next election you are GONE.
Posted by: Clint | February 3, 2009, 9:24 am 9:24 am
What a great idea! California is diving headlong into an abyss of mismanagement, waste, and foolishness, so let’s bankrupt our children in order to insure that they don’t have to suffer the consequences.
The Bush and Obama administrations have already been rolled by the banks and auto industries, just wait until the states start playing hide and seek with hundreds of billions of dollars.
Posted by: Bridget | February 3, 2009, 9:25 am 9:25 am
First thing,
I think everyone no matter what side of the aisle your on can agree this package needs significant $$$ in place to help the unemployed. That is one thing that can have an immediate impact.
Beyond that, i have not yet heard a single governor point to particular allocations in that bill and say, “That will help the citizens of my state!”
Nice to know that Bumbling Barney Frank is still jumping in front every microphone he can to be the ultimate partisan politician! Obama needs to call him up to the Oval Office and tell him one-on-one to shut up!
Obama wants this thing “swiftly”, but as EVERYONE should have learned from TARP, “swiftly” does NOT always get the intended results! From my point of view, I would like to see at aleast some attempt to be made to give us an estimate of how many jobs each of the funding allocations is expected to create! Given the fact the President has made many claims about the jobs he intends to create and the urgent need for this bill, I think it would be fair to at least ball park some numbers here so we can see just how effective each thing (Democratic & Republican) is!
We already know for a FACT that the origrnal House version was full of Pelosi & Frank Pork! At over 600 pages, and now heading over $900 Billion, it’s time for Obama to seriously push far ALL that transparency we have been hearing about for 2 years!
Posted by: Mike_C | February 3, 2009, 9:51 am 9:51 am
“States are facing Fiscal Conditions not seen since the Great Depression _ anticipated Budget Shortfalls are expected in Excess of $200 Billion,” the NGA statement said.
“Republican Governors …
Support several KEY ELEMENTS of the bill critical to states-increased federal support for Medicaid and K-12 and higher education; investment in the nation’s infrastructure; and tax provisions to spur investment.”
Clyde Frazier, a professor of political science at Meredith College in North Carolina, said it wasn’t Politically Inconsistent for Republican Governors and Members of Congress to part ways on the stimulus plan.
“For governors, it’s FREE MONEY _ they get the benefits and they don’t have to pay the costs of raising the revenues,” Frazier said.
“Senators and representatives get only some credit for the expenditures, and they have to pay the bill.”
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a former member of the House, said he would “ACCEPT THE STIMULUS MONEY” but would have Voted against the bill if he were still in Congress.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said he wasn’t sure whether he would ACCEPT the approximately [$3 Billion] his state would be in line for.
“Yes, we need some help and we appreciate the help,” Barbour said in an interview.
“But I don’t know about the details and the strings attached to tell you if I’ll take all of it or not.”
The most outspoken critic has been South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who has warned for months of a steep spike in inflation and a severely weakened dollar if Obama’s plan passed.
His state is on track to receive [$2.1 Billion] of the stimulus money; Sanford has not yet said whether he would accept it.
“This plan is a huge mistake and is going to prolong and deepen this recession.”
Associates say Sanford, has been disappointed in how few of his GOP colleagues have joined him in speaking out against the size and scope of Obama’s plan.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is widely viewed as a potential presidential contender in 2012, said governors have LITTLE CHOICE but to accept the relief being offered.
“States have to Balance their Budgets,” he said. “So if we’re going to go down this path, we are entitled to ask for OUR SHARE OF THE MONEY”
Posted by: o. | February 3, 2009, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
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I didn’t vote for you Obama, but that does’t mean we can’t come to an agreement either.
Send me 1 Billion dollars and I’ll support you for life!
My point, if I was going have the chance of recieving that money, I would beg for it too, who wouldn’t.
Posted by: Dave | February 3, 2009, 8:53 am 8:53 am
Republicans are going to be in for a rough road 2010. Fight your own Governors, and you are fighting the very citizens that voted you into office. When the services are cut in the states because you are an obstructionist, next election you are GONE.
Posted by: Clint | February 3, 2009, 9:24 am 9:24 am
What a great idea! California is diving headlong into an abyss of mismanagement, waste, and foolishness, so let’s bankrupt our children in order to insure that they don’t have to suffer the consequences.
The Bush and Obama administrations have already been rolled by the banks and auto industries, just wait until the states start playing hide and seek with hundreds of billions of dollars.
Posted by: Bridget | February 3, 2009, 9:25 am 9:25 am
First thing,
I think everyone no matter what side of the aisle your on can agree this package needs significant $$$ in place to help the unemployed. That is one thing that can have an immediate impact.
Beyond that, i have not yet heard a single governor point to particular allocations in that bill and say, “That will help the citizens of my state!”
Nice to know that Bumbling Barney Frank is still jumping in front every microphone he can to be the ultimate partisan politician! Obama needs to call him up to the Oval Office and tell him one-on-one to shut up!
Obama wants this thing “swiftly”, but as EVERYONE should have learned from TARP, “swiftly” does NOT always get the intended results! From my point of view, I would like to see at aleast some attempt to be made to give us an estimate of how many jobs each of the funding allocations is expected to create! Given the fact the President has made many claims about the jobs he intends to create and the urgent need for this bill, I think it would be fair to at least ball park some numbers here so we can see just how effective each thing (Democratic & Republican) is!
We already know for a FACT that the origrnal House version was full of Pelosi & Frank Pork! At over 600 pages, and now heading over $900 Billion, it’s time for Obama to seriously push far ALL that transparency we have been hearing about for 2 years!
Posted by: Mike_C | February 3, 2009, 9:51 am 9:51 am
“States are facing Fiscal Conditions not seen since the Great Depression _ anticipated Budget Shortfalls are expected in Excess of $200 Billion,” the NGA statement said.
“Republican Governors …
Support several KEY ELEMENTS of the bill critical to states-increased federal support for Medicaid and K-12 and higher education; investment in the nation’s infrastructure; and tax provisions to spur investment.”
Clyde Frazier, a professor of political science at Meredith College in North Carolina, said it wasn’t Politically Inconsistent for Republican Governors and Members of Congress to part ways on the stimulus plan.
“For governors, it’s FREE MONEY _ they get the benefits and they don’t have to pay the costs of raising the revenues,” Frazier said.
“Senators and representatives get only some credit for the expenditures, and they have to pay the bill.”
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a former member of the House, said he would “ACCEPT THE STIMULUS MONEY” but would have Voted against the bill if he were still in Congress.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said he wasn’t sure whether he would ACCEPT the approximately [$3 Billion] his state would be in line for.
“Yes, we need some help and we appreciate the help,” Barbour said in an interview.
“But I don’t know about the details and the strings attached to tell you if I’ll take all of it or not.”
The most outspoken critic has been South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who has warned for months of a steep spike in inflation and a severely weakened dollar if Obama’s plan passed.
His state is on track to receive [$2.1 Billion] of the stimulus money; Sanford has not yet said whether he would accept it.
“This plan is a huge mistake and is going to prolong and deepen this recession.”
Associates say Sanford, has been disappointed in how few of his GOP colleagues have joined him in speaking out against the size and scope of Obama’s plan.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is widely viewed as a potential presidential contender in 2012, said governors have LITTLE CHOICE but to accept the relief being offered.
“States have to Balance their Budgets,” he said. “So if we’re going to go down this path, we are entitled to ask for OUR SHARE OF THE MONEY”
Posted by: o. | February 3, 2009, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm