Posted on 01/22/2005 1:11:00 PM PST by metalmanx2j
OLYMPIA, Wash. - America's newest governor, Democrat Christine Gregoire of Washington, chided President Bush (news - web sites) on Saturday for shortchanging the states and urged the former Texas governor to remember their financial needs.
The Democratic Governors' Association picked Gregoire to respond to President Bush's weekly radio address to the nation. She took office on Jan. 12 after winning by just 129 votes out of 2.9 million cast. Her Republican rival wants the courts to overturn the election and order a revote.
Gregoire wished Bush well as he enters his second term, but then lit into him. Many of the states' gravest problems are a shared responsibility with Washington, D.C., but the federal government continues to let down the statehouses, she said.
"Too often, the states feel the federal partnership is more promise than reality," she said in the speech text.
Gregoire cited homeland security, transportation, health care and education as areas where federal mandates are heaped on the states without a corresponding flow of money and help.
In the war on terror, she said, "Candidly, there is too much talk and too little action coming out of Washington, D.C.
"The federal government is imposing new security requirements on our cities and counties, without providing the necessary financial assistance to local law enforcement — cops and firefighters whose resources are already stretched too thin."
She complained that Congress has been unable to pass a highway appropriations bill at a time when the states are desperate for jobs and for better roads.
Health care costs are strangling states like Washington, she said, adding: "This is not the time for the administration to abandon its responsibility to address the health care crisis facing our nation. We must forge a renewed partnership to address this issue."
On schools, Gregoire said Bush's No Child Left Behind program has laudable goals, but has never been adequately funded. "We must do better for our children," she said.
"The states are on the front lines" and need federal reinforcements, Gregoire said.
"I urge President Bush to use his new term to open the doors to the states and form lasting partnerships which will help us make our people safer, bolster our economy and improve the future for all our children," she added.
When it's decided, you will see all of the national papers gnashing their teeth over "Washington's Coup de etat" and Peter Jennings will have a neural aneurysm on-air.
I said 'we are going to have a revote' because at this point there's nothing to suggest the contrary. The case is strong and solid and it's moving forward.
She does indeed, and the Dems are terrified of a ReVote. It will be a particularly deep nail driven into the coffin of the Democratic Party.
If Bush wants to shortchange Washington, and not saying he is, I'm fine with it. If the Dems want to steal an election let them sort out the problems of the state on their own. Of course I'll suffer as I live here, but at least blame will be where it is due.
-Dem Legislature
-Dem Senate
-Two Dem Senators
-Fraudulent Dem Governor.
Considering that this lying butch dyke stole the election....she ought to just keep her ugly mouth shut until such time as we are allowed by the courts to replace her.
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Because they are democrats and do not care if she stole an election, she is in the Governors mansion and that is all that counts to democrats. Morals and ethics have nothing to do with it.
Thanks for the ping. Ms. Fraudoire's mouthiness is going to be short-lived...
How much pork is Washington going to get from Washington, with two kooks for senators and a kook for a governor? And her very first speech is an attack on President Bush. Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you.
I think a good start would be to put their highway funds into escrow until the lawsuits over the election theft have been settled. We wouldn't want to see federal funds misspent by a faux governess.
What state is she the governor of?
Washington...where have you been?
the state of Washington? I rather thought that was up for debate, and that she could be said to be the governor of the state of D.C., as in Democratic Chaos, formerly known as Washington. I did, however, like the prior comment made about a faux governess. Made me think of the scene in Mary Poppins when all the governesses were blown away by a wind. Y'all need one of those to blow the stink away up there, and it's not the Tacoma aroma, nor is it from Everett. ;>
Many thanks, Stoat, for all the information. May God bless you and give all those fighting for truth the strength to prevail.
BTTT!!!!!!
I would vote to see this state go completely bankrupt before I would accept any Federal money to help that bitch out. AND, I live here!
The notable thing is that the Democrats are more interested in propping up a controversial new governor than putting someone up who actually holds some standing in the country.
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