Blanco and Rendell (LA and PA)
"How about the Top Ten Liberal Govs. 1) John "Mamma" Baldacchi...Maine"
Teddy "Dumba$$" Kulongoski of Oregon would be right up there. The man is a complete idiot and almost as liberal as the commie before him was. I hope the people of Oregon aren't stupid enough to re-elect him this year, but knowing the people of Oregon, he will get re-elected because half of the state is made up of raving lunatic, crunchy granola moonbats.
George Pataki is #1 by far
TAXES
New York has the highest taxes in the country on EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
SPENDING
Under Pataki New York even though it has ~15 million fewer people it still spends more than California. In 2002 Both New York and California spent $90 Billion dollars. In 2003 with both facing hugh deficits Grey Davis at least proposed some cuts while Pataki even with NY facing a $10 Billion dollar deficit actually increased spending by $4 Billion.
And that $90 Billion number is actually way more since unlike California which has Prop. 13 Pataki can and does push massive unfunded mandates onto the counties (most notably Medicaid). Almost every county in NY has had double digit property tax increases consecutively the past couple of years.
BTW Texas with population just little above NY spent $67 Billion in 2002, And their counties do not have anywhere near the big property tax burdens like NY. Let me assure you the difference between NY and California and Texas is not due to the cost of snow removal.
Spending under Pataki
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HEALTH CARE
Pataki has also socialized medicine in NY more than Hillary ever dreamed. Right now 1/6 New Yorkers are on the state medicaid dole with more to come because even with a $10 Billion deficit Pataki still plans on adding 720,000 more people onto the state doles via his Family health Plus and Healthy NY medicaid schemes. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fhplus/index.htm
And lets not forget New York's smoking ban is much more draconian than California's and once again all 38 NY state Senate Republicans unanimously passed it and Pataki signed it.
2nd ADMENDMENT
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1095868/posts
and
GOVERNOR PATAKI SIGNS LEGISLATION TO COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE
Quote
"Governor George E. Pataki today signed into law comprehensive legislation to combat gun violence, including a provision that makes New York the first state to close the so-called gun show loophole by requiring background checks on prospective purchasers for all sales at all gun shows.
The law also requires that firearms be sold with child safety locks; imposes a State ban on assault weapons; raises the minimum age to obtain a permit to purchase a handgun to 21 years old; implements a DNA for Handguns program; establishes a gun trafficking interdiction program; and, directs a study to be conducted on "smart gun" technology."
Environment,
The same thing especially with upstate where there is the Forever Wild clause.
And even though the rest of the country rejected it, Pataki is actually going forward in implementing the Kyoto protocol on global warming on his own.
A little more on the insanity of New York
Hmmm.
1. Jon Corzine New Jersey (D) 2005 2009
2. Jennifer M. Granholm Michigan (D) 2002 2006
3. Theodore R. Kulongoski Oregon (D) 2002 2006
4. James E. Doyle Wisconsin (D) 2002 2006
5. Christine Gregoire Washington (D) 2004 2008
6. Edward G. Rendell Pennsylvania (D) 2002 2006
7. Rod R. Blagojevich Illinois (D) 2002 2006
8. John Elias Baldacci Maine (D) 2002 2006
9. Tim Kaine Virginia (D) 2005 2009
10. Linda Lingle Hawaii (R) 2002 2006