Posted on 01/31/2009 9:02:30 AM PST by EagleUSA
NEW YORK – Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care.
Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors would welcome the money from Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are more skeptical of Obama's spending priorities.
The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, scheduled meetings in Washington this weekend with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other senators to press for her state's share of the package.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist worked the phones last week with members of his state's congressional delegation, including House Republicans. Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, the Republican vice chairman of the National Governors Association, planned to be in Washington on Monday to urge the Senate to approve the plan.
"As the executive of a state experiencing budget challenges, Gov. Douglas has a different perspective on the situation than congressional Republicans," said Douglas' deputy chief of staff, Dennise Casey.
Not a single Republican voted with the majority last week when the House approved Obama's $819 billion combination of tax cuts and new spending. The president's goal is to create or preserve 3 million to 4 million jobs.
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"Not a single Republican voted with the majority last week when the House approved Obama's $819 billion combination of tax cuts and new spending. The president's goal is to create or preserve 3 million to 4 million jobs."
President's goal? Pork, payback, and power. Has nothing to do with jobs created by a strong economy. Only a GOVERNMENT economy.
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I'm not buying this. At least in the way that the Ass. Press has put it here. More Commie arrows at Gov. Palin.
Inspiring rhetoric only goes so far. Barry is about to crash and burn. It’s gonna be a long four years.
I’m pretty sure I read this week that Palin was against the ‘stimulus package’ as it is. However, being governor, I’d be there too and make sure my state got some of whatever winds up being handed out.
This is divide-and-conquer propaganda.
Money = Power, and politicians of all stripes love power.
“GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill”
GOP Senators had best stand with their colleagues in the House and vote against this atrocity, even using the filibuster if possible.
RINO Charlie Crist. The fruity man who gave us Juan McCain.
Mitt could have taken the FL primary and the nomination but the “Friend of Dorothy” interceded.
Why not? It’s free money to them. Unfortunately no one will bailout the federal taxpayer from all the debt.
Unfortunately no one will bailout the federal taxpayer from all the debt.
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Yeah, the PONZI scheme always stops with the taxpaying, working citizen.
Instead of having to bailout the states, how about just removed all unfunded federal mandates from the states, and let them figure out how to better provide services to their people, with the funds they have year in and year out.
Our federal government is ok with driving States into debt with their laws. They do it to the people also. While i don’t agree with the stimulus, the governors of both parties are dying for money.
There is some irony here. The government has been sticking it to business for decades with their regulations, and now it is coming around to bite the local governments.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist worked the phones last week with members of his state's congressional delegation, including House Republicans. Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, the Republican vice chairman of the National Governors Association, planned to be in Washington on Monday to urge the Senate to approve the plan.
Most Republicans? I only see 2 in that statement and they're RINOs.
To be fair, the governors have a divided duty, to their country and to the state that they govern.
The Porculus Bill is a travesty, that will enrich Obama’s pals and move the country left without doing one damned thing to fix the economy.
So, best if it is shot down. But the governors don’t get to vote on it; the senators do. If this lousy bill gets past, what governor in his right mind would want to see the taxpayers in his state pay the tab, through taxes or hyperinflation, yet refuse to take a share of the proceeds?
Sarah Palin needs to be there, consulting with her fellow governors. That doesn’t mean that she approves the bailout plan, only that it’s not her job to screw Alaska. Of course the MSM misrepresents the whole business.
The governors want bailed out of the messes they and their legislators made of their own states. Nothing more, nothing less.
This article is appallingly false. The author is a liar.
Mark Sanford penned an editorial for Human Events against the bailout as well. Perry has also spoken against it.
Sarah Palin? Please say it isn’t so! You don’t want the strings and bad press that come with that money.
I should have said the title is false.
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