Governor "Last October we were operating in a surplus that didn't exist" Gregoire: We'll take stimulus money

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Recently, leftists and many in the media (Sorry, my bad... since the terms are interchangeable.) are attacking GOP governors with enough sense to at least question, if not refuse, some or all of the income redistribution that President Obama is so thrilled about; that the Congressional Budget Office says will harm our economy... because of an inescapable fact:

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter was less optimistic. Otter, a Republican, has agreed to accept the stimulus money, but said he was concerned about expanding programs that could boost his state's costs in the future when the federal dollars disappear.

Leftists in government are addicted to money. Like any hardcore junkie, democrats have no ability to look into the future.

From the president on down, democrats in government are genetically incapable of asking, or genetically incapable of caring about "what happens next?"

At some point, the money our grateful fiscal junkies are stealing from us will end. At some point, the Federal cow will dry up.

And then what?

Governor Gregoire, mouthing the DNC talking points that all shortsighted democrat governors are telling us, blathers thus:

"I'll not only accept all the dollars coming to Washington state, but any governor who wants to reject the dollars, send 'em my way," Gregoire said Monday after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.

There's nothing in her quote... nothing in her mindless, short-sighted babble; that answers the question.

In the end, the hundreds of billions of dollars moronically stolen from us for this bizarre political payback/indebtedness program will stop... and who is going to pay for all the programs... the hope... the jobs... then?

Thanks a lot, governor. Just don't come to me for your next fix.





Gregoire: We'll take stimulus money
Monday, February 23 3:51 p.m.
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Washington Governor Chris Gregoire. (File/The Columbian)

While some of her Republican colleagues try to decide whether to accept federal stimulus money, Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire of Washington state says her mind is already made up.

"I'll not only accept all the dollars coming to Washington state, but any governor who wants to reject the dollars, send 'em my way," Gregoire said Monday after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.

"We've got an economy that is struggling right now," Gregoire said. "These dollars represent hope. They represent jobs and services for people who can't take care of themselves. We're going to spend every dollar and we're going to do it wisely."

At Monday's meeting, Obama told the nation's governors that states could begin receiving money from the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus program as soon as Wednesday.

Washington state could receive nearly $7 billion under the stimulus plan for projects ranging from transportation to food stamps to education. Oregon could get about $2 billion from the stimulus bill, Idaho and Alaska $1 billion each and more than $600 million for Montana. Much of the money will be designated for programs such as Medicaid and unemployment.

Obama warned against allowing politics to cloud discussion of the stimulus program and said governors must demonstrate that the stimulus money will be used to jump-start the ailing economy.

Message received, said Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.

"People call this a stimulus bill. This is a jobs bill," Schweitzer said. "It's going to put people to work."

Schweitzer, a Democrat, said the money could create or save as many as 11,000 jobs in Montana. The bill will be a huge boost for the Northwest energy sector, he added, noting that it includes billions of dollars for new transmission lines, coal gasification and weatherizing homes and businesses.

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