Posted on 06/26/2006 8:11:58 PM PDT by rhema
10. Mitch Daniels—Indiana
While the former Bush Office of Management and Budget chief upset Indiana conservatives with his call for a temporary tax increase on those earning more than $100,000-per-year (the legislature rejected this), he nonetheless overcame a $645-million deficit with spending cuts. He has also attracted more private-sector business to the state and signed a voter identification measure that infuriated liberals.
9. Mike Rounds—South Dakota
Has made nationwide headlines by pushing a measure to ban all abortions in his state—a move almost certain to lead to the Supreme Court’s revisiting Roe v. Wade. Rounds did sign phone tax and cigarette tax increases to deal with a deficit he inherited, but backs his state’s no-income tax stand and calls for property-tax relief when the state has more money.
8. Tim Pawlenty—Minnesota
Unchanged on pro-life and other social stands from his days in the legislature, Pawlenty cut more than $171 million from the budget to cover a deficit in ’03 and has called for a constitutional limit on the growth of spending.
7. Haley Barbour—Mississippi
The former GOP national chairman never veered from his no-new tax, no government-expansion policies and was a take-charge leader during Hurricane Katrina. But he has disappointed some fans by becoming a visible lobbyist for more federal tax-funded post-Katrina relief.
6. David Heineman—Nebraska
Since succeeding Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns as governor in ’05, Heineman has won high marks for vetoing a bill to provide in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants. His stand was key to his winning the GOP primary this year for a full term over Rep. Tom Osborne, revered former college football coach.
5. Rick Perry—Texas
After serving as George W. Bush’s lieutenant governor and then succeeding him as governor in ’01, Perry put through a zero-based budget to deal with a $10-billion deficit in ’04-05 and has maintained his state’s no-income-tax policy. He has proposed a $6-billion property tax cut. Perry is far tougher on border security and illegal immigration than his predecessor.
4. Jon Huntsman—Utah
After less than two years in office, this philanthropist and former Reagan and Bush Administration official has denounced the “No Child Left Behind” federal education scheme, signed a measure to void illegal immigrants’ driver’s licenses and replace them with a special “driving privilege” card, and supports school vouchers and phasing out the state sales tax on food.
3. Matt Blunt—Missouri
Backed by Republican majorities in both houses of the state legislature, America’s youngest (36) governor has successfully pushed for tax cuts as well as slashing the size of government.
2. Bill Owens—Colorado
“A sterling record of fiscal accomplishment” is how the Cato Institute characterized GOPer Owens’ six years in office. He backed a state tax and expenditure limit, cut income, capital gains and dividends taxes, and resisted raising taxes when his state had a $850-million deficit in ’03. Owens remains strongly pro-life and backed a statewide marriage initiative.
1. Jeb Bush—Florida
Winding up his second term as governor, Bush has signed a tax cut of some kind almost every year he has been in office—from slashing property to intangibles taxes—and not trimmed his pro-life, pro-voucher sails, although his refusal to permit natural gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has upset many conservatives. He would be an obvious Republican presidential possibility in ’08 were he not following his father and brother.
Didn't see any who reduced overall taxes nor who shrunk government size. I would call them all "Liberal Lite" (but most conservatives have become such in the last few years.)
Where is Sonny Perdue on the list?
Perry at 5? I'll vote for him as Governor, but I sure hope he doesn't get a hankering to run for the WH.
I wouldn't vote for another shrub if it was lined with 20 gold pieces.
I'm sorry, but the Governor of Indiana is a raving statist.
"shrub"?
Bush : )
In other words, we are hopeless.
That is your line up for GOP candidates for the White House in 2008 after you toss out governors from small states like SD and Misssissippi, IF THE GOP WANTS TO WIN. Throw in Rudy maybe as he was the executive of a city the bigger than many states. Senators generally don't get elected president.
This is why I thin JEB is the best candidate for the GOP. Two term governor from a big key state.
Tim Pawlenty is intriguing? If he would get the GOP over the top in Minnesota and Wisconsin, there might be no way any Dim could win. What does this thumbnail mean when it says, "Unchanged on pro-life and other social stands from his days in the legislature..."
Ask Terri Schiavo about Jeb's pro-life credentials....
Learn to read and stop embarrassing yourself.
1. Jeb Bush—Florida
Winding up his second term as governor, Bush has signed a tax cut of some kind almost every year he has been in office—from slashing property to intangibles taxes ...
2. Bill Owens—Colorado
“A sterling record of fiscal accomplishment” is how the Cato Institute characterized GOPer Owens’ six years in office. He backed a state tax and expenditure limit, cut income, capital gains and dividends taxes, and resisted raising taxes when his state had a $850-million deficit in ’03.
3. Matt Blunt—Missouri
Backed by Republican majorities in both houses of the state legislature, America’s youngest (36) governor has successfully pushed for tax cuts as well as slashing the size of government.
5. Rick Perry—Texas
.... Perry put through a zero-based budget to deal with a $10-billion deficit in ’04-05 and has maintained his state’s no-income-tax policy. He has proposed a $6-billion property tax cut.
7. Haley Barbour—Mississippi
The former GOP national chairman never veered from his no-new tax, no government-expansion policies
8. Tim Pawlenty—Minnesota
.... Pawlenty cut more than $171 million from the budget to cover a deficit in ’03 and has called for a constitutional limit on the growth of spending. 10. Mitch Daniels—Indiana
.... he nonetheless overcame a $645-million deficit with spending cuts.
That is 7 out of 10 who have either cut taxes, spending, government growth or a combination. Sounds pretty good o me.
Blanco and Rendell (LA and PA)
Last week we had 203 Democrat Party activist fat cats and trust fund babies take out an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune demanding the State raise taxes. Here is Gov Tim Pawleney's response.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654990/posts
STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR (MN) -- June 22, 2006
Office of the Governor, Tim Pawlenty ^ | June 24, 2006 | MrsPatriot
Posted on 06/24/2006 11:49:02 AM PDT by MrsPatriot
A STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR -- June 22, 2006
The following is a statement from Governor Tim Pawlenty regarding the full-page ad in today’s Star Tribune from the “Growth & Justice” think tank calling for a $2 billion per year tax increase.
“After decades of struggle, we are proud to have moved Minnesota out of the top ten in taxes. We now have budget surpluses and double digit revenue growth to the state. We are not undertaxed and will be able to fund our key priorities like education without raising taxes.
“Having read the names of those who signed the full-page ad in today’s Star Tribune, I want to issue them a friendly challenge. I invite the people on the list to send in a voluntary contribution to the state, above and beyond the taxes they already pay, of $250,000 to $2 million each.
“Since their contributions will be public information under our Data Practices Act, we will look into listing the names of these generous Minnesotans on a state website. I will also personally pose with each of them for a commemorative photo in the Governor’s Reception Room accepting their contribution and issue them a certificate of appreciation. I look forward to the state receiving checks from each of these 203 individuals.”
Under Minnesota Statutes 16A.013 and 16A.014, the Department of Finance is authorized to accept contributions of this type. Checks should be made payable to “State of Minnesota” and sent to:
Minnesota Department of Finance 400 Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55155
AND WHO DOUBLED IT, BRAIN SURGEON? AND HOW MUCH MORE REVENUE CAME INTO THE FEDERAL COFFERS UNDER REAGAN'S TAX CUTS?
....signed a measure to void illegal immigrants’ driver’s licenses and replace them with a special “driving privilege” card....
Uh, number 4 conservative governor??
What am I missing here....?
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