Posted on 02/19/2009 12:05:40 PM PST by lewisglad
Given the GOPs hail-mary strategy on the Obama stimulus plan, you just knew this was coming. But still it makes you shake your head.
The AP reports that as many as six Republican governors may turn their noses up at stimulus money for their states. That includes, of course, Sarah Palin 2012.
According to the AP report:
A half-dozen Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with foreclosures and unemployment.
Though none has outright rejected the money available for education, healthcare, and infrastructure, the governors of Alaska, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas have all questioned whether the $787 billion bill signed into law this week will help the economy.
My concern is theres going to be commitments attached to it that are a mile long, said Governor Rick Perry of Texas. We need the freedom to pick and choose. And we need the freedom to say No thanks.
The RINOs who want the money? Charlie Crist of Florida, Sonny Perdue of Georgia, and Bob Riley of Alabama favor the stimulus package.
I also hope the governors get together and plan measured resistance. The states, which granted limited powers to their creation, the federal government, have long had their retained powers abused by radical judges and Leftist looney tunes like Pelosi/Reid/Obama.
It is time for the states to challenge our tyrannical federal government.
In a measured, responsive, and escalating manner.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is also “considering” not accepting the government socialist pork fund.
Why? He put it this way: he’s going to look at what strings are attached.
Too many federal socialist strings, and the money aint worth turning your life over to the big government God-surrogate state.
So it ISN’T about putting “GOP ideology ahead of the welfare of the people.” That is a straw man. It is demagoguery. It is exactly how the blatantly corrupt and dishonest media is trying to present it.
They said "hardcore"Actually, you should see "Hardcore" starring George C. Scott. (Some things named "hardcore" are good. Trust me.)
Here’s a double entendre we have been laughing at for a couple of days:
What if they gave a stimulus and nobody came?
H/T Mr. reformedliberal
This is definitely somewhat of a litmus test of conservatism.
That would be true with Obama, but not Palin.
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Oops, accidentally posted the answer by replying to my own post. Sorry, it’s past my brain’s bedtime. Oh well, just scroll up.
She is clearly positioning herself for national office. The questin is whether she will get re-elected in the meantime. If oil prices stay low I would expect her guberentorial re-election to be anything but a cake walk.
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