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Cato To Give Govs Rendell And Taft Fs, Arnold And Ownes As
GrassrootsPA ^ | 3/1/05 | GrassrootsPA

Posted on 03/01/2005 6:42:54 AM PST by GeneralHavoc

According to a GrassrootsPA reader with the grades, "Arnold got the highest a A and so did Owens, however this is before he started to dismantle the TABOR they said. They were the only 2 A's. Stanford got a B. Ehrlich got a C. ANd the only 2 governors to get an F were one Dem and one Rep. Ohio Gove Bob Taft- F and Ed Rendell- F"

From the Cato Institute:

Cato Institute to Release Governors Report Card...At 10 a.m. today, the Cato Institute will release the results of its seventh biennial fiscal report card on the nation's governors. The new report card, which awards the highest grades to those governors who have reined in spending and cut taxes, gave four governors a grade of 'A,' while four governors received a grade of 'F.' Check back at 10 a.m. to download the full report.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Colorado; US: Ohio; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: cato; govwatch; rendell
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1 posted on 03/01/2005 6:42:54 AM PST by GeneralHavoc
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I'm surprised at Arnold's grade. The rest don't come as a shock, however. What else can you expect from RINOs and Democrats?

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
3 posted on 03/01/2005 6:46:05 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: GeneralHavoc

Cato likes Arnold? Wow...according to the pundits here, he was to the left of Stalin.


4 posted on 03/01/2005 6:48:04 AM PST by Drango (Will work for money.)
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To: TonyRo76

Taft sucks. Or, Bob Shaft as I like to call him. Sanford got a B, not bad, but Arnold with an A surprised me a bit.


5 posted on 03/01/2005 6:48:57 AM PST by RockinRight (It's NOT too early to start talking about 2006...or 2008.)
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To: TonyRo76

Governor Tax earned his F.


6 posted on 03/01/2005 6:50:36 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Putting the UN first makes you a UNamerican....)
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To: TonyRo76

If there had been an F- available Taft would have gotten that.


7 posted on 03/01/2005 6:52:00 AM PST by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: GeneralHavoc

Why did Sanford get a B?


8 posted on 03/01/2005 6:59:33 AM PST by Gipper08
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No idea. The report should be available on the Cato site in a sec.

I was suprised he didn't have an A. If anyone would get one I thought it would be him!


9 posted on 03/01/2005 7:01:08 AM PST by GeneralHavoc
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No idea. The report should be available on the Cato site in a sec.

I was suprised he didn't have an A. If anyone would get one I thought it would be him!


10 posted on 03/01/2005 7:01:14 AM PST by GeneralHavoc
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To: goldstategop

Rendell deserves an F but so do the Republicans. They control both houses in Pa. and have caved on most, if not all, the tax increases and spending that Rendell wanted. Oddly enough the Governor still maintains an approval rating of over 50%. If the Republicans had challenged him on his taxing and spending he might be much lower.


11 posted on 03/01/2005 7:02:22 AM PST by Russ
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Now how can Fast Eddie receive an F? Why just yesterday he pulled like 400 gazillion dollars out of his overcoat pocket to 'help' publik transit in Philly and the Burgh. What these Cato people never hafta ride the bus? /sarcasm!

Rendell earned the F grade waaay before yesterday. His mass transit bail should lower him to F-.

13 posted on 03/01/2005 7:05:23 AM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (I used to take the highroad, but the altitude gave me nose bleeds....)
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according to the pundits here, he was to the left of Stalin

They're mostly interested in taking-down a celebrity.

15 posted on 03/01/2005 7:10:30 AM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: GeneralHavoc

I stopped caring about Cato when they published a bogus "study" purporting to show that illegal immigration was a net economic gain for the U.S. Get serious!


19 posted on 03/01/2005 7:17:35 AM PST by Iron Eagle
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Yes he would.


20 posted on 03/01/2005 7:23:04 AM PST by RockinRight (It's NOT too early to start talking about 2006...or 2008.)
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