Comments on: GOP Confab: The Monday Morning Quarterbacks

By: SezMe

SezMe — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:30:45 +0000

After the mess caused by Republican deregulation at the national level, campaigning for more at the state level by Meg will cause the door to hit her in the butt even harder as she exits politics and the voting booth, stage right.

By: SezMe

SezMe — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:22 +0000

You link in #6 to “slight retreat” goes to Poizner’s web site, not to Barnes’.

By: ReilleyFam

ReilleyFam — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:42:58 +0000

We do need to cut but a thought-out stategic cut is what is needed not an across the board cut. Many areas are under-staffed/funded and others are wasteful beyond belief. Prolonging the inevitable will only hurt the hardworking and those who when the dust clears will keep their job as well as the services/etc they provide. Why should we close all the parks instead of cutting bloated welfare or other programs? Why furlough when we should just be eliminating unsustainable programs and the accompanying staff?

By: ReilleyFam

ReilleyFam — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:35:57 +0000

“Expensive State Workers?” You realize that most State Workers make @ $2000/month and are mostly poor. In 2009 it takes $1.60 to buy what it took $1.00 to buy in 1991 according to the CPI. State Workers make $1.30 in 1991 dollars – we have not even kept up with inflation. The problem is not the workers it’s the myriad programs/services/benefits that we are providing that we cannot afford/sustain. The other obvious culprit is Corrections. We need to axe the unsustainable benefits and realize we cannot imprison any but the most dangerous. Blaming State Workers for our financial mess is either ignorant or dishonest.

By: Silent Sleuth

Silent Sleuth — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:30:49 +0000

Jerry sounds like he’s channeling Joplin: freedom’s just another word for nuthin’ left to lose – and maybe he’s right.