March 24, 2010
Don't hesitate on our account
Mrs. Gregoire warned Wednesday
that she could be forced to make across-the-board cuts of 20 percent if the Legislature doesn't come up with a budget-balancing [=tax-raising] agreement.
Well that would be one way to lift her approval rating out of the
low 30s
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at March 24, 2010
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1. Finally, the woman starts making some sense. Although she hasn't done it yet. Methinks she's blowing smoke. Let's get that New Jersey governor out here to run things. At least he's serious about saving his state from leftist ruin.
2. I can recall when a certain elected chief executive could only fantasize about having approval ratings that high...
3. Well...maybe that's the Game-play. Being forced to make across-the-board cuts gives Gregoire and everybody else somewhat of a pass from being directly blamed for having to do so. This will give the opportunity to do some serious Cuts in Government spending by reducing the size of runaway Big Government to a more affordable and manageable size. Do you think this will actually happen? I pray to GOD it will.
5. God forbid the Queen actually have to reconcile the states checkbook that she's been utilizing for the last 5-1/2 years...the horror. Don't blame me, I voted for the competent candidate to govern this state, Rossi, in both elections.
6. But then, you're not about the real truth, but the spin and lies you can spout to hide reality...
My comment said nothing about a specific time frame, Dan. Please learn to read.
But, hey, I'm glad to see you instantly recognized the hopeless loser in question! (You'd vote for him again if you could, wouldn't you?)
7. Tensor,
Sure, act like it was innocent. Too bad Governor Gregoire is lower than 95% of George W. Bush... Her popularity is dropping like a rock.
Do you deny that inconvenient fact, Tensor?
9. She's blowing smoke; if it ever got to that point the union's would order the legislature to come to agreement before allowing across-the-board 20% cuts. :)
10. She will do this to look good, then the employees union will sue in courts and the judge will rule that there was a contract violation and they'll get their money anyway. (Even if they were "furloughed" they will get back pay.)
This is exactly what just happened in California.
11. The marxist cretins have a narrow window in which to do their damage and they all cannot be promised ambassador jobs/ federal or state appointments in exchange for toxic votes. Most of them will have to return to districts and face constituents and neighbors (who are not SEIU thugs).
Come on, Libs. Do raise taxes more in the middle of the never-ending Obama Depression.
12. Perfect headline, Shark. As soon as I read the article this morning, had to rush over here. The comments on the page bring a tear to my eye.
13. Perfect headline, Shark. As soon as I read the article this morning, had to rush over here. The comments on the page bring a tear to my eye.
14. This is like an evil capitalist raising the profit margin to 30% and then lowering the price 20%. This years budget is and will still be larger than last years.
I realize someone will post some kind of link from leftistsarealwaysrightuhwaitleft.com to disprove the point but it stands. Especially in the court of public opinion.
Conversations via email with local journalists have shown they will spend considerable time explaining an increase in the budget is really a cut.
15. Let the State go Bankrupt in September as the State Treasurer has stated. That will allow us to negate all contracts and start over under reorganization.
16. Smokie, Great point. Then maybe we could subcontract the entire state budget to Texas--a Red state that has no economic crisis.
17. Smokie...Letting the State go Bankrupt in September?...I don't think so. That would be too much of a Disgrace for the Democrat Party to absorb under it's watch. Such an, Abject Failure could seriously impede support from the People for any future aspirations. It could lead to a fatal blow to the Democrat Party. However, I do appreciate your thought.
18. It's been whispered that most of the state budget could take a 15% hit and hardly notice. That's how much slack and padding is in it. Therefore, a 20% cut would only count as 5% less.
The state needs a wake-up call and a measly 5% would hardly be noticeable in most departments. No doubt someone would have to drive to a meeting in Spokane, instead of fly, or possibly one of the depts. wouldn't get a new computer this year or a software upgrade. Big deal! Make do, like the rest of us.
Cut back on official cars, executive security, handheld blackberries, executive assistants, paid lunches, outoftown meetings, executive office redecorating, and all the rest of the non-essentials.
Government employees should fund most of their own pensions and health care. Cut back on overtime, raise ferry fares, and make an effort to live within a lean budget. If the employees don't like it, they are welcome to find a job in the private sector. With the number of unemployed people in Washington, it shouldn't be difficult to find employees willing to work for less salary and perks in exchange for the security of a state job.
19. The comments on the Seattle Times website are running about 98% raving approval for the cuts, with plenty of creative suggestions for our errant Governor. Public opinion is out of the control of the Democrats today.
20. Do you deny that inconvenient fact, Tensor?
The adjective you wanted was "irrelevant", Dan. No matter what any pollster says, she remains the duly-elected (twice!) Governor of our state. Her party's large majorities in both houses of our state's legislature remain in full power. Governor Gregoire has no need to stand for re-election, and so she can pursue her agenda without restraint. Should the minority party actually get their amendments passed, she can obliterate them with the merest flick of her pen. If her approval rating matters at all -- and I'm not saying it does -- it merely enhances her power.
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