The attitude may be present on the left, but it’s a hell of a lot more common on the right. There was only one campaign talking about ‘real America’ and ‘pro-America towns’ in 2008.
If that makes you feel better about this conversation then more power to you.
Nope, there were two. The one campaign on the left that tried that shit got roundly bumped out.
Good gawd, Joe, didn’t Haley go to Ole Miss? They drink whiskey up there, not gin, honey.
Now, if he went to State, he might drink anything, up to and including shoe polish strained through a piece of bread. 
(that is a joke, don’t take me seriously)
Thanks, Kimstu, for point out what I came in here to say - read TFA, people. These governors are doing nothing but grandstanding.
… leading to the election of a whole bunch of Congresscritters whose only goal is to funnel as much money as possible to their own districts. Good plan.
I think the cigarette tax should’ve been raised even higher and I can’t believe that it’s taken this long for an alcohol sales tax (I’m certainly doing my share to help fund the Commonwealth too…civic responsibility and all that).
I guess it cuts both ways. I really believe that Beshear is an intellectual but I worry that his dryness may hurt him in '11.
I couldn’t agree more about Fletcher. And he surrounded himself with some truly despicable people.
… isn’t that their job description now? 
Yes, but at least now they take time out of their busy pork-barrel-filling schedules to rail against Congressional pork. If people vote out all the elected officials who aren’t desperately trying to get a piece of the action, they won’t even bother doing that.
In all sincerity, I entirely support Republican leaders who won’t take the money from the stimulus package (or “stimulus” package if you prefer). It’s consistent with their stated beliefs, it’s governing with the consent of the governed, and so on. The federal government usually operates at this level: they provide funds where and when funds are wanted — for instance, for highways — and they ask for things back (such as carpool lanes).
What I don’t particularly care about is hearing what leaders say about taking the money. Take it, or don’t, at the peril of your next election. Don’t blather on about it. To me, hypocrisy is the greater sin.
Republican Governors turning down Federal relief…I’ll believe it when I see it, then I’ll see them voted out of office.
So California is nearly bankrupt and a GOP governor can’t get** ONE **more Republican vote to pass the budget.
[…in addition to the layoffs, the state planned to halt all remaining public works projects, which would throw nearly 92,000 construction workers out of work. Tax refunds already have been delayed because the state has no money to pay them…
Despite the warnings of impending fiscal calamity, most rank-and-file Republicans have refused to agree to higher taxes. Republican lawmakers blamed Democrats for years of overspending.
“You’re not going to go back to the people’s pocketbooks to fuel that spending,” said state Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_re_us/california_budget)
Are they really picking up the fiddle while Rome burns here?
Dammit Sitnam, now you’ve given away the plot!!!
Who’s going to take this stupid shit seriously now?
No, They realized that when you’re in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.Rome’s bene burning for a long while now. Until or unless someone finally sorts out the budget, it’s just throwing good money after bad.
Everyone Has Their Price – Grandstanding GOP Governors Are Taking The Stimulus Money
Coming from Republicans as it did, is anyone surprised that it was all a lie?
30 posts in, someone has a clue. This is exactly what Texas Gov. Rick Perry has objected to. I’m not informed enough to know whether the extra spending Texas would have to do to get (some of) the federal money would be a good idea, but this is hardly a “philosophical” ground as the moron who wrote the OP made it out to be.
Or Martha Layne Collins. Minus both. But how many of us remember her?
That may be what he is objecting to now. What were his objections to the stimulus bill before?
Don’t get me wrong, I would consider it laudable if he stuck to his “stimulus bill = bad” story. But you can understand my cynicism, can’t you? The Republican opposition has so far gone like this:
R: Stimulus bill is bad! Needs tax cuts!
D: Okay, we’ll add tax cuts.
R: Stimulus bill is bad! Too expensive!
D: Okay, we’ll cut some spending out.
R: Stimulus bill is bad! We won’t vote for it anyway.
D: Okay, we’ll pass it without you.
R: Stimulus bill is bad! We won’t take the money. Not bipartisan enough! Too many strings attached!
Objecting to the attached strings is a principled reason to object to the bill. Why is that only now the reason not to support it? Why wasn’t that the cry all along?
Ahh. When I’m 30 I can use ad homin attacks based on age, without having to argue my points at all?
Cool!
Because now they didn’t find the weapons of mass destruction, and need another excuse for kicking up a fracas.