Saturday, January 31, 2009

Torpedoed Budgets Trump Ideology

NEW YORK —

Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care.

Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors would welcome the money from Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are more skeptical of Obama's spending priorities.

... more on Huffpo after the click.

My comment: Billions to states for Education! Public Works? Health Care? All those things that have been underfunded by the "Tax cuts for the wealthy" crowd? Over their objections? Oh, my! Welcome to the reality- and fact-based world! But then, facts have always had a liberal bias.

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