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| Trunk Governors Leading the Way |
| 2011-06-28 |
| Republican governors and their records will be a major asset to the GOP in 2012. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's monumental achievement this week in passing a bill to reform his state's public-employee benefits is a prime example. As Gov. Christie said Friday, underfunded pension and health-care obligations are "the core problems of government spending in the country." This is the kind of leadership Americans want right now: straight talk about the fiscal mess we're in and a plan to solve it. The good news is Gov. Christie is not alone among Republican governors. Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida and Michigan examples at the link. Look no further than growing and diverse Texas, a state Democrats targeted in 2010, where data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that under Gov. Rick Perry's leadership the state has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined. That's a record of job creation the Obama administration can only dream about. Putting illegal aliens to work? Next year President Obama will have to campaign on his record--trillion-dollar deficits, skyrocketing debt and massive tax increases that have failed to adequately rein in unemployment. Meanwhile, Republican governors will have delivered balanced budgets without raising taxes and the entitlement reforms they made will have actually saved jobs. That's assuming the Pubs can count better then the Donks. Meanwhile, Dem governors are not seeking re-election, with poll ratings in the 30s. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #5 A little encouraging news, I thought. You guys are so dismal! Cheer up! Have faith in the common ma... Oh, never mind....... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-06-28 19:10 |
| #4 It's worth noting these are the 2010 crop of Trunks. -- not the old school get-along go-along types (looking at you, Mitt). |
| Posted by: Iblis 2011-06-28 16:32 |
| #3 The issue isn't Dem governors, it's Dem secretaries of state controlling the 2012 vote. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-06-28 12:34 |
| #2 Whether or not the Pubs can count better than the Donks, so many in the electorate don't grasp simple arithmetic - spending what you don't have must eventually stop. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-28 11:32 |
| #1 PresidentObama will have to campaign on his record--trillion-dollar deficits, skyrocketing debt and massive tax increases These important issues matter NOTHING to 0's core supporters and to the MSM. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-28 11:19 |