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It Begins
Dean's World — Pandora’s Box has been opened. Now the states want a bailout.  All they’re asking for us an even trillion dollars.  This can’t end well for any of us. Obama promised hope, and that may be all that’s left of capitalism when this box of horrors is closed again. ...

RUN THOSE PRINTING PRESSES: Democratic Governors Want $1 Trillion. UPDATE: “Pandora’s Box Has B…
Instapundit — RUN THOSE PRINTING PRESSES: Democratic Governors Want $1 Trillion. UPDATE: “Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened.” ...

The Brazen Martin O’Malley
The Sundries Shack — Not just no, but hell no . PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country’s 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. I can’t speak for residents of other states but I can sure as heck speak for Maryland. Around here, we’re looking down the barrel of an ...

Governors With Their Hands Out
Politics Daily — Filed under: Economy, Budget, Obama Administration Mo Money - Reuters: ...Gov. David Paterson of New York said 43 states now have budget deficits totaling some $100 billion as tax revenues plunge. ... The latest package calls for $350 billion to create jobs by building or repairing roads, bridges and other public works; $250 billion to maintain education; and another $250 billion in "counter-cyclical" spending such as extending unemployment benefits and food ...

Beggars At The Gates
Stubborn Facts — U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. ...Gov. David Paterson of New York said 43 states now have budget deficits totaling some $100 billion as tax revenues plunge. So naturally, they want ten times that amount. Belt-tightening? What's that? ...

Corzine freezes wages
TigerHawk — ... of spending cuts and other moves to bridge the state's cavernous budget gap, one of which includes an 18-month freeze on the salaries and wages of state government employees. Yes, he also joined the Democratic governors who petitioned their fellow travelers in Washington to transfer money from more prudently managed states, but at least Corzine was willing to irritate a powerful Garden State constituency as part of the package. Let's see if the rest of Trenton goes along. Naturally, I have two separate reactions to this. My first reaction is, sadly, a pipe dream: That there ...

Money for the States?
The Glittering Eye — I haven’t looked at the merits of federal grants to state governments: PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country’s 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin — all Democrats — said the initiative for the two-year aid package was backed by other governors and follows a ...

Open Thread
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: governors ask Feds for $1 trillion! Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin -- all Democrats -- said the initiative for the two-year aid package was backed by other governors and follows a meeting in December ...