Obama Citizenship

?Porkulus Maximus?: More Concern from Governors on Strings Attached to Provisions

By Phil

FreedomsLighthouse.com is reporting on Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindall’s (R) comments from NBC’s Meet the Press (video at link):

Here is Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Meet the Press yesterday where he explained his decision to reject a portion of the Obama Stimulus Plan money offered to Louisiana. Jindal makes it clear that the Federal Government borrowing money to spend today is only delaying the inevitable hard choices that State Governments, as well as the Federal Government, will eventually have to make.

Jindal is slated to give the GOP response tomorrow night to President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congresss. He is a rising star for Republicans, and it will be good to see him on center stage!

From my great State of Georgia, 11Alive.com similarly reports that Governor Sonny Perdue (R) may not be all that hot to trot on blindly accepting federal monies:

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Sonny Perdue says Georgia may turn down part of the federal economic stimulus money because it might not be in the state’s best interest to accept it.

Perdue says his office is reviewing the funding requirements about accepting the billions of dollars in federal aid Georgia expects to get.

He told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution during an interview at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington that officials need to determine what’s in the best long-term interest of the state.

He said Sunday he’s concerned about accepting money for Georgia’s unemployment insurance because it could cost the state more in the future.

Southern Republican governors from states including South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi have said they may reject part of the money.

-Phil

Full post as published by The Right Side of Life on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).