While President Obama takes flack from congressional Republicans on everything from the just passed stimulus bill to the not yet announced home mortgage bailout, Tuesday's New York Times chronicles a curious state of affairs.
Sure, the GOP lawmakers inside the Beltway can keep hollering "tax cut", but an increasing number of Republican governors are in Obama's corner when it comes to trying to jump start the economy.
Governors like Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Charlie Crist of Florida, and Jodi Rell of Connecticut have come to realize the $135 billion in the stimulus package going directly to states helps them balance their budgets.
Charlie Crist even campaigned with the president in Florida last week to get the package passed.
Charlie Crist even campaigned with the president in Florida last week to get the package passed.
Their support has everything to do with yawning budget gaps they face in their states. These are gaps the Republicans in Washington pay little attention to. They're too busy grandstanding like Republican leader John Boehner. He dumped the bill to the floor during debate. Fat lot of good it did him.
Also crucial to the support of some Republican governors is the genuine effort on the part of this president to listen to their views. Say what you will about the Republican philosophy of limited government, when the states like California are staring at a budget gap of $41 billion dollars, guess who's the only knight that can ride to the rescue?
Now it's on to the home mortgage mess. Expect Republican governors in states with high foreclosure rates to get behind Obama on this as well.
And again, Republicans in Congress will shout from their bully pulpit, only to find few are listening.
And again, Republicans in Congress will shout from their bully pulpit, only to find few are listening.
What do you think? Can President Obama convince more Republican governors to back his economic recovery plans?
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