Comments on: State Republicans defy Supreme Leader Pawlenty on donor refunds

By: CommonSenseRambler

CommonSenseRambler — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:37:46 +0000

Why wouldn’t the GOP use the rules in an effort to change the rules. Turns out that’s exactly what’s happened.
It’s not hypicritical to be a consumer of programs that are on the books, even if you don’t like them. If you don’t agree with them, get them changed. The best way to get this changed is to bankrupt it from overuse. Chalk another one up for the GOP as if this gets elimintated permanantly, they win. And if it comes back, expect them to push the use of it to the point of bankrupting it again. Eventually, the legislature will realize how stupid it is, but then again, maybe not.

By: Harold L.

Harold L. — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:07:02 +0000

One would think the GOP would be discouraging folks from using the PCR in order to help reduce the state’s deficit, and railing against government subsidies for political campaigns. But that would assume that Republicans are sincere about their efforts to reduce government spending. Only when it doesn’t come at their expense I guess.

By: Jeremy Powers

Jeremy Powers — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:05:10 +0000

This is written as though it is something new that Republicans can talk out of both sides of their mouth. They want lower taxes, but more spent on economic development, law enforcment and hunting. They want local control, except they want national constitutional amendments for things they want outlawed, such as abortion. This is just more of the same. We want and need your money, but the guy who’s going to make it IMPOSSIBLE for us to take back the legislature is a good guy.