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Riley Could Care Less About Alabama's Unemployed

February 25, 2009

Following in the dark shadows of some of his GOP southern Governor colleagues, Gov. Bob Riley has threatened to reject "some" of the stimulus money passed recently by Congress and signed by President Obama. 

Democrats have been clear and honest that the bill isn't perfect, but the package has passed and there's no doubt that it will keep some people working and will inject much needed capital into the economy quickly.  What's ridiculous is that economists believe that the funds Riley and other GOP Governors are trying to reject is some of the most critical.

The GOP is making the argument that they don't want deficit spending, but yet they went along lock step with Bush every time he proposed a budget that was overinflated with tax cuts for the rich, war spending with no bid contracts to Haliburton, and pork projects like the bridge to nowhere.  According to Jonah Goldberg, one of their own pundits, "...their (the GOP) recently discovered hatred for deficit spending is long overdue, but hardly persuasive given the previous eight years. The disconnect between their past actions and the requirements of the present crisis lend credibility to the charge that Republicans are just being petulant and partisan."

Governor, are you really that mean and cold hearted, to deny people unemployment who are just about to, or are losing their jobs?  Families are hurting in this economy and your effort to put petty partisan politics before Alabamians in dire need is disgusting and a disgrace.

By
bwalden
on February 25, 2009 11:35 AM | | Comments (2)
Comments
Our legislators can take these funds simply by passing a state law. They don't need Riley to do it. Will they?

Posted by: tim on February 25, 2009 7:41 PM

Riley could care less about the people who are in an economic turmoil in Alabama. That's because he has not figured out how to "line his own pocket" with the stimulus money we would get, like he did with the money from the ones who were backing the Indians to keep gambling out of Alabama!When we have something that will benefit the people of our state, where it is to reduce taxes or do away with them, where it's gambling or whatever, to help our seniors, education for our children, our healthcare, roads,etc., wake-up Alabama! Thank God, Riley goes out of office soon....he will not be able to pull anymore of his "under the table deals"!! He'll never let anyone know what all he did to keep the lottery out of Alabama, when we needed it for our schools. Alabama has the advantage to be one of the best tourist attractions in the United States if people will stop and think about it!

Posted by: Sarah Smith on March 2, 2009 10:31 AM

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