| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front Economy |
| Romney uses emergency powers to slash $425M in spending |
| 2006-11-11 |
| Emergency Powers. Heh. Today Gov. Mitt Romney slashed $425 million in state spending to fill a gaping budget hole, portraying the move as a favor to Gov-elect Deval Patrick, who would have had to act swiftly to balance the budget in January. S'okay. Don't thank me. It's what I'm here for - no really, It's what I'm here for... “In some respects, I think I’m taking heat which otherwise might be on his shoulders if he had to take this action,” Romney said, adding that Patrick can undo the spending cuts once he takes office if he does not agree. Go ahead, show 'em what you're made of, lol. Patrick has been tied up in meetings over his transition for the last two days and could not be immediately reached for comment. Huh? You mean the Gov can like, um, fix stuff that's broken? Damn! Romney’s action broke a stalemate with the Legislature surrounding the governor’s veto of a $450 million appropriation lawmakers approved from the state’s so-called rainy-day fund. And it's always raining if you're a Masshole Dhimmdonk. The Legislature did not override Romney’s veto, leaving a large shortfall the governor said he was obligated to eliminate with spending cuts. The cuts included $388 million in reductions the governor made previously, only to have his actions reversed by the Legislature. Lol. This is awesome... Romney used emergency executive branch powers to make the cuts this time, meaning only Patrick - not the Legislature - can reverse his decisions. The items cut included items Romney labeled “pork” spending, such as a gazebo and a merry-go-round, as well as less desirable cuts to increase pay for personnel at higher learning institutions. *snicker* Tag, you're it! The governor also slashed another $37 million by instituting a 1 percent payroll reduction across all executive branch agencies. “The problem is not revenues; the problem is overspending,” Romney said of his budget actions. “The level of spending which we’re looking at would put us on the same road to financial crisis and ruin that our commonwealth has been down before.” Heh, heh. Romney rocks, lol. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #6 As a life long Masshole, I can confirm the following : Romney used the state for his political ambitions - went AWOL soon after election, traversing about the Heartland instead of taking battle to the corruptchiks on Bacon Hill - failed to build a grass-roots GOP resistance (although he tried in 2004) - refused to give spotlight to his Lieutenant Governor who just lost big time to a professional moonbat - failed to ride roughshod over the trough rats until he was riding on out of town. Yeah, I still like Mitt's politics, but he should have inflicted moonbat casualties while he was here. Instead he left the GOP in the worst place it has been in 20 years. |
| Posted by: Red Lief 2006-11-11 23:33 |
| #5 If Mass has a balanced budget law, I would assume that there are only 2 ways to comply. One is to do what Romney did, so he may not be such a hero, and the other would be to increase taxes. This could be a no brainer. Makes good headlines though. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-11 20:58 |
| #4 Romney never dissapoints me. |
| Posted by: closedanger@hotmail.com 2006-11-11 14:54 |
| #3 Not a problem for Patrick at all. 1. Reverse all cuts. 2. Oh, my! A huge deficit. We'll just have some "temporary" tax increases. 3. Bask in glory of press coverage for pragmatism. 4. Receive "Profiles in Courage" award. I've seen that happen in Michigan, California, Arizona, Ohio. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-11-11 10:54 |
| #2 Style AND substance! Impressive. |
| Posted by: Phineter Thraviger1073 2006-11-11 08:33 |
| #1 ...I LIKE this guy... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-11-11 06:56 |