Drowning in the Bathtub

I am sure it was Grover Nordquist that said the Republicans wanted to get government down to the size where they could drown it in the bathtub. With states in trouble it looks like that is about to happen.

"When you've got an unemployment rate at 10 percent, I don't think that's a good time for us to tell Georgians that we need more of their money," Georgia House Speaker David Ralston said. "I'm going to resist that again this year."

So let's see. Unemployed people needing government services more than ever are going to face even fewer services from the state and more hurdles getting those that do exist because those of us with jobs are not going to be asked to help maintain these services.

Also, public employees who earn less compared to private sector workers by education level are greedy bastards because they want a decent wage and a secure retirement. Basically it is the fault of public employees that the states are in financial trouble. Pay no attention to the ________ behind the curtain. Fill in your choice, Wall Street, the rich and super rich, banks, healthcare industry, etc.

Look at the price we just paid for one year of unemployment benefits. 800 billion dollars over the next 10 years, borrowed from China, going to those who don't need it, as ransom to pay benefits to some of the unemployed in 2011. Meanwhile Rome burns or drowns in the bathtub or whatever.