Monday at 1:00 pm MT, Governor Otter presents his State of the State address. If you are hoping for a ray of sunshine, better catch a matinee showing of The Blind Side, instead.
A press release gives a preview of the upcoming address. I watched it on television and believe the purpose of the preview was to ready us for glum, doomesday faces to match Governor Otter's.
Monday we can expect more detail on the requests for a cut in fiscal 2010 state spending; another budget holdback for 2010; and, no growth in the fiscal (July 1st) 2011 budget.
Does anyone see the irony in this? Doesn't no growth in the state translate to no growth in the economy?
C'mon Governor, crawl out of the box. Problems are solved by thinking outside the box, not focusing on the problem itself.
Even though it may not be robust, analysts say the economy will improve in 2010 (Politics AP). We are out of the recession, and we are getting a boost from stimulus money, businesses replacing inventory, and companies that survived the recession are seeing profit.
You let the cat out of the bag, Governor, when you acknowledged there were signs indicating the economy was turning around.
Everyone knows that you know.
Governor Otter, you shared the platform with Boise mayor Dave Bieter welcoming the BSU Broncos back from their great Fiesta Bowl win. Mayor Bieter used the BSU Broncos underdog status(according to pundits) as inspiration for all of us during this time of economic challenge.
We can win.
Roll your sleeve up. Take that shot of optimism. Give us inspiration, hope, and positive solutions.
Friday, January 8, 2010
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