From Alternet: "The 10 Scariest GOP Governors:...."

[rasputin1952]

Ranking the worst Republican governors is next to impossible. Since the Tea Party sound and fury swept the Class of 2010 into power in swing states and even true-blue states like New Jersey, it's been more like a horse race between the main contenders. One will propose a law that seems so terrifying it could never make it through the legislature, let alone be topped. Then it passes, and in the blink of an eye another state's trying to outdo it.

These governors all have some things in common. Most of them were elected in 2010 while progressive turnout was depressed and conservative anger, particularly the virulent anti-government type springing from the Tea Party movement, spilled over at the polls. Many of them took over swing states from Democratic administrations. Most of them did not run on promises to take away collective bargaining from workers, slash pensions and health care and outlaw abortion. Instead, they focused on jobs—and, admittedly, their own solution to creating jobs, which is, of course, cutting taxes.

A year or more into their terms, taxes have been cut, the wealthy are doing fine, and working people, particularly immigrants and women, are struggling. The promises of jobs have given way to Shock Doctrine-style cuts, attacks on unions, public services, and voting rights. Since it can be hard to keep up with the moves by different governors around the country, we've compiled a list of the 10 scariest GOP governors and their proposals.

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Lest you think we're unfairly picking on the Republicans, we've thrown in honorable mention for a couple of Democrats in the nation's biggest blue states who seem to have taken a page from our right-wing friends.



The List follows the above paragraphs. Links:

http://www.alternet.org/story/151535/the_10_scariest_gop_governors%3A_bringing_a_radical_right-wing_agenda_to_a_state_near_you?akid=7214.28683.VRr4sT&rd=1&t=2

http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/151535

[Syrinx]

1. bold type is for "emphasis"

[rasputin1952]

2. Picky. picky, now it's italicized, I took English in college...

but it wasn't my Major...:D

[pinboy3niner]

3. Looks like you need one of these...

Picky picky picky




:)


:hi:

[rasputin1952]

4. I remember that!...

:D

:hi:

[quaker bill]

5. Apparently Rick Scott only rates #4

It is an impressive list.

[bklyncowgirl]

6. As a resident of New Jersey what was scarier was the Democrats.

The Democratic leadership folded like a cheap deck of cards on worker's collective bargaining rights and then appeared "shocked" and "outraged" when Christie turned around and bit them in the ass when he knocked out the few concessions they "demanded"

Steven Sweeney the Senate Majority leader is a disgrace.

Not a surprise, of course--after all this is New Jersey--where when there's a corruption bust the FBI brings in the buses.