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RandySF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:55 PM
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So who are the GOOD governors out there?
We've spent a lot of time taking on lousy governors like Scott Walker, Rick Scott and John kasich, but who are the good ones? Right now, there are three that come to mind.

-Pat Quinn of Illinois who has become the voice of reason in the Midwest
-Jerry Brown is doing his best in California to avoid further balancing the budget on the backs of kids. He is trying to beat legislative Republicans into submission to get the tax extensions on the ballot.
-Neil Abercrmbie of Hawaii who just signed the state's new marriage equality bill into law.
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Marblehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:56 PM
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1. corbett sucks in pa
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mahina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:57 PM
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2. Abercrombie!
Edited on Wed Mar-23-11 12:01 AM by mahina
Thank you, he is doing a great job. Cutting programs we need, yes, but all in all he is putting in a truly heroic effort and getting a lot done.

I heart Neil and his team, man oh man.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:04 AM
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3. Chris Gregiore CAN be good, some times she pisses me off, but she was literally
in tears over the cuts she had to make to balance the budget recently.
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Thunderstruck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:05 AM
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4. My governor (Texas) is good
for nothing. Not a gawddamned thing.
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annm4peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:09 AM
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5. Gov Mark Dayton of MN Campaigned on Tax the Rich
unfortunately we have Republican Senate and House.

but in two years when we can vote in some DFL's we can get moving long to some progressive bills
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PetrusMonsFormicarum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:11 AM
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6. John Kitzhaber, Oregon.
He's a surgeon who has governed the state in the past, and between terms, he spent a lot of time working on health care issues through the Archimedes Movement. To be honest, I'm surprised that he hasn't ended up in or near the White House.
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:19 AM
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7. John Hickenlooper is good
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:26 AM
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8. Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas
He has worked to reduce tax burdens on lower income and elderly people, among other things.
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ChoppinBroccoli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 01:31 AM
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9. Ted Strickland--Too Bad He's Unemployed Now
Thanks, fellow Ohioans, for your short-sightedness. A-holes.

But Ted is continuing to fight, even though he's not in office right now, and that makes me like him even more.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 07:57 AM
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10. We nearly got Ted reelected.
Unfortunately there was Citizens United.
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