Alaskan Republican says thanks, but no thanks to Palin's Budget to Nowhere

[Are_grits_groceries]

Hawker, the Republican co-chair of the House Finance Committee wrote a nice little letter to the Governor which basically said, “We got the budget. It’s very pretty. Now, try again.”

State House finance co-chair Mike Hawker told Gov. Palin today in a hand delivered letter that she's based her budget on an unrealistically high expectation for state revenue. He wants her to rework the numbers to reflect a possible $2 to $3 billion deficit.

Palin's budget proposal is based on her revenue department's projection that oil will average $74.41 a barrel over the next budget year, which starts in July. "Many, if not most, professional economic analysts believe that the actual average prices will be significantly less than that," Hawker wrote.

Republican Representative Hawker is in essence requesting that Palin lay more realistic cards on the table up front, rather than rely on her typical modus operendi...lay back and let the Legislature take the hits for the unpopular decisions while she takes the credit for those choices that are popular with the public. If the fantasy budget she's proposed is allowed to stand unchallenged, she'll simply say that she's "forced" to go along with the tough budget cuts ahead because Alaska's income didn't live up to Revenue's expectations.

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/12/alaskan-republican-says-thanks-but-no.html

The shenanigans continue, but on a state level. It's par for any politician....

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Sarah is completely delusional

if she thinks she can base the budget on $75 gallon a barrel oil. Alaska crude is selling for under $30 now.

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. That's what I thought.

OPEC and whoever are cutting production and the price is still dropping.

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Maybe her daughter's baby daddy's mother slipped her some hillbilly heroin?

[acmavm]

6. It seems that Sarah has been finding things a little tougher up there in AK

since you poor people got her back. Am I imagining things?

[Liberal Veteran]

2. This can't be true. FOX Snooze told me Palin is universally adored in Alaska...

...and that her approval rating is 450%.

[Johnyawl]

5. AND that she's the nations expert on energy!

[LiberalFighter]

8. As the nation's energy expert they shouldn't challenge the twit.

[Blue_In_AK]

7. What I love is the intra-party rebellion.

The conservative Republicans in the state have always had issues with Sarah. I think they're just going to get worse.