March 11, 2010
Terry Branstad had an idea back in the early 90's, and it was promptly laughed out of the room. He wanted biennial budgets- or to pass a budget every two years.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette wrote an editorial 1992 calling Branstad's plan "[r]idiculous" and that the arguments for doing this were "very slim."
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March 11, 2010
Candidate Branstad is always unfairly ready to criticize Governor Culver's handling of the state budget, but Candidate Branstad needs to remember what happened under his watch.
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March 10, 2010
Terry Branstad moved to restructure Iowa's state government, but the savings that reorganization created were short lived when he undercut himself by dramatically increasing spending and expanding the size of state government.
“Let me tell you something: Terry Branstad kept two sets of books to hide a massive budget deficit from Iowans. I wouldn’t trust him with my wallet, let alone the State of Iowa again. We saw how that went,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan.
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March 9, 2010
What would Rick Santorum do? Perhaps, more importantly, who would he endorse?
Rick Santorum will speak to the Iowa Christian Alliance tonight with the Republican gubernatorial candidates. It seems like a perfect opportunity for the 2012 Presidential hopeful to make an endorsement.
Santorum can have his pick from the three left standing:
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March 8, 2010
Last night may have been the Oscars, but the reviews have been in for a while on Terry Branstad’s bad budgeting practices.
Here’s the truth of the matter, candidate Branstad is just running away from former Governor Branstad’s record. Governor Branstad’s record includes raising taxes, running a massive deficit and keeping two sets of books in an attempt to fool Iowans.
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