Her Arrogance: How dare you impose a hiring freeze!

Legislature unable to rein in Napolitano’s spending spree

For the second time this week, Gov. Napolitano has vetoed legislation aimed at controlling Arizona’s out-of-control budget deficit.

The bipartisan supported, H B 2043, required state agencies to impose a freeze all hiring and promotions. But the Democratic governor said the bill was “wholly unnecessary” because she has already imposed a freeze, the daily reports.

“The bill constitutes an unwarranted intrusion into the distribution of powers and responsibilities among the three branches of government,” Napolitano wrote. “One branch of government cannot exercise the powers and authority properly belonging to another branch of government. This reason alone demands a veto of this bill.”

Rep. Bob Robson, (R-Dist. 20), the bill’s prime sponsor, said the governor missed her chance to underscore the severity of the state’s $1.2 billion budget gap for fiscal 2008.

“I guess to a degree some people are not grasping the seriousness of this situation,” Robson said. “This could have been a very good statement from the executive as well as the Legislature to all concerned that we are in financial peril.”

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4 Responses to “Her Arrogance: How dare you impose a hiring freeze!”

  1. Real Analysis Says:
    March 15, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    Democrats do not understand the value of OPM (Other People’s Money). Carpetbaggers do not understand stewardship of financial resources in the communities they operate in. Opportunists really don’t care about collateral damage on their way up - not who, not how many. In Janet we are blessed with a Democrat carpetbagger opportunist.

    Translated, this means: hold tight to your ankles, it’s going to be a long, hard ride.

  2. Mr. Conservative Says:
    March 15, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    I’m not a big Bob Robson fan, however we all need to support his efforts on this bill. I just spoke to him the other day and he’s had it with the govorness lack of a grasp on reality…

  3. Veronica Says:
    March 15, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    She’s a shopaholic–using our money to underwrite her spending spree. She’s too arrogant to accept necessary controls.

  4. Jim Freemont Says:
    March 16, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    Less we forget, remember it was all the McCain staffers and McCain liberals who were listed on Janet’s web site as “Republicans for Janet” who gave us this witch.
    Thank you Wes Gullett, Max Fose, Bettina Nava, Annette Alvarez, Sue Gerard, Kahryn Nix, Brenda Sperduti, Maria Baier, Grant Woods, et al. Look for them in an McCain Administration…..And buy gold if you haven’t already started.

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