Gov. Napolitano: Let’s put our money where your mouth is

State contracts larger than $50,000 put on hold

“Faced with growing fears about the economy and a darkening fiscal picture for state government, Gov. Janet Napolitano vowed to freeze all state contracts larger than $50,000….” is the opening gambit from the daily newspaper’s above-the-fold article today, regarding the state’s continuing budget woes.

Yet in spite of a bi-partisan supported state hiring freeze in March, underscoring continuing revenue shortfalls amid unprecedented economic downturns, Napolitano had no problem hiring a Mexican border advisor.

Just days ago, Seeing Red AZ exposed the addition of former Douglas Mayor Ray Borane to the governor’s staff as “policy adviser for border and immigration issues.” His vantage point is distinctly one of open borders. Borane has long been an outspoken critic of implementation of security measures, saying they “ignore the interconnectedness of the U.S. and Mexican communities.”

Borane is her very own Juan Hernandez.  (Click on the short video featuring Michelle Malkin interviewing Hernandez.)

Borane‘s $40,000 salary for providing this unconscionable service, must fly under the budgetary limit radar.

It has us Seeing Red.