In the absence of a budget, the governor has a responsibility to realize state savings any way he can. This is unfortunately a necessary decision.
Aaron McLear • A spokesman for California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had the delightful joy of informing the press that 20,000 jobs may be getting cut. The drastic measure is due to the fact that California’s $40 billion budget didn’t pass by a narrow margin this weekend. • source
Last month the economy lost 598,000 jobs. That is the equivalent of losing every job in the state of Maine.
Robert Gibbs • White House press secretary, on the economic crisis. This quote may have been a not-so-subtle ploy by Gibbs to get Maine’s two Republican senators on board for the economic stimulus plan. If nothing else, it’s striking, dude. • source