I'm not sure that some governors just don't want to lay off people for the sake of laying off people and being able to say they did.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
That's a large part of the job as governor: to create and maintain the optimal balance.
I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that.
I think the governors would all agree that what we don't want from the federal government is unfunded mandates.
When a governor asks you to come and serve... or a president, subsequently in my life - you do so.
But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.
People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.
The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.
I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.
The governor's not allowed to drive. That's part of the life you accept.
It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are only too happy to let us know. When they are up to no good, they want that kept secret.