Comments on: Obama Vows To Help Struggling States

President-Elect Addresses Bipartisan Audience At Conference Of Governors In Philadelphia

[platteman]

More bailouts, wait share the wealth, corporate, state welfare, just what we need, dumb and dumber trying to solve the money problem.

Take the money from all the PAC''s the Dems have and give it away. Then let them go out and raise more money.

When will it stop?? Never, I need a bail out also. I want a new truck, more model airplanes, a better house, my log cabin is falling apart, a bigger boat, well just a newer boat, I want it all, Obama where is mine, send it to me quick, I am in dire straights.

[cattiej]

I don''t like these Governor''s asking our Federal government for more help. Each state should be on their own. So many of the states have Governor''s who are at best dishonest, and more are on the take than ever before in our history. Here in Illinois, we have Rod G. the worse governor in the history of Illinois. He has taken millions from pension funds, closed health programs,given his buddies high paying jobs,fly in our State of Illinois plane from his home in Chicago to our State Capitol in Springfield, every day!. Dr''s office are turning patients away of medicare and state pension health care programs. Many people in nursing homes face having to be moved out because Rod isn''t paying for the states portion of their care. Our roads are in a mess, many of our state parks have closed, many of our historical places have closed. Now Governor Rod get to pick Obama''s replacement. Wonder who has the money to give Rod for this job....maybe Rod will take it himself and turn himself lose on the rest of our nation. Either way, its Chicago politics as usual.Al Capone would be really proud.

[nolalou]

"Rendell said there are upward of $136 billion in infrastructure projects that are "ready to go," chiefly road and bridge repair projects that can get started especially quickly. Water and sewer projects and school repairs are other needs. "

Are you kidding me??

These are the kinds of solutions this inexperienced rookie is looking at to turn the US economy around??

Hire more concrete workers, road builders, and carpenters??

Down here in Texas we call those folks **************s!!

Posted by DemsSUK2

Have you ever heard of the W.P.A (Works Progress Administration), or the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)? These were set up by FDR to put people to work on public projects during the Great Depression. Projects included building La Guardia Airport in NY, Camp David, bridges all across the country,
These projects were very successful in leading to an end to the depression.
Your comment about Mexicans is insulting and racist! Certainly, the federally funded projects can have rules about hiring only citizens or others legally allowed to work in the US.