Here is a video clip from January 8, 2009, long before State Treasurer ever thought about seeking the Office of Governor with Napolitano on her way out.
Observe the two styles of leadership exhibited here. Treasurer Martin is calm cool and collective but definitely firm in his warning to Governor Napolitano that the State of Arizona is going broke. Napolitano is clearly shaken, grabs her things and storms off.
Shortly thereafter, Governor Napolitano departed the State of Arizona leaving Secretary of State Jan Brewer to succeed her. With a Republican Governor at the helm, one would think that Brewer would have taken the Chris Christie approach to the state budget and cut, cut, cut spending. Instead we got a Governor who hiked, hiked, hiked the sales tax 18%. (Incidentally, the last Governor to do this was another Republican, Jane Hull.)
Now the State still finds itself in a budget crisis with no sign of closing the deficit and a recession that will likely double-dip.
So, Dean, now that you are going to be private citizen, how about commenting on the budget fiasco?
How about that tax increase?
How about the fact it was not enough and we are in deep doo doo again?
How about the need for the Republicans to really fix the problem if they win the election in November, because then Janet’s mess will be their mess entirely?
Oh yeah, R’s never raise taxes.
Like Ronald Reagan.
Dean has a plan – a great plan for getting Arizona out of it’s financial disaster – we will just have to wait four more years to see it. Dean Martin in 2014!