FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2012
CONTACT: Matthew Benson
“I welcomed President Obama to Arizona this afternoon, and we spent a few moments discussing this state’s economic turnaround. This was the President’s opportunity to see the Arizona Comeback firsthand.
“First, let me say I don’t doubt that the President wants what he believes is best for this country. He and I simply have starkly different visions of what that is.
“The President and I each took office in January 2009. We each stepped into grim circumstances. Just speaking for Arizona, I inherited a per capita state-budget deficit judged among the worst in the country, an economy in freefall and a clobbered housing market.
“My first action as Governor was to issue a regulatory moratorium so that state government could not impose any more needless rules on business. The President’s first move was to rush through an $800 billion stimulus spending plan that saddled the nation with more debt.
“Here in Arizona, we passed a historic economic package that included corporate tax reductions and targeted job incentives that make our state among the nation’s most inviting for business investment and relocation. In Washington, D.C., the President spent the better part of two years pushing a health care scheme that reduces consumer choice and saddles states with tens of billions in additional costs.
“This much is clear: Arizona is on the way back, with job growth over the last year rated 7th-best nationally. Our state budget is not only balanced, we have a surplus. Most important, we are putting in place the fundamentals for sustained economic growth: quality education, competitive tax policy and low regulation.
“Don’t be mistaken, I’m bullish on our nation’s future. But I’m convinced the path the President has pursued is the wrong one. I hope he takes some of the lessons of Arizona back with him to Washington.”
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What a disrepectful a**!!!!! So seriously can’t wait until we get a decent Governor.
Kudos to Gov Coughlin, masterful moves to steal the Prez thunder today. Jan has everyone asking ” the president went to intel in AZ? I thought he went to attack the gov?”. Weekend at Bernies part III AZ style is still rolling.
Brewer may try to actually do something other than line her pals pockets to get the AZ economy going though. Cardon is flush with cash and he is working hard until he leaves cause Jerry needs his “results” before Cardon is out the door. Gotta have some deals done so the big investors can make some money. The intel plant is a big deal, if you dont count that most of the jobs will be rolled over from the old Fab operation to the new building, creating only a few new jobs, not the hundreds that they talk about.
AZ needs someone to show some productive leadership and get a real game plan for business development and quit using smoke and mirrors to pretend that there is progress.
That was sleazy for anybody, shows she has no class about herself. Just pitiful. I hope she goes the way of Sarah Palin and her 15 minutes are over SOON.