(Deep movie trailer voice)…”In a world where one man must make a choice… a choice between his political party and a federal stimulus package.  That man is…

The Governator!

Well actually, it is a little more complicated than that (but we at US Democrazy have been observing some political maneuvering worthy of an action movie).

Here’s the plot… President Obama presents a stimulus bill with money galore to give to all 50 states. Good news, right!?!

Well! All the Republican Representatives in Washington and all but three of the GOP Senators voted NO to the stimulus bill. This near unanimous denunciation gave the impression that all Republicans anywhere thought Obama’s plan wasn’t worth the 500 pages it was written on…

Apparently California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Florida’s, Charlie Crist, (both Republicans) did not get the memo.  Both supported the stimulus bill.  Crist went so far as to say that Republicans should give Obama “a shot.”

Don’t worry — not every Republican governor rebelled against their party like Arnie and Charlie.  The Governor of Lousiana, Bobby Jindal, mentioned that he might not take all of Obama’s stimulus money, fearing it would cost more down the road.  Five other Republican Governors have also voiced similar opposition.

Obama has announced first of the stimulus funds will be going out this week. When the big buckeroos start flying out to state capitals around the country… it will be interesing to watch  who will and who won’t take the cash!

We’ll see how our sunshine boys from California and Florida deal with this situation. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty said “When you’re paying to buy the pizza, it’s okay to have a slice.”