Although I don't particularly care for Politico, at least they are on top of the news.
And in this case, there's a friction within the Republican Party across the board in the state government level vs. the federal government level:
http://www.politico.com/...
Ask Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert what they think of Hill Republicans’ strategy on the sequester, and you get the exact same response: “What strategy?”
It’s a sign that Republican governors might be still giving President Barack Obama a lot of the blame for the sequester — but they're fed up with their own side, too.
Their message for House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders: It’s not OK to just sit on the sidelines. It’s time to do something to stop the automatic cuts, and fast.
“They need to stop having press conferences and start meeting,” Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told POLITICO Sunday, referring to both Hill Republicans and Obama. “The time for shows is over. We’ve had 18 months.”
Honestly, I don't think those Republican Governors are really blaming Obama that much (although they are pointing the finger at him). I think internally, they are frustrated more at the GOP in Congress than Obama because those GOP are just literally trying to have so much power and want Obama to fail so bad so they can gain power.
More on the story:
Other governors were even harsher.
“I think there’s a lack of leadership, period. And there’s enough lack of leadership blame to go around,” Herbert said Sunday. “The president needs to step up with his proposals. Speaker Boehner needs to come to the table with his proposals. And what’s happening with [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid? I mean, they haven’t done a budget there for four years.”
“They all need to step up,” Herbert said. “Whatever the strategy is, it seems to be not too good a one.”
GRRRR. ARGH. It's entirely President Obama and Congress's fall all together.
No you genius Republican Governors, its entirely John Boehner (ahem, John Boner), Eric Cantor and his corrupt Republicans in Congress who are purposely trying to do nothing just so Obama can taken the blame.
Haven't these guys learned anything from the November 2012 elections?
Nope, sorry, they haven't.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett seems to be in a bit of reality, if any:
Corbett, whose state is one of the top 10 states that could be hit hardest by job losses, says congressional Republicans — and Democrats — need to restart the talks with Obama about how to replace the sequester.
“Frankly, I think the Hill ought to be saying, ‘We’re ready to sit down and work on a budget right now, and we will go through it line by line,’” Corbett said Sunday. “That’s what you’ve got to do. That’s what we do as governors.”
However, if there's anything the GOP Governors can agree on, it's that we have to do something.
I agree, DO something!
Phone bomb House Speaker John Boehner and Eric Cantor until they scream:
Boehner:
Office of the Speaker
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-0600
Fax: (202) 225-5117
Cantor:
(Note: Due to security procedures, mail delivery to Capitol Hill offices is very slow. The best way to reach the office is by email, phone, or fax.)
Office of the Majority Leader
H-329, The Capitol
House of Representatives
P: 202.225.4000
Richmond
4201 Dominion Blvd, #110
Glen Allen, VA 23060
P: 804.747-4073
F: 804.747-5308
Culpeper
763 Madison Rd #207
Culpeper, VA 22701
P: 540.825-8960
F: 540.825-8964
Washington, DC
303 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
P: 202.225-2815
F: 202.225-0011
Oh and we might as well phone bomb House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's line too since he's trying so desperately to get the ailing California Republican Party from eventual extinction:
Washington, D.C. Office:
2421 Rayburn House Office Building
District of Columbia 20515-0522
Phone: (202) 225-2915
Fax: (202) 225-2908
Bakersfield Office:
4100 Empire Drive, Suite 150
Bakersfield, California 93309
Phone: (661) 327-3611
Fax: (661) 637-0867
6:37 PM PT: Update: Just so people are aware, if you think I'm giving any praise to any of these GOP Governors, think again. These guys' brains are half the size of hyenas. They couldn't run a start-up tech company in the Bay Area, California even if they were paid $500 million!