THE UNFORTUNATE TRUTH

Robert Robb hits the nail on the head with his article in the Repugnant about the ugly truth of the budget process at the state capitol. Members of the House Appropriations Committee are being told that the FY08 budget cut negotiations are pretty much a done deal and we should now turn our focus to FY09. Representative Russell Pearce, Chairman of House Appropriations is fighting to bring the budget process back into the Appropriations, as he has every year but, in my opinion, faces an uphill battle. Pearce is not known to back down and with Approps members behind him perhaps leadership in both the House and Sentate will get the message.