Demo West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin: “Are we just protecting government, or are we really stimulating the economy?

Things are going well for Democrats and Democratic Governors are starting to point their fingers at their colleagues in Washington.

From Politico:

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin:
“I think the bottom line is, they’re not seeing the jobs that should have come from it,” said West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, explaining why voters in his state are dissatisfied with the massive spending bill. “Are we just protecting government, or are we really stimulating the economy? Maybe it’s too early to tell.”

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter:
They may have oversold the job creation part of it,” said Ritter, whose 2006 election heralded a Democratic resurgence in the Mountain West and whose decision not to run for reelection this year has illustrated the party’s declining fortunes in the region.

“They’re not satisfied with the pace of job recovery that they expected when the recovery act was passed,” he said of his state’s citizens. “Whether the president of the United States inherited this situation or not, he’s now owning it. For the federal government, this administration and the Congress to have not delivered [jobs] more quickly has become the problem.”

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn:
“I’m disappointed in Washington,” said Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. “We can’t have Herbert Hoover economics coming out of some of the members of Congress. They don’t understand how you fight a recession. The federal government has to run a deficit in recessionary times because we’ve got to get out of the ditch.”

More here.

Maybe they will soon wise up and start blaming this guy.



Popcorn anyone?