a lot of states have governors that are being braver than those in washington. does that make sense? i think every governor in one way or another is trying to address the fact that their obligations are outdistancing their resources. they have to come up with budgets, make tough decisions and many of them are. where do we stand in terms of state budgets and how they will fare as we plow through this tough economy? as i said, you have certain expenditures that are rising faster than revenues like medicaid, like retirement obligations. they re hard to curb. they are hard politically for some people. they re hard financially. and they re hard legally. people often forget the fundamental fact that our constitution, states are responsible for education, for public safety, public health, the public infrastructure. i don t think people forget that but they think it will be there. they just think it will be there, mike barnicle. you ve got the study and you
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