Governors disagree on stimulus amid crisis

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:04 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Two governors offered Congress starkly different solutions Wednesday for the ailing economy, with New York's David Paterson seeking immediate aid from Congress.

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Thank you, Jim, for being the voice of reason. I struggle to understand why anyone would be against reducing energy impacts, oil use, and GHG reduction. I do not understand the knee-jerk fear of these sensible moves. I only wish it were indeed a carbon tax, which is a cleaner way to restrict emissions than cap & trade.
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