View the Budget process

I just posted a link on the right side to a video of Arizona's Secretary of State, Ken Bennett, explaining the legislature's budget process. It runs 58 minutes, which is a long time, but it is very revealing and worth the view, I think. It clarified for me what I think is a basic flaw in their process, and I imagine that this mindset is not just limited to Arizona. Check it out...

Interesting website

I have been getting periodic e-mails from a source that apparently got my name by mistake... the name of the organization is truemajority.org. I was going to reprint some info from their website, but it's available if you want to see it. What struck me is how well they are diseminating their message. One thing I think we conservatives could use more of is well-worded messages.

Today, my hubby and I attended the monthly luncheon meeting of the Flagstaff Republican Women. We always have a speaker, and this time it was our newly appointed Secretary of State, Ken Bennett. Ken was the former leader of the State Senate until he reached his term limits. Ken put on a visual and informative presentation today explaining our state's budget, and how we went from having a 'Rainy Day' fund and ending balance to being heavily in debt and being faced with having to increase taxes and take out loans to meet our financial obligations. Absoloutely amazing how a body of 'legislators' -- and I use the term facetiously -- can project revenue, discover we came in short of projections, then turn around and project revenue increases for the next two budget years, AND increase spending! How did they balance the budget? Robbed several other funds to cover their asses... if this doesn't get the voters out, I don't know what will! But it won't, sadly... we had 30 people at the luncheon... a miniscule fraction of the registered Republicans in our community. And therein, I think, lies the problem. How to get the message out to the people who can do something about it! Well, my hubby videotaped the presentation, and as soon as he has it formatted, I will put it here for anyone who wants to spend an hour listening to a very well-done presentation. Even if you don't live in Flagstaff, you might be interested in the budget process used. I'm sure it's not too different from the process used in other states or at the federal level. And it's atrocious! So stay tuned...