My Democratic friends at Blue Indiana are taking the Governor to task over the latest state revenue forecast. Indiana will face a shortfall of more than $760 million.  They are basically saying that under the current economic climate Indiana is anything but an “island of growth.”  For the record, the Governor never said during the campaign that Indiana was in great shape, he argued that Indiana was in better shape than a lot of other places, including my home state where the current Governor is very likely on his way to prison.  

My question for my friends with the “D” behind their names is simple, is that if you don’t like what Mitch is proposing,  what is your plan? What ideas did do you bring to the table?  You may not like the Governor’s suggestions of 3-percent cuts across the board, no pay increases, holding the line on all non-essential spending or the all important, no tax increases.  If you don’t like any of these, which you are perfectly entitled to, then give the public some ideas and let’s have the debate.

Otherwise, please sit quietly and let someone else do the heavy lifting.