I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.
If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.
'Give me your poor.' It didn't say, 'Give me your poor who can afford a $680 citizenship.' If I had my way, it would be free. If I had my way, the state would subsidize every eligible application, period.
As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?
I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
