The Montgomery Advertiser has published my latest letter to the editor under the headline above:

First, the Governor was lying about the $675 million. Now that those cuts have come to fruition, just like he said, he’s being vindictive. The people of Alabama don’t deserve a leader like Governor Riley. He’s too good for the citizens of this state. I didn’t vote for the man, but he has tried harder to do the right thing than any leader this state has ever known and he gets zero appreciation for it.

He and his staff have spent more time with these budgets than anybody in their right mind should be allowed. If anyone has a better solution, they should have suggested it. A solution is not, “There have to be better places to cut.” Name them. A solution is not, “All those state workers need to take a pay cut.” Do you know what the average salary is for a state worker? Do you know that all of Governor Riley’s department heads took significant paycuts to come to Montgomery? It’s easy to criticize when you don’t have the first clue, it’s much harder to come up with a solution.

The truth is, most of us don’t have the time or inclination to delve into the details that far. That’s why we pay our legislators and the Governor. Let them do their job and offer your constructive, informed criticism, but not your useless uninformed “ideas”.

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