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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 02:43 PM Jan 2016

Who is the worst Republican governor?

4. — Maine Gov. Paul LePage. This is a man who does not have the qualifications to be the county dog catcher. Yet inexplicably, he’s the governor of Maine. He is so petty that shortly after he took office he ordered murals representing working men and women taken down, as they were “pro-union.”

3. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. My governor. A couple of years ago he would have been No. 1 on this list. He gutted public unions in Wisconsin, made Wisconsin a right-to-work state, and slashed public education from kindergarten all the way to the university system. Along the way he has made it harder for people to vote and gerrymandered the state legislature. He is such a dishonest man that he cannot even tell the truth about his bald spot.

2. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott. There are a lot of reasons for Gov. Scott to be on this list. But There’s only one reason he is No. 2 on this list: Tenet Healthcare failed to live up to Florida quality standards for children's heart surgery. Instead of fixing the problem, you know, like a responsible organization charged with the care of children should do, they donated $200,000 to Florida Republicans.

1. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. Where to start with Gov. Snyder? He has done so much damage to Michigan. Emergency Managers? Right-to-work? Or the myriad of other legislation that has passed on his watch which has damaged Michigan and has done nothing to serve its people?

Of course the reason for his No.1 spot on this list is the man-made disaster in Flint.

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Who is the worst Republican governor? (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jan 2016 OP
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is coming up on the rail KamaAina Jan 2016 #1
He's In The Team Photo ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #5
Snyder rightly occupies the number one spot etherealtruth Jan 2016 #2
Kasuck close behind. we can do it Jan 2016 #3
When you consider all GOP governors are dedicated to destroying government (that's valerief Jan 2016 #4
Don't forget Abbott in Texas. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2016 #6
Double-dipping Terry Branstad privatizing Medicaid, Cairycat Jan 2016 #7
Where's Brownback? lame54 Jan 2016 #8
The correct answer is rock Jan 2016 #9
I would nominate a trifecta TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #10
And the scary thing is that out those 3, George was the smart one. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #12
In comparison Arnold Schwarzenegger now appears like a "good" governor Johonny Jan 2016 #11
He Was! Xolodno Jan 2016 #14
Rick "Fifth Amendment" Snott is easily Number Two. lpbk2713 Jan 2016 #13
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
1. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is coming up on the rail
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 02:47 PM
Jan 2016

They still do not have a budget. Social service agencies are starting to lay people off.

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
5. He's In The Team Photo
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 03:13 PM
Jan 2016

However, the correct answer to the OP question of who is the worst(?), is:
Yes.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
2. Snyder rightly occupies the number one spot
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 03:02 PM
Jan 2016

It makes me ill ... the damage Snyder and the band of right wing nut jobs have done to Michigan is insurmountable (it feels that way)

valerief

(53,235 posts)
4. When you consider all GOP governors are dedicated to destroying government (that's
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 03:11 PM
Jan 2016

the GOP objective in serving the oligarchs), ALL of them are horrid. They just do the most horrendous things at different times.

Cairycat

(1,706 posts)
7. Double-dipping Terry Branstad privatizing Medicaid,
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 04:07 PM
Jan 2016

shutting down mental health hospitals, without going through the legislature - Braindead may not be the worst, but he ain't no prize either.

"Double dipping" because he's collecting his pension from a previous term as well as salary for this term.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
10. I would nominate a trifecta
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 04:35 PM
Jan 2016

G.W.Bush, pRick Perry and Greg AKA the Hypocrite Abbott. I'd stand any of them up against your list.

Johonny

(20,833 posts)
11. In comparison Arnold Schwarzenegger now appears like a "good" governor
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 04:45 PM
Jan 2016

Wow the GOP is * these days. Who votes for these people?

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)
14. He Was!
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 04:55 PM
Jan 2016

He kept Daryl Issa out of Sacramento and poisoned the GOP in California for a very long time.

lpbk2713

(42,753 posts)
13. Rick "Fifth Amendment" Snott is easily Number Two.
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 04:52 PM
Jan 2016



The Medicare/Medicaid thief is a self serving weasel.

He doesn't even try to be a smoothie like Jeb was.

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