Janeane Garofalo is talking about Tim Pawlenty, governor of MN

[Eric J in MN]

Says Pawlenty wants no new taxes, but "gambling, gambling, gambling."

Says no new taxes way to keep cutting the budget.

When they do have to find some money for schools, let's get it from gambling.

[bluestateguy]

1. I'm all for gambling

Unlike income taxes, people have a choice to gamble, and it brings in tourist dollars too. I know there are social problems associated with gambling, but if the choice is allowing casinos or cutting health care programs for children, I'll make the same choice every single time.

[evlbstrd]

3. If the states actually put the gambling proceeds into the schools,

no problem.
Missouri has casinos and lottery, all with the promise that they would help the schools. That hasn't happened.

[DemonFighterLives]

6. I didn't see much help come from gambling when it came here

I saw more people become dishonest and the state is in the red now. We also have two dead head honchos of the gambling industry. Apparently it pushes the crooks over the edge to suicide.

[bvar22]

9. There ARE other choices.

Either you vote FOR gambling, or you hate the children is a REPUBLICAN frame.

[Melodybe]

2. Get back to me when she is talking about the Bush/Blair memo.

[bookman]

4. I lived in NJ

Gambling was going to fix education there 20+ years ago. Didn't do a damn thing.

Don't believe it.

[MS Liberal]

5. Gambling has not helped the schools here in the great state

of Mississippi.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Nor in Oregon

:shrug:

The lottery was supposed to help "economic development."

The lottery is humming along, but Oregon has high unemployment and bare bones schools.

[loveable liberal]

8. Supporting our state thru gambling proceeds is stupid.

I say tax the rich, since they can afford it.