Barbour’s budget has bombshells in fine print

Barbour’s budget has bombshells in fine print

President Obama has come under fire for rolling out major legislative proposals in the current lame duck session of Congress, when a new Congress heavily laced with newly-elected Republicans will come to town in January.

Down here in Mississippi we have a somewhat similar situation. Gov. Haley Barbour technically is a lame duck governor since his term-limited tenure ends in January, 2012 when his successor takes office.

That fact has not prevented Barbour from coming up with a slew of proposed major governmental reforms tucked away in the executive FY 2012 budget he has submitted to the Legislature for consideration at its 2011 session beginning January 4.

Desoto Times
12/1/10