Pigs at the trough

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Like pigs waiting in line to get their snouts in the feeding trough, come many of the nation’s governors — on the heels of the mayors — asking Washington for bailout money.

Democratic governors from overspending states like New York, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Ohio are among those seeking financial deliverance. The governors want Washington to pony up $1 trillion for their absolutely-essential-non-negotiable-if-we-don’t-get-the-money-people-will-starve programs.

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