Sinking Ship – August 24, 2008 By Whitney Blake August 24, 2008 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint SINKING SHIPS: California and New York, the nation’s two biggest blue states, just can’t quit spending tax dollars even though both state budgets face huge deficits. California’s is $17.2 billion, while New York’s deficit is $6.4 billion. Recommended Stories The Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Washington will pay the costCan Trump lead American baby formula production out of the DC regulatory desert?The copper crisis: Overcapacity in China and underinvestment in America Related Content Courage, Strength, and Optimism The Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Washington will pay the cost Op-Eds Can Trump lead American baby formula production out of the DC regulatory desert? Op-Eds The copper crisis: Overcapacity in China and underinvestment in America Fairness and Justice The dark legacy of Paul Ehrlich’s Population Bomb Courage, Strength, and Optimism Comparing the US and Germany proves the US’s wiser energy policy