tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post979508576619196555..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: See what happens when you get in the way of government spending?Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-59656412282627781452008-05-08T14:18:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:18:00.000-04:00Don't they call this the "Godfather Solution"?Well...Don't they call this the "Godfather Solution"?<BR/><BR/>Well the way is now clear for the state to spend the last of their tobacco settlement money, and by my reckoning, not one dollar will have been spent on medical care. As you point out Maggie, this was the original reason for which the lawsuit was brought, and the settlement was to be used for what was supposed to be increased smoking related health costs that were going to spiral out of control. Hmmm ...<BR/><BR/>I guess we are goint to have to rewrite that old saying:<BR/><BR/>Never get between a politician and a microphone, or a pile of someone else's money.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.com