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« Firefly Re-Aired | Main | Muppet Alignment Chart » Starving the beastMedia Matters digs up an old Washington Post article: The first thing Christine Todd Whitman did upon taking office as governor of New Jersey in January was to cut the state's income tax. Then in July, as she signed into law her first state budget, the Republican cut taxes again while simultaneously closing the huge deficit left by her predecessor. At best, this represents a gamble that the state's economy in the early part of the next century will be stronger than it is today and better able to shoulder pension responsibilities. At worst, according to fiscal experts, Whitman's move represents politics at its most cynical. By fnord12 | March 7, 2011, 6:34 PM | Liberal Outrage |