Dudley incorrectly hits Kitzhaber on state borrowing

[ccharles000]

Republican Chris Dudley Thursday seized on a new report on Oregon's budget crisis to criticize his Democratic opponent, former Gov. John Kitzhaber, for putting the state in debt to balance the budget during the economic downturn of 2001-03.

However, Dudley was wrong in blaming Kitzhaber for the borrowing.

Actually, Kitzhaber fought legislators of both parties - and particularly Republican leaders, who ran both chambers when he was governor - for wanting to borrow money to pay the state's operating costs.

The borrowing that Dudley referred to in his speech was actually approved by the Legislature in March of 2003 - several weeks after Kitzhaber left office - and signed into law by Gov. Ted Kulongoski.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/05/dudley_incorrectly_hits_kitzha.html

[jaksavage]

1. Go Kitz

one for our side.