Begich is the worst person to be giving Gov. Walker advice.  As mayor of Anchorage Begich grew the Anchorage operating budget from $294 million in 2003 to $422 million when he left in 2009.

Vetoing the state budget results in all state employees being given lay off notices just weeks before the new fiscal year.  That would be divisive and stupid.

Begich also calls for new taxes and a raid on the Permanent Fund which are both recessionary.  Begich was missing in action when we were having a statewide debate on SB-21- which is mostly responsible for the massive deficits we have today.  But nowhere in this article does Begich mention the fiasco of how we give away almost $10 billion in oil per year for only the royalty payment due to SB-21.

Finally, Begich gave us the disaster that is ACA- and its crippling insurance costs.

Begich needs to go away.  He failed Alaska multiple times.