Editor’s note: Gov. Chris Gregoire and House Speaker Frank Chopp recently convened a meeting of thought leaders in business and politics to solve the state’s budget crisis. The meeting was conducted via Twitter.
GovGregoire Thx for
coming. I’ll keep it short.
FrankChoppNo1 You’d
better!
SCarsonBoeing Is
this on? Hello?
GovGregoire Need
ideas on budget. $7 bil cuts. We all suffer otherwise. 140 chars or less plz ;)
JBezos RT @SNL Cut
human resources? j/k….
GovGregoire
Seriously.
SCarsonBoeing Hello.
I’m here. Can you hear me?
FrankChoppNo1 @SCarsonBoeing We cant bail u out this year. Too much
$$$.
GovGregoire
@FrankChoppNo1 Frank, we said we wouldn’t talk about that.
FrankChoppNo1 787
too much out of state. Build next one in WA or no deal.
JBezos Say WA?
That’s too much $$$ :P
HowardSBUX I can save
you 30 mil.
GovGregoire @HowardSBUX How?
RSims @HowardSBUX Ur not talking about the Sonics again? (Sent
from my BlackBerry)
HowardSBUX Clay owes
us 30 if we can get another NBA team.
FrankChoppNo1
NaGaHappn. Next?
GovGregoire @FrankChoppNo1 We haven’t talked about this!
FrankChoppNo1
Seattle can’t jump.
RT @FrankChoppNo1 Too much $$$
SCarsonBoeing I
think you really need to listen to what I have to say. Since 1918, Boeing has
been the engine of economic growth in Washington state, and
GovGregoire Briefly,
plz.
SBallmer I know what
he’s saying. Us too. We’re cutting. Changed economic times.
FrankChoppNo1 You
want bailout too? Talk to the hand. I’m the hand. No.
SBallmer Listen: You
need 7bil, but if you tax us, we’re going to BC.
JBezos Me too.
SBallmer R&D
keeps us going. If you up B&O, that gets cut. IMHO.
FrankChoppNo1 Humble
my @$$!
GovGregoire Who
elected you No. 1?
RSims Ynot cut Zune?
Save $$$, improve cred. Win-win. (Sent from my iPhone)
SBallmer Aren’t you
supposed to be in DC?
GovGregoire @SBallmer I invited Ron. He gets things done.
FratRingsCheap! LIKE
RAISEING TAXES!!1!
SCarsonBoeing We’d
like to keep it that way. Considering that 80,000 jobs are dependent on the
success and health of the aerospace industry in Washington
SBallmer Hello? Vancouver’s
nice this time of year... they have real mass transit.
JBezos ROTFLMAO!
FratRingsCheap! NO
MORE TAXES CUT
GOVEMINT IS TEH BAD
SBallmer Who invited
Tim Eyman?
FrankChoppNo1 Gone.
Booted him.
SenRichardDeBolt Don’t
censor him. He represents the people.
FrankChoppNo1 Then
he should run for office. Who R U again?
JBezos w00t!
GovGregoire Plz,
lets have some vicility. Civility, I mean.
FrankChoppNo1 Tell
MonkeyBoy his bailout is the new 520 bridge.
GovGregoire This is
useless.
SBallmer Agree.
Let’s go offline.
FrankChoppNo1 From
you? WWBGD?
JBezos dk. I’m a
Mac.;)
SBallmer You need
me, Jeff. Remember.
JBezos
ICanHazBailout2?
FrankChoppNo1 @JBezos Plz stop.
GovGregoire Can we
agree to meet? F2F.
SCarsonBoeing Let me
get my calendar.
SBallmer Call WaggEd.
FrankChoppNo1 Is
there a point?
HowardSBUX I’m in
Milan the next 3 mos. Can it wait?
RSims I’m kinda busy these days too. Saving
U.S., etc. (Sent from my Kindle DX)
JBezos :)
SBallmer @RSims I’m sending you a Zune, Ron.
GovGregoire I need
serious ideas when we reconvene. It’s not like I want to sell off every
government department.
SenRichardDeBolt
Good idea. Why not?
JBezos Who’d want one?
PaulAllen I’ll buy em.