January 22, 2010 12:00 AM UTC

The Penry Plan

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• by: Snead

(No front license plate! Egads, he found the silver bullet that will slay the budget beast. – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Senate Bill 10-029

Here’s a sample of his “efficiencies in governmental entities”:

a 2-year statewide hiring freeze

Eliminating all bonuses paid to any state employee for 2 years

Reducing by 3% the number of all full-time equivalent state employees paid in whole or in part with general fund dollars within 5 years

Limiting the governor’s energy office to spending no more than 10% of its total budget on personnel

Requiring the governor to reduce by 10% the pay of all full-time equivalent state employees earning $125,000 or more annually, except employees of state institutions of higher education

And last, but certainly not least:

Removing the requirement that motor vehicles have a front license plate

My questions: This dude can’t even get a House cosponsor? How much taxpayer time will he waste on a bill with no support? Is this a sign he needs to rock the boat because his November meal ticket isn’t looking so good anymore?