Cry In Your Beer
October 10, 2008 at 3:30 am
The great exchange from “Broadcast News” when budget cuts force staff layoffs, including that of a particularly attractive news person:
“This is a brutal layoff…And all because they couldn’t program Wednesdays.”
“You can make it a little less brutal by knocking a million dollars or so off your salary.”
Brutal layoff indeed. Here’s another brutal cut, from the office of Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine:
Kaine said he will limit expenses, including his staff’s cellphone costs, end purchases of jugs of water and cancel some newspaper subscriptions. He will also continue the 5 percent self-imposed cut to his $175,000 annual salary implemented last year.
Hickey said Kaine will hold fewer official events at the governor’s mansion. And those will feature lower-quality beer and wine and a less exquisite range of food.
Lower-quality beer? So here’s a true test of leadership — will this make the cut?
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