GOP governors oppose stimulus aid

In the midst of the GOP identity crisis, some GOP governors (notably a few with national political ambitions such LA gov Bobby Jindal and Alaska gov Sarah Palin) have taken a turn to the right and are vowing to reject federal stimulus funding on behalf of their states. There is a quite a risk in taking an such a blatantly ideological stance against the stimulus, but as up and coming republicans take a stab at grabbing for the national torch and redefining the republican party, going big certainly makes a greater splash than moving center to better align with the moderates. These governors are keeping their fingers crossed that the stimulus will fail, we just have to sit back and see what happens...