That line for federal bailouts (which depends on citizen-provided money, of course) just keeps getting longer and longer. Cities, automakers, auto-related companies, banks, insurers, newspapers, arts organizations, universities, and now the fifty states.
But the governors aren't being greedy. They're simply asking for a trillion (no kidding) dollars.
But wait; since Barack Obama is going to be President, will we have to now cough up enough for 57 states?