Here we go, another example of a lack of courage:

Days after a federal judge blocked his efforts to furlough half the state work force, Gov. David A. Paterson is drafting a plan that would lay off thousands of government workers at the beginning of next year, a move officials say is necessary to help balance the state budget.

A senior administration official involved in preparing the plan said Monday that Mr. Paterson would direct state agencies to begin picking which positions could be eliminated starting Jan. 1, 2011.

   So, the theme here is: blame the people who have had no hand in the economic crisis that has starved state budgets–state workers were not the Wall Street pirates who robbed America, state workers were not the high-income earners who have escaped paying their fair share in taxes and state workers were not the leaders who made foolish decisions to flush trillions of dollars down the drain to pay for immoral wars. Yet, state workers are being told, "you will now pay the price".