Thank you, Rep Rosenwald for helping to clear this up. Not only does it debunk this particular republican talking point, but it shows how the republicans twist so many facts to suit their narrative.

They still try to sell this lie.

I Quote
"This extra money, $802 million in total, helped maintain essential safety net programs for vulnerable residents hit hard by the recession. The federal money was one-time assistance. The Democratic majority knew all along it would not continue, and that budget cuts would have to be made during the following biennium so that there would not be a deficit"

Except you said there was a surplus.Democrats never said the budget had to be cut by $802 million did they. Budget BS by democrats.

Voters need to remember this.

State Rep. Cindy Rosenwald. I will be quoting this article a lot in the next four months.

I wont be LYING about the matter, like the democrats have been all along.

Democrat makes mistake and tells the truth. Oops

This Op/Ed changes Hassan's and Cilley's Campaign in a major way.

It exposes democrats as irresponsible with the people money

Hey democrats its not Monopoly Money

If I read this article correctly, my colleague, Rep Rosenwald states that the Democrats knew they would have to reduce the budget by over $800 million dollars. This is the same reduction that all the "bomb throwers" have been say the Republican were so devastating to everyone? Of course, versus raising MORE taxes. Okay! As it relates to the 11 million surplus she alludes to, it was actually 17.7 million. A surplus that existed solely due to the fact the Republican controlled legislature took $50 million from the 2010-2011 budget to balance it. I don't understand how someone could write article like this with a complete misrepresentation to what happened in Concord. Rep Jack Flanagan

Wait a second.
This is a total change of tact from the Democratic side on the view of the budget. The "old" (or maybe another?) view was this one summed up by Mark Fernald:
http://www.markfernald.com/content/understanding-nhs-budget-deficit
His argument is basically that state revenues have not kept up with personal earnings in NH (which I thought was a pretty good argument actually.)
Now they're saying there wasn't a deficit in the first place.
Which is it??? Or am I missing something? Because Mr. Fernald's data seems right to me.

Couple of things,
They(Democrats) are actually allowed to have their own opinions.
If One Democrats says something, it is not attributable to EVERY Democrat.

Mark Fernald was talking about the reasonable increase in budget that occurred during the Democratic tenure and not deficit.

He does also agree with Cindy that Republican's dishonest inclusion in one time spending as future deficit is ludicrous.

Yes, your missing something

1) Democrats do not know how to handle money
2) It is not their money, it is the taxpayers money
3) Democrats then have to resort to LYING.
4) Reject the LYING DEMOCRATS

Democrat NH House Rep Cindy Rosenwald – About That 800 Million Dollar Deficit
http://granitegrok.com/blog/2012/07/democrat-house-rep-cindy-rosenwald-about-that-800-million-dollar-deficit

Mr Healey, what have you been smoking? If there was no deficit, why is Rep Rosenwald saying there would have to be budget cuts? There $900+ million was close to 25% of the state's portion of the budget. No reckless spending? The budget went up a total of 2.5 billion under Democratic control! It took from, I believe 1951, to get to a little over 9 billion. It is now over 11 billion. 100 new taxes and fees! Facts are Facts. No myth here! Rep Jack Flanagan

A democrat lies about lies and mistakenly tells the truth. Says a lot about CILLEY AND HASSAN AND KUSTER AND PORTER. Yes there is a connection.

Sponge Bob Democrat Economics Exposed

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha

Mr Healey, 30 were removed and I am not sure how many reduced. No to the checkbook questioned. I am glad you have given up on trying to argue against facts. But now it is insults. Rep Jack Flanagan

Wasn't $500k moved from the conservation fund to the general fund to help balance the budget? I thought the account was funded by fishing and hunting license fees and that the intended use was for upgrades to boat ramps, trails and recreation areas and the like. Will that money ever be replaced or has it vanished forever? I do not know who took the money but I would like to see it returned if that is at all possible. There are shenanigans on both sides of the aisle so I take Rosenwald's offering here w/a healthy amount of skepticism.

"Evil Tea Party Manipulates NH House To Produce First Balanced State Budget Since 2006"
http://granitegrok.com/blog/2012/07/evil-tea-party-manipulates-nh-house-to-produce-first-balanced-state-budget-since-2006

About That 800 Million Dollar Deficit
http://granitegrok.com/blog/2012/07/democrat-house-rep-cindy-rosenwald-about-that-800-million-dollar-deficit

This article, the story upon which it is based, and the comment thread are a solid microcosm for the immature playground fight that our political system has become. It costs us absurd amounts of money and freedom so that these children can keep us bickering with each other while they carve up the playground amongst their respective camps.

We need to drop this foolish idea that every issue of public policy needs to be labeled "liberal" or "conservative," "left-wing" or "right-wing," or "Democrat" or "Republican" in order for anyone to make a decision about it. We've been divided and conquered this way for a very long time, and it has gotten us nowhere good.

The two parties, for all their apparent differences, have one major interest in common: maintaining their own power at any expense to the public. Every problem they encounter while in office is supposedly the fault of the other party; they feed on our polarization in order to continue taking turns holding the reins. The truth is that most of our problems are the fault of both parties, collectively, and we need to be rid of them both.

Democrats lie all the time just look at William Hudson Connery III
http://granitegrok.com/blog/2012/07/running-in-rockingham-17-a-democrat-socialist-from-tenessee

Democrats cant help but lie. They would not get elected if they told the truth now would they.

Name one time where a democrat has told the truth.

It depends on how you look at it but the bottom line is the Democrats left 802 million in unfunded liabilities to the next session. These liabilities were covered by Federal stimulus money that would knowingly not be available for the next house session.

So a better analogy would be the democrats using a credit card to pay for stuff; getting a cash advance; and then leaving the next session to pay the bill when it comes in.

Who the heck is the democrat jerk that talks and talks. The guy does not shut up. Just like an old women.