In perhaps the most predictable story to come out of the National Governors Association's meeting, Governors want more money to bail out their state's Medicaid programs:

Governors are pressing Congress to include funding for Medicaid in a second economic stimulus package, CongressDaily reports. A bipartisan group of governors on Monday morning met with President Bush and administration officials to push a second package; however, Bush indicated that he likely would not support the effort, according to CongressDaily.

With many states irresponsibly expanding Medicaid programs in the face of an economic slowdown, it makes little sense for federal taxpayers to help fund the bad decisions of state policymakers. As recently as 2001-2003 states faced the situation where the economy slowed, Medicaid spending skyrocketed, and tax revenues declined. They seem to have learned little from this situation.