Republican governors say they need the money. They express "concerns" about the effect on the deficit.

Governor Sanford of South Carolina is chairman of the Repubican Governors Association, and the article says he is a tad disappointed in their lack of support for his position against the stimulus, and Sanford says he has not decided whether he will accept any stimulus aid to his state. We will see what Sanford does soon enough.

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GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer

Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama’s economic aid plan…

Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors would welcome the money from Capitol Hill…

The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, planned to meet in Washington this weekend with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other senators to press for her state’s share of the package.