<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>RedState</title><link>https://redstate.com/soren_dayton/2010/06/24/tough-decisions-coming-for-politicians/feed/</link><description>Conservative News &amp; Politics</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:01:11 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>"Tough Decisions" coming for politicians</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[In the last couple of years, many of us have been laid off, worked at places where people have been laid off, had friends who were laid off, or had to lay people off. It is tough, but often it has to be done by management for them to be responsible stewards of the organization. Last week, the Democratic mayor of Los Angeles (and former Speaker of the California Assembly) Antonio Villaraigosa described the &amp;#8220;tough decisions&amp;#8221; that he had to make in &amp;#8220;extricat[ing]&amp;#8221; the people of LA from 3,500 government employees.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:18:00 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Soren Dayton]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://redstate.com/soren_dayton/2010/06/24/tough-decisions-coming-for-politicians-n35253</link></item></channel></rss>