Congrats to the Reformer for getting a story into the "liberal blogs". The Daily Kos has a thread that quotes a Reformer story about how great Vermont is that we have a surplus in the state and we can afford to pay for some programs that help people.
They go on to wish/wonder what the whole country would be like if they followed our example.
Take a look:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/7/13/9472/74518