I meant to get to this yesterday, so I apologize for the delay. But whether you like Brown’s budget or not, we should be able to discuss all options at this point. Frankly there really isn’t a whole lot to love here. It’s just better than the tack of the previous governor, but hardly what your friendly Calitics writers would put together.
That being said, the latest outburst from the Republicans comes at their one moment of relevance these days: when we need to pass a 2/3 revenue measure. So, did we expect anything other than this:
“I am not open to the idea because nobody has demonstrated anything to me that shows we are going to do anything different than we have done before,” the Rancho Cucamonga Republican (Dutton) said. “Voters were given this choice back in 2009 and they rejected it and frankly they were right to reject it. We didn’t fix anything, so why would the voters believe you now that you’re going to fix the problem even if they would give you five more years of the same thing?”(SacBee)
Of course, he goes on to say how nobody wants to take a hatchet to kill programs, but really, isn’t that what this was always about? They wanted to go after CalWORKS, IHSS, and the public education system from the day they were elected. At this point, if you cut any deeper, we will discover what the California Dream looks like in the mind of Stephen King.
But hey, maybe that clown from It would make a good legislator?
“If you believe you are with the voters on this then what are you afraid of?”
Seriously,
The GOP legislative playbook against Dem leadership is simple: Say No.
The only thing they have to study is how to say it (given to them by their lobbyist friends).
Here’s hoping Jerry Brown and Dem legislature don’t pull any punches. Time for full frontal attack on the GOP weaknesses.
WOW !!
What a surprise !
Republicans being unreasonable ?
Using bumper sticker priorities ??
Work around them where you can
this is great incentive to eliminate the 2/3rd requirements that dot our state
During his tenure, Jerry will have to revise Prop 13 restrictions
Maybe after he’s responsibly balanced the budget
Oh ! Is that eMeg’s or Carly’s picture ?
TAX OIL Severance !!
I just loved the comment by Republican Tom Berryhill that the state budget “isn’t our problem”. That statement should be repeated every time a school or park has to close, or a disabled person loses their IHSS, or a person trying to get off welfare gets thrown out of CalWorks. We should put it on billboards on neglected highways so drivers can read it as they bounce over potholes.