(I hope you had a Happy 4th! I’ll be on KPFK today to talk about the budget around 8:40 or so. You can listen live anywhere, or in LA, tune into 90.7FM. – promoted by Brian Leubitz)
You see that picture on the right? Notice anything missing? Well, Republicans for one. And, you know, they typical fanfare for these things, as only three media folk were allowed in. Hardly the big campaign-starting event that Jerry had hoped for.
So, what now? The Republicans, through their own obstinacy continue their slide toward irrelevance. And what of Jerry Brown? Hardly a progressive champion that some had hoped, or even the good ol’ fashioned dealmaker that he had sold. Not for lack of trying, but today’s Republicans are a different breed than those of a generation ago.
What can we do to build any sort of long-term plan for California’s budget. I’ve heard many plans over the six years that I’ve been running Calitics, but none have really come to pass. Maybe the next one?
I’ll be on Your Call Radio today at 10 AM eastern. You can listen at 91.7 in San Francisco, or stream it live (or podcasted) at YourCallRadio.org.
A Democratic governor & legislature taking credit for decreased car fees and a lower Sales Tax is a good thing!
Governors unlike presidents cannnot print money. The budget is a solid fiscal expression of the state’s current condition and cuts needed to be made.
There isn’t a state budget in the United States that wasn’t cut and California is not above such mundane things as balancing the books and having a budget that’s on time.
Supervisor Revives Secession Chatter
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, Third District, will make the proposal later this month.
It seems He wants to Secede from California and form a 51st state with 13 inland counties, possibly republican majority counties, It seems some Republicans want to go home and take their toys with them as they can’t get elected to statewide office and so they want to have their own state. I don’t think It’s a good idea, As they’d probably say You were getting SSI/SSP that money We didn’t approve of, Get a job or if You can’t get a job, leave, We don’t like parasites.