Crunch Time in California Budget Negotiations [The Temptations of Jerry Brown]

ATR ^ | 2011-02-22 | Patrick Gleason

[92nina]

...There is another reason that Jerry Brown wants Republicans to go along with his budget plan aside from the fact that he needs four GOP votes to get his tax hikes on the ballot. The fact is that Brown knows that his budget does nothing to address the states true problem – overspending, it does nothing to address the state’s unfunded pension liability pegged at half a trillion dollars, and will only leave the state’s economy worse off. Brown knows this and wants Republican fingerprints on it for that reason. Gov. Brown’s budget has the same problem as Obama’s – it fails to rein unsustainable spending in the short term, it ignores entitlements that will bankrupt the state long run, and includes massive tax hikes.

Gov. Brown will continue to make the rounds in an attempt to buy off Republican votes. Lawmakers in Sacramento need to hear from their constituents now. ATR urges California taxpayers to contact their representative in Sacramento today and urge them to reject Gov. Brown’s budget. To do so, simply click here.

Read more: http://www.atr.org/crunch-time-california-budget-negotiations-a5881#ixzz1Ehmn5BOr

[92nina]

Unlike Wisconsin, the GOP has little power, but they still need to hold the line, and not cave.

Take this article and others I found to the fight to the Libs on their own turf; put the Left on the defensive at at Digg and at Reddit and in Delicious and Stumbleupon

[oldbrowser]

It will end up on the ballot because the politicians want to lay the blame on the voters.
we need a resounding negative to the terrible idea.
I'd love to see Brown cooking in his own stew.

[teeman8r]

time for those four republicans that are needed to take a hike and leave town...

i hear wisconsin is nice this time of year...

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[blueunicorn6]

Governor Jerry Brown should change his first name to Charlie. The state employees could be Lucy holding the money football. “Honest Jerry, er, I mean Charlie Brown, I won’t ask for any more money after you kick this football. Whoops! We need more money!”