[StoneColdGOP]

I know this is from last month, but I just came across it and it's a FANTASTIC speech by a great man.

Take heed, Republicans. You have to STAND by your principles.

[NormsRevenge]

You want to know what kind of damage 34 years of Democratic majorities in a state legislature can cause – especially if you combine them with the last five years under a Democratic Governor? We have a 9.3 percent top income tax bracket that starts at $75,000 AND an 8 ¾ percent sales tax – and we still keep running out of money. We have the lowest credit rating of any state in the country – in fact, now 2 notches below the next lowest state and are poised to borrow $15 billion more. And we are watching the first domestic outmigration of population in our history.

[camas]

did not see it last month thanks for the post

[Reagan Man]

>>>We have a 9.3 percent top income tax bracket that starts at $75,000 AND an 8 ¾ percent sales tax – and we still keep running out of money. We have the lowest credit rating of any state in the country – in fact, now 2 notches below the next lowest state and are poised to borrow $15 billion more.

They don't call California the leftcoast state for nothing.

[XHogPilot]

Bump for CA Senator Tom McClintock

[tpaine]

"In every society – in every political debate – isn't there always a large group of people who simply want to be left alone? Who want to live their lives according to their own best lights – to enjoy the fruit of their own labors, to raise their children according to their own values and standards, to associate with each other in peaceful commerce for their own mutual betterment.

And in every society – in every political debate – isn't there always another group – smaller but more domineering – who believe that they're so good at running their own lives that they're now entitled to run everybody else's.

Those are really the only two parties that have ever existed. They may go by different names in different lands and different times – but they are the same two parties locked in eternal political struggle – there is always a party of freedom. There is always a party of authoritarianism. "

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Not now Tom..

That same group – "smaller but more domineering – who believe that they're so good at running their own lives that they're now entitled to run everybody else's"; -- have taken over both parties.

We now have two major parties dedicated to the same authoritarian principles. -- And you know it.
-- Those who want to be left alone have nowhere to turn. -- For awhile.

[Prime Choice]

California does remain one of the best places in the nation to build a successful small business. You just need to start with a successful LARGE business.

If it weren't so true, I'd be ROTFL right now.

Excellent post. Thanks!!

[thackney]

"well worth the time to read" ping

[dpwiener]

Thank you for posting that speech; I hadn't seen it before. It sounds like one of Tom's best. Tom has gotten better and better over the years at giving speeches. They frequently leave lumps in my throat.

I consider myself extremely fortunate to live in Tom's State Senate district. (It also means that it's pointless for me to email or write letters to my State Senator on any issue, since I already know that Tom will vote the right way.)

[Lancey Howard]

BUMPED and bookmarked.

[truthkeeper]

Thanks for this. Here's a proud McClintock bttt.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

bump!

[sarasmom]

Thank you for posting this.

[alwaysconservative]

A long but eloquent read; thank you for posting this.

[concentric circles]

What a great speech! I wish he could deliver a prime time address at the national convention.

"...The central idea from which all of our party’s minor thoughts radiate is... that there are certain rights that come directly from the laws of nature and of nature’s God – rights that we hold as individuals – and that the purpose of government is to protect those rights..."

"...The central idea from which all of the Democratic party’s minor thoughts radiate is that rights come from government and that they serve the greater good – however the greater good might be defined by those in power..."

I believe that the great corrupter of freedom is power. Too many who start out believing in freedom loose their way when they become office holders and drop the banner of liberty in favor of the emblem of power.

Because we elect people who seek office instead of those who deserve office, we start with a pool of individuals who are predisposed to love themselves more than they love others, who love their own freedom more than they love freedom for others, who are servants of their own pride, and who believe their clever power to persuade and beguile makes them special.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good one!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Brilliance!

[freekitty]

Good going, Tom.

[solzhenitsyn]

Outstanding! Thank you so much!

[FairOpinion]

An excellent speech by McClintock!

McClintock is putting the blame of CA's problems right where it belongs, on the Democrats.

"You want to know what kind of damage 34 years of Democratic majorities in a state legislature can cause – especially if you combine them with the last five years under a Democratic Governor?

That’s what the Democratic Party can do to a state when people don’t pay attention to how they’re voting. "

But judging from some of the posts in this thread, some people still don't get it.

McClintock is talking about what a prolonged Dem government did to California, how it destroyed it.

Any reasonable person would see that the answer is to get rid of the Democrats.

But the posts I see go back to the usual whine -- "we want to stand on principle and keep electing Democrats, who can keep on destroying California, so we can keep whining, and attacking other Republicans".

If you don't listen to anyone else, for heaven's sakes, LISTEN TO MCCLINTOCK!

[GrandMoM]

BUMP