I would be for taxing Democratic special interest groups heavily. I'm amused by their outrage. These happen to be the same people who insist every one else pay more and when it comes to contributing to what Hillary Clinton called "the common good" they balk. It just shows up the depth of their hypocrisy.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Negotiators said they would resume talks Thursday on California's stalled budget as tensions mounted over the last remaining stumbling block - reforming how the state pays for the operations of local governments.
What's this crap about "state pays for local government" when the property tax was supposed to be for local government in the first place?
What Arnold should do is go tell Burton: "Enjoying that cigar? Good, because next Monday I'm going to start a little countdown. Monday, I'm reneging on $2B of previously-agreed-upon welfare spending, because you didn't deliver the votes you promised. Tuesday, another $2B. And so on. Smoke up; but our deal's off."