CA: Impasse broken, tentative deal reached on key part of state budget

Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/20/04 | Tom Chorneau - AP

[Spok]

Then may we assume the 'girlie men' have regained their composure?

[JLS]

I guess at least some "girlie men" in CA decided that they could not take the heat from the Terminator?

[Jim Robinson]

"A glaring absence from the meeting was Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, arguably the Capitol's most powerful lawmaker girlie man.

[.38sw]

Powerful girlie man? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

[Republic Rocker]

GO ARNIE...NOW GET ON THE GW SHIP!

[mcg1969]

A glaring absence from the meeting was Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, arguably the Capitol's most powerful lawmaker. Burton, who had developed a certain friendship with the Republican governor, said Monday that he was deeply disappointed in Schwarzenegger's remarks over the weekend and was worried the statement would set back budget talks two weeks.

John Burton is no more a friend of the Governor than Ted Kennedy is of the President.

[Jim Robinson]

Yeah.

[farmfriend]

While there is agreement that local tax money should be kept local, there has been a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over how best to protect cities and counties.

Mean while they pass AB 2600 that would set up the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to take more land off the tax rolls hurting the funding of the very counties they claim to want to protect. To ensure willing sellers, they are passing AB 2631. Soviet style government coming to a county near you!

[ElkGroveDan]

Then may we assume the 'girlie men' have regained their composure?

Nope the deal just fell through. It aint happening.

[ElkGroveDan]

Nope. It fell through again.

[steveo]

A glaring absence from the meeting was Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, arguably the Capitol's most powerful lawmaker.

I guess he was out getting a dicktionery.

[SierraWasp]

Daniel Weintraub: For the Governor, Manliness Should Begin at Home

[FITZ]

But that's the problem with California --- it's been the girlie men who have held the power.

[farmfriend]

Too bad we can't post that sucker here. What a great column.

[LS]

I didn't see anything in there about raising taxes in the agreement. Do some Freepers (once again) owe Arnold an apology?

[SierraWasp]

Why can't we post it here? Because it needs it's own thread? What???

I first saw it while waiting for my daughter-in-law at the Urgent Care Dr's. office.

CA was supposed to be in "Urgent Care!" The way all these "leaders" are "acting," it wouldn't even make a good "B" movie of ER!!!

[SierraWasp]

"(CNN is the Amtrak of news.)"

If you'd change that tagline to "PBS," I'd be more inclined to agree with you.

As to apologizing to Governor MakeBelieve, of course he won't raise taxes, so I won't have to.

Instead, he's kicking the can down to the next administration who will claim to be forced to do it because of all the danged debt service... So we'll eventually get Schwarzenagger induced taxes and then I'll be looking for an apology from you... maybe. I won't hold my breath, however!!!

[NormsRevenge]

I didn't see anything in there about raising taxes in the agreement. Do some Freepers (once again) owe Arnold an apology?

sigh... Nice try, but no cigar. ;-)

I don't agree with either part of that set of statements.

Altho since Arnold has gone Hollywood and been willing to get back to basics when confronting Rat infestations, I must admit at least he has folks talking about what a pitiful lot of politicos sit on the left side of the house in the Capitol.

btw,, The number of local parcel tax measures on the ballots have increased and will the next few years along with other rvenue enhancement measures.. and college fees are up..

Not withstanding any vetos that are made to any specific funding in the state budget, you're still looking at the largest budget ever. I don't think that's anything to crow over.

Allowing the borrowing of umpteen billion to forestall the dismantling of a runaway government on steroids and then making no significant cuts to a large number of social programs and expressing an avowed desire to keep things as they are program-wise (education,prisons,environment) including continued support for illegals is slightly more than troublesome.