[FairOpinion]

They don't like Prop 76, because it cuts spending, and because all the Democrats are against it, so they have to be against it, then they try to sell us some ludicrous reason, why "conservatives" should be against it. I say, birds of a feather, and if it votes like a Democrat on important issues such as spending cuts, well, you figure out how conservative they are, regardless of the protestations.

THE CA PROPOSITIONS; Democratic and Republican activists discuss the propositions
Dean urges voters to reject measures governor supports [California]
CA: Feinstein to oppose Schwarzenegger's special election initiatives
John Alden (Marin cnty Dem Party chariman): Vote no on Prop 76 - we need better leaders
McClintock's recommendations for CA Propositions
Summary of Recommendations on the CA Propositions by various organizations and parties
CA: McClintock stumps for governor's ballot initiatives

[calcowgirl]

They don't like Prop 76, because it cuts spending...

No, FairOpinion. As you are aware, we oppose it because it DOESN'T cut spending and authorizes more borrowing, as we have posted over and over again. See links above, for starters.

And, from the campaign manager's mouth:

"The key is not to crank government spending down," said Tom Campbell, Schwarzenegger's former finance director, who left the post to campaign for the initiative. "It's just to spend no more than we have."
San Diego Union-Tribune, October 21, 2005

But Campbell said he has looked forward starting in 2006, which is when the measure would take effect, and doesn't believe that the cap would have an impact on state spending until 2013. "That's because we start with three good years of revenue behind us," he said. "It completely depends on what year you start."
San Francisco Chronicle, October 22, 2005