Posted on 11/16/2005 10:33:23 AM PST by DesertGOP
In the wake of Governor Schwarzenegger’s efforts to do exactly what the populace of the Golden State theoretically elected him to do when they voted him into Sacramento to replace Gov. Gray Davis a while back—that is, to initiate practical reform in California—I’d like to suggest that the power-hungry, Democratic Party-controlled unions in this state use whatever money they have left in their war chests and call attention to the need for just one more special election.
This time around, let’s see if they (the unions) might be successful in passing a proposition that officially lists the state motto as the following: “California—Stuck on Stupid!”
Oh sure, I realize that there still exist some –though not nearly enough to make a difference—decent-minded, common sense, traditional family values folk here on the Left Coast who believe that to steal money (without their permission) from public employee union members is wrong (Prop 75); that to require a parent to be notified of their child being taken out of class for an abortion only makes sense (Prop 73); that public school teachers should first be mandated to prove themselves worthy of their position before being granted tenure upon their five-year anniversary (Prop 74); that the state should only spend as much money as it takes in (Prop 76); that a workable prescription drug program that would have helped millions of Californians is a good thing (Prop 78); that any big-government drug plan is a bad thing (Prop 79); that flawed and unfair electricity policies from Sacramento are wrong (Prop 80); and, that redistricting shouldn’t be left in the hands of corrupt politicians (Prop 77).
Just a note that propositions 79 and 80 were voted down by state voters, but that is little consolation when it appears that this entire election was generally a citizen referendum against any courageous attempt on the governor’s part to reform state government.
There must be plenty of likeminded Californians who are as frustrated as I am who woke up this morning, read our local newspapers or jumped onto the Internet, only to discover that, the same people who joined us from the other side of the ideological aisle—battling alongside us against the powers-that-be when former-Gov. Gray Davis was fighting for his political life way back when—the same activists and just plain, normal, hardworking folk clamoring for Change! Change! Change! back then—want nothing of real change or any lasting reform after all, but, rather, are comfortable with the status quo of “business as usual” up and down the state.
While this is only one special election, and it’s not exactly Armageddon, the only hope I have left for California is that when the inevitable “train wreck” happens—when an anti-family, anti-parent, anti-marriage, anti-public employee, anti-financial restraint, anti-fairness and common sense Democratic-controlled state legislature runs the state smack dab into a brick wall of incompetence, moral decay and out-of-control spending—that there aren’t many passengers, if you will, still left on the loco-motive (as in the Spanish word for “crazy”) when it crashes.
So, when’s the first bus out of California leaving?
It also did not help we had the freaking Rodney Hill riots!
Darryl Gayes was a great Chief of Police IMO...He was a no non sense kinda guy and wanted to rid Los Angeles of the gang infestation that was happening everywhere..
Rodney King brought down some decent cops down who ended up leaving California after all most LA Cops lived in Simi Valley and then the bad element had the say of our city.
The we have OJ!! that trial was a JOKE!
HAHA..I mean Rodney King, who is Rodney Hill???LOL...
Excellent Post
I can bash CA, since I'm a third-generation Californian and lived there for over 30 years.
(I don't live there any more, in case you were wondering.)
I hear there is quite a few Californians in your state of residence now...
Yes, and a lot of them seem to be coming from SoCal. The real estate market here has gone bonkers in the last 18 months or so.
As long as they vote R, it's not so bad.
:^)
and one of the reasons the Gov took on the unions was because of the movie industry fleeing California to places where they don't have to use all the union employees... people chose laziness and stupidity over jobs.
You should see what the Californians did to the Real Estate Market in Prescott and Sedona Arizona YIKES! like Los Angeles Prices now..
Pretty funny because many of the prescott residences are the hollywood folks who became sick and tired of Hollywood...
Everything you describe is what I remember that 'was' great about California and what it's become is why I no longer live there.
Mine too, we'd be happy to see a few less. Especially up around Flagstaff where all the libs from California are moving and bringing taking extreme ideas with them.
Many Many Many Californians now in Arizona, Phoenix now has become wayyyyyyy to crowded IMO...
Flagstaff is beautiful! I know many conservatives living in Prescott from California...
I also think that Native Californians usually move to the western regional states because for the most part we have attitudes that mimic the living in the west.
Californians do not DO WELL IMO living in mid west and southern states because we never had the attitudes they carried for so many many years..although we can relate to them on some levels in many ways we still cannot.
Absolutely. I don't understand why people on our side stayed home. If nothing else- they could have passed parental notification before an abortion can be performed on a teen. You'd think the Christians would have gone out to vote for that one.
I vote in every election, because that's what all the people who have died in wars, gave to me- the right to vote. It's the least I can do to honor them. Not to mention- it's the best way to prevent Civil War.
They are also in Nevada. Why should we leave paradise? (no, I'm not talking about our politics). Let the libs leave.
Agree! A picture purrfect day! sunny warm Santa ana Ca day!!!
Look, I lived in California when I was a kid. I remember it as the sweetest, warmest, sunniest, most exciting dynamic place I've ever seen.
The reason I bash California is because of what it's become. It's painful to watch. It's painful to think of all that was bright and new and hopeful being degraded by flakes and poseurs.
If America had it's own interal America, it would be California.
(steely)
This Californian (19 years) is moving to Sedona, AZ in a year. We were active in the recall, but last year when the state voted to spend 3 billion it did not have on stem cells, we decided CA is incorigible.
The election last week confirmed the notion.
Cali is gorgeous this time of year. Bright sun, clear blue sky, a variety of activities to choose from- beach, mountains, desert -no place else like it.
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