Legislators Uncork A Plan To Pick The Pockets Of The Poor (George "Slumberin'" Skelton Alert)

Los Angeles Times ^ | 07/23/2007 | George "Slumberin'" Skelton

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Check this Perata comment to reporters after a July 12 negotiating session with GOP leaders:

"They want us to cut in places that Democrats just didn't get elected to come up here and cut. So for any program that involves the elderly, people who are disabled, people who are mentally ill, our mantra is kind of, we're here to protect those who can't protect themselves."

ADVERTISEMENT Click here to find out more! Nuñez was even more adamant: "We're not going to take the canes away from the blind. We're not going to kick people out of their wheelchairs … kick poor kids into the street. We just refuse to do that under any circumstances."

Guess he was speaking literally. Could have fooled me. I and virtually everyone around the Capitol thought he was promising not to buy Republican votes with poor people's pocketbooks.

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California Democrats are hypocrites. They cut programs for the poor over expensive wine with Republicans. What was their big achievement this session? Billions in welfare for Hollywood. I'm just reciting liberal hypocrisy here and George "Slumberin'" Skelton, the Los Angeles Times Sacramento Bureau Chief, no friend of Republicans, nailed them on this one. You know, the holier than thou defenders of the poor and powerless. When given a choice, Democrats will vote welfare for Hollywood every time.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus