Ripped from a very old Frankenstein movie:
Posted on 08/16/2007 2:14:52 PM PDT by goldstategop
When Mike Genest's appointment as state finance director came before the Senate last year, I voted against his confirmation. Although I had supported both of his predecessors, Genest had already demonstrated a willingness to cook the state's books in a manner that we hadn't seen since the Davis years. In the time since his confirmation, he has produced the biggest single-year general fund deficit in California's history and employed accounting gimmickry that would make an Enron accountant blush. These qualities are on full display in his recent attack (Aug. 10, Page B-7) on Sen. Jeff Denham's courageous stand for a balanced budget.
Genest first attacks Denham because of the hardship that the budget delay is causing. That's not Denham's fault. Before the Senate abruptly adjourned on Aug. 1, Denham moved to appropriate $10 billion to assure that the state's bills could be paid during the budget impasse. That motion was killed on a straight party-line vote. Denham voted to continue the Senate session so that negotiations could continue. That motion was also killed on a straight party-line vote. Denham voted to take up $800 million in general fund savings that could have broken the impasse that night. That motion was also killed on a straight party-line vote.
Genest dismisses these efforts as meaningless because both houses of the Legislature must agree and the Assembly isn't scheduled to return until Aug. 20. What he fails to mention is that the governor can call the Legislature back at any time. Why hasn't he? Indeed, the Legislature's joint rules prohibit recessing until a budget is adopted, and the state constitution forbids one house from adjourning without the consent of the other.
(Excerpt) Read more at modbee.com ...
"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
In NY, it's right in the job description
Must have been trained by the the WH and Congress.
Tom McClintock, the man who should have been Gov. of CA. Maybe next time......
I’m sure California’s new Attorney General will fully investigate............
......... and end up suing the GOP.
The Modesto Bee didn’t dare print this in the print edition this am, instead, the put a little note on the editorial page directing readers the web site.
Why put it in print where 100,000+ readers can see it when they can cater to the 50 folks who visit their daily blog?
I'll never forgive (or contribute a single $ to) the CRP for their lack of support for his Lt. Gov run.
It would have provided him with much needed name recognition and public exposure...
I went to the Modesto Bee online and could not find the article. It is really buried. I only found it using the above link. Maybe I wasn’t doing it right or something but it was buried real deep.
When do we break out the pitchforks and lanterns?
Ripped from a very old Frankenstein movie:
That’s perfect.
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Interesting. Thanks for posting. BTTT.
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