Do you DISAGREE with Pete Wilson’s statement about Obama?
* Pete Wilsons answer to tight budgetary times in Sacramento was to raise taxes on working families. ... He not only sided squarely with the liberal Democrat tax-raisers but also embarked on a jihad against conservative legislators brave enough to stand up to him and oppose increased taxes. He famously said, Conservatives are f------ irrelevant. ...
*Pete Wilson managed to ram his tax increases through the Democrat dominated legislature, but that wasnt enough for him. Like a spoiled child, he set out to punish Republican legislators who opposed raising taxes by recruiting primary opponents to them and other no new taxes GOP candidates in the 1992 primaries. ...
*Pete Wilsons tax-raising and wishy-washy liberalism nearly destroyed the Republican Party during his governorship. While he was the leader of the party, GOP representation in the assembly plunged from 41 members to 32. ...
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