Posted on 11/14/2008 8:14:59 AM PST by SmithL
One of the benefits of being a lame-duck legislator with half a month left is the freedom to speak your mind.
After being routinely diplomatic during the regular session, termed-out Democratic Assemblyman John Laird got downright snarky in a reference to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in an op-ed that ran Thursday in the Monterey County Herald:
"I don't think it is fully understood how severe this crisis is. Everyone is going to have to move out of their comfort zone to fix this problem. Democrats will have to accept cuts. Republicans will have to accept taxes. The governor will have to do more than just hold news conferences."
The knock on Schwarzenegger holding press conferences is a line oft-whispered by legislators and aides around the Capitol but rarely said publicly.
This might be one time Schwarzenegger has a legitimate defense, having just outlined a major tax-and-cut proposal commended by the Legislative Analyst. But Democratic legislative leaders feel his job isn't done because they think it's Schwarzenegger's job to persuade Republicans to approve tax increases.
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California is bankrupt and should be handed back to Mexico.
Already been done. Why do you think it's bankrupt???
The Cost of living in California is front end loaded with Charges for the excellant Weather.
Take out that expense . . . and then you have state income taxes and Sales Tax . . . The Calif. problem does not need More Tax money thrown at it.
There IS enough money to run the State ANY STATE . . . for sure.
keep looking for CUTS IN EXPENSIVE GOVERNMENT
Yeah, you’re right. I was not thinking clearly.
Who would pay for all those mandated CalPERS retirements?
Ummmm. .... raising taxes won’t bring in any more money. Calif has long passed that point.
Wrong.
OK, I'll bite. Why would an otherwise functioning Republican listen to ANYTHING this Schwarzenegger clown has to say?
I don’t get it. If the scumbags cut spending enough, there is no need for a tax increase.
Duh.
CALPERS is purportedly fully funded. Raids on it have been made by several govenors were finally stopped. Given the recent downturn, the fully funded status may well have changed recently
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