Posted on 02/15/2009 8:35:48 AM PST by SmithL
California's massive $40 billion-plus budget plan stalled in the Legislature early Sunday morning as Senate Republicans balked at a massive proposal containing $14.3 billion in new taxes.
After legislative leaders negotiated a tentative deal last week, the Senate wound up one vote shy of passing the budget plan, surprising those who believed Senate Republican Leader Dave Cogdill had locked up enough votes in his caucus.
Sen. Dave Cox, R-Fair Oaks, was widely believed to be the 27th Senate vote to pass the budget, but he stated early Sunday, "I'm not a prospect for voting for this budget." That sent Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger scrambling to negotiate with other Senate Republicans in search of one final vote.
Both legislative houses were pondering 27 hastily drafted bills that cover state budgets for two fiscal years: the current one that ends June 30 and the next one that begins July 1.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
” It is part of the Communist doctrine and drillbook, laid down by Lenin himself, that Communists should aid all movements towards the Left and help into office weak Constitutional, Radical or Socialist governments. These they should undermine, and from their falling hands snatch absolute power, and found the Marxist state. “
Winston Churchill - The Gathering Storm. Houghton Mifflin Company, NY. 1948. p 191.
Darrell Steinberg never met a tax he didn’t want to impose or a private property right he didn’t want to eliminate. He’s a slimy little commie. God bless you Dave Cox for not caving in to the RINOs in Sacramento.
Bustemante would have been far worst than Schwarzenegger. Arnold throws use crumbs from time to time. Bustemante would be trying to end bilingual education in are schools Spanish only. You want a drivers licenses learn to speak Spanish.
That would be the un-stimulus bill for the auto industry, huh? Can anyone tell me who died and left the Democrats in charge of our economy?
Vouchers for schools.
Privatize 2 prisons and then more after it's shows how much money can be saved.
Restrict public emloyee unions from contributing to public officials who vote on or negotiate their contracts. Currently, we have an inherent bribery system.
Require that publc employees be informed that they can withhiold the part of their union dues which go to political activism.
We need to pass new laws based upon Arizona's which has been tested in court and challenge the illegals to fight it out in court. Starting with challenging their standing to file such a case.
Wrong. The congressional race was as close as it was because the CA republican party leaders were against McClintock. When he wins, he does it without any help from those turncoats.
Changing your story already? You originally claimed Bustamante would have been worse. Arnold has even managed to make Grey Davis look like a fiscal conservative when you compare the two economies. Your retarded RINO is the worst governor in California history.
And your contention that the Rats were in complete control of the budget is false. Look up "line item veto." Your guy Arnold is apparently too dull witted to do so.
False.
re: Budget package stalls one vote shy
“Will a Mr. Specter, Ms. Snow or Ms. Collins please pickup the nearest white page telephone....”
That's why the RINO's hate him. He owes them nothing.
Arnold IS better than Bustemante would have been. I'm done on this thread.
Do you know what a non sequitur is?
Arnold IS better than Bustemante would have been. I'm done on this thread.
Translation: Don't confuse me with facts!
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What an amazing coincidence!
You might be interested in this vanity on the subject which I just finished about five minutes ago.
Cheers!
Exactly!
Nor the people. But we do have the initiative process and the recall process. It is time to dust those off.
Not if you belive that advancing Fabian Socialism is a good thing. They'll pick off one more vote and grow government at well above inflation and population growth for the tenth year in a row.
“Here’s how we turn that tide.”
Wrong - Here’s how we turn the tide...ABIDE BY THE CONSTITUTION. Until we do that everything else is hot air.
The constitution was written for a moral and religious society...the constitution will not work for a country that is not moral and religious. John Adams
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