[SmithL]

Senate President Pro Tem, Darrell Steinberg sits on the floor while working to get one Republican vote needed to pass the budget early Sunday morning.

[abb]

I take this to be good news. Am I correct?

[Nextrush]

Crooked politicians here in PA use the July 4th weekend to sneak through pay raises, tax increases etc.

So this long holiday weekend gives the CA gangsters a chance to do things hoping people aren’t paying attention.

[blue state conservative]

This budget bill raises every tax imaginable but doesn’t require the layoff of a single state employee. Once again the private sector is asked to make all the sacrifices. What a surprise.

[Carry_Okie]

For once I don't feel betrayed.

I wonder how long that will last?

[Mojave]

Apparently that RINO idiot Arnold thinks a billion dollars in new taxes automatically equals a billion dollars in increased revenues. Then he’ll sit back slack jawed as revenues crash, businesses fail and working people flee the state.

[originalbuckeye]

OK, let's face facts. First off, Arnold was never Conservative. He was just better than Bustemante. Secondly, this state has been in complete control of the Rats since motor-voter went into effect in the latter 90’s. The ONE thing that we could do to change this is to enact a law that would require ID at the polling places. This, of course, will never happen as long as the Rats have a stranglehold on the State offices. Their voter base is largely illegals and as long as the Rats keep giving our money to them the Rats will remain in power.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Good for the California GOP but they will eventually get rolled.

The real power in this State is the public employee unions; not the legislature or governor.

[GVnana]

Well whaddya know. California pubbies get spine!

Here's a message for my representatives: cut, cut, cut.

[gorilla_warrior]

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.

[ncalburt]

Call Dave Cox and hanks him for standing strong.
Dave Cadgill needs to be tarred and feathered and driven from his leadership spot. Send the traitor back to Fresno .
Arnold political career is finished too.

[jwparkerjr]

re: Budget package stalls one vote shy

“Will a Mr. Specter, Ms. Snow or Ms. Collins please pickup the nearest white page telephone....”

[ArmstedFragg]

The Senate’s back at it, the Assembly meets at 1pm.

[doc]

I heard on John and Ken’s radio show that 56 BILLION dollars is spent on welfare in California. Welfare abuse in this state is rampant with at least 50% being fraudulent. I was at the GYM the other day and ran into an old neighbor who was proud to tell me he was on full disability.

[FormerACLUmember]

Andrew Jackson: “One man in the right makes a majority.”

[CriticalJ]

What is amazing is that CA, the most liberal of places, managed to hold off on this bill in order to examine it more thoroughly while the US Congress ramrodded its plan through without debate.

[Drago]

State Senator Cogdill:
Capitol Office
Phone: (916) 651-4014
Fax: (916) 327-3523

Fresno Office
Phone: (559) 253-7122
Fax: (559) 253-7127

Ripon Office
Phone: (209) 599-8540
Fax: (209) 599-8547

Senator Roy Ashburn (Bakersfield area):
Capitol Office
Phone: (916) 651-4018
Fax: (916) 322-3304

Bakersfield Office
Phone: (661) 323-0443
Fax: (661) 323-0446

Assembly GOP Leader Mike Villines:
Fresno Office
(559) 446-2029
(559) 446-2028 fax

State Capitol
(916) 319-2029
(916) 319-2129 fax

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Senator Cogdill has people working today (Sunday) in his Sacramento office...feel free to call, I did!! I plan on calling Villines’ Sacto. office next.