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California budget negotiations hit a new snag (Senate Republicans oust their leader!)
LAT ^ | Feb. 18, 2009 | Eric Bailey and Patrick McGreevy

Posted on 02/18/2009 12:42:06 AM PST by americanophile

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To: calcowgirl

Uh-oh.


21 posted on 02/18/2009 1:17:58 AM PST by patton (SPQA - the last, the least and the lost)
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To: patton

Nail biter, lol.


22 posted on 02/18/2009 1:20:41 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: TChris

My bad, I posed the question poorly.

It should have been, “What percentage of your money are you willing to give to the government, that they may do the things you wish? Roads, schools, etc.”

Once we agree on that, the next question is how we get it, as a percentage of GDP - it really doesn’t matter, as long as there is a limit.

Then the libs can argue how to spend it - I really don’t care. If they don’t fund roads, I will make a fortune with my 4X4.

But where we have failed, is in asking the first question.


23 posted on 02/18/2009 1:25:29 AM PST by patton (SPQA - the last, the least and the lost)
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To: calcowgirl

No kidding - I am blind to what is going on.


24 posted on 02/18/2009 1:28:30 AM PST by patton (SPQA - the last, the least and the lost)
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To: TChris
Do you mean people like Dingy Harry and Willard?
25 posted on 02/18/2009 1:35:16 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunhem?), change America will die for.)
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To: monkeyshine
If California and the counties would hire some efficiency experts

The words "efficiency" and "government" do not go together.

26 posted on 02/18/2009 1:39:39 AM PST by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: patton

1:56AM Still no action in the Senate.


27 posted on 02/18/2009 1:57:05 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl
Assembly Republicans should move to oust Villines for agreeing to this atrocious deal!

"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

28 posted on 02/18/2009 2:07:53 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: americanophile

bump


29 posted on 02/18/2009 2:08:05 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Still no action in the Senate.


30 posted on 02/18/2009 2:19:04 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: patton

“But where we have failed, is in asking the first question.”


Yes, of all the limitations on government that there might be, we have found that a limitation on the amount that they can coerce from the people is the most important.


31 posted on 02/18/2009 2:29:56 AM PST by marktwain
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To: calcowgirl
If three of those 4 vote for this thing, we’re screwed!

What was I saying? That was wrong.

Correa is expected to be a yes (he prostituted himself for some extra $$$ for orange County). And all three of those pubbies would also have to be a yes for taxes to pass. If Correa changed to a No vote, the plan the Dems hatched would be fried.

New headline: "Lone Democrat could save state from devastating tax increases that would kill economy." We should put the pressure on Correa to vote NO.

32 posted on 02/18/2009 2:36:53 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl

Thanks - it’s going to be a long night - I’ll make some tea :)


33 posted on 02/18/2009 2:44:21 AM PST by blueplum
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To: calcowgirl

Calcowgirl, tell me more about what happened in the Assembly. I understand that DeVore quit as Assembly whip? Is the Assembly now hopeless for stopping this budgetary madness?


34 posted on 02/18/2009 2:58:51 AM PST by tom h
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To: blueplum

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/18/republicans-oust-leader-amid-strained-budget-talks/

Republicans oust leader amid strained budget talks
The Associated Press

Wed, Feb 18, 2009 (2:42 a.m.)

A delicate budget fix crafted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders was on the brink of collapse early Wednesday after Republicans in the Senate ousted their leader over opposition to tax increases. The late-night coup could derail already strained budget talks by requiring them to renegotiate with a new Republican leader.

The current package containing billions in tax hikes, spending cuts and borrowing took leaders more than three months to put together as the state tries to pass a midyear budget fix and avoid fiscal calamity. Lawmakers viewed the leadership change as a major setback after they fell short by just one GOP vote, but Democratic leader Darrell Steinberg said he didn’t want to speculate what it would mean for the package.

“We’re after one reasonable person who puts California first,” Steinberg said as Republicans voted to remove Sen. Dave Cogdill.

Republicans replaced Cogdill with Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murietta, whom they saw as more capable of resisting tax increases. New leader Hollingsworth had told Steinberg during a pointed floor exchange Monday that Republicans weren’t going to let Democrats take from people’s pocketbooks.

“I don’t want to see a tax increase passed,” Hollingsworth said Wednesday shortly after assuming the leadership post. “I think the majority of my caucus doesn’t want to see a tax increase passed in the package. We’ll see what happens in the next few hours, next few days.”

(snip)


35 posted on 02/18/2009 3:01:31 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: tom h

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/019655.html

February 16, 2009
DeVore fails in push for Villines’ ouster

The first GOP leadership challenge resulting from the budget negotiations came and went Saturday night as Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, moved unsuccessfully to unseat Assembly GOP leader Mike Villines.

In a closed-door Republican caucus before the marathon floor session, DeVore made a motion to remove Villines as GOP leader (known as “vacating the chair” in Capitol-speak). None of the other 28 Republican Assembly members seconded the motion.

“The discussion was a credit to the caucus. Nobody raised their voice, everything was logical, people made their case and I lost,” said DeVore, who is plotting a 2010 run for U.S. Senate.

DeVore’s motion was not seconded despite the fact that all of his Assembly GOP colleagues have endorsed him* in his bid to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer, including Villines himself.

(snip)


36 posted on 02/18/2009 3:03:52 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl

So they need a supermajority to pass this?


37 posted on 02/18/2009 3:05:23 AM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: calcowgirl
A delicate budget fix crafted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders was on the brink of collapse early Wednesday

Ahhh... the brink of collapse. Music to my ears. :-)

“We’re after one reasonable person who puts California first,” Steinberg said as Republicans voted to remove Sen. Dave Cogdill.

No, Darrell. Republicans are after one reasonable democrat who will stand up and vote to NOT destroy the economy with irresponsible spending, unconstitutional borrowing, and unprecedented tax increases. Just one, Darrell. We know there is no little hope for the rest of you.

38 posted on 02/18/2009 3:06:44 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: Impy

Yep — 2/3 majority required.

There are 40 Senators, 15 Republicans and 25 Democrats.


39 posted on 02/18/2009 3:07:42 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl

Thanks. You are awake waaay too early. At least I have an excuse, being on a business trip in WDC.

But a quick question. Is the Assembly in the tank already for this budget deal? Meaning, some GOPers are going to defect and vote with Villines?


40 posted on 02/18/2009 3:11:58 AM PST by tom h
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