ping me in the morning.
Cogdill’s statement issued a bit after midnight:
“My primary goal in leading this Caucus has always been to maintain unity within our dynamic membership. I knew this would be a daunting task with the state’s precarious fiscal situation, but it was a challenge I was honored to take.
“While there are many things to dislike in this budget, I am proud it contains the vital reforms our Caucus has been pushing for - fixing our broken budget system, making government more efficient, giving flexibility to schools to direct more money to the classroom and creating more jobs in our state. It is now painfully apparent that this package will not achieve the votes needed to pass the Legislature.”
Just for fun, I think the Democrats should oust THEIR leader too!
Wow. A politician held accountable for his actions. In CA no less.
bump
Gee, maybe something good will come from the standoff. A state with a broken budget and just a few people that want to fix it.
We need to encourage our State Republican Representatives to continue their actions. This State is on the proverbial slippery slope. Without them holding to their convictions, it’ll be over the cliff for this State.
Break out the pom poms, the batons, do a little dance, whatever is necessary to let them know they are appreciated.
We need some of these Republicans on the national stage.
Hmmmmm......this could be an early sign of impending doom for Democrats in the great blue state of Calipornia
Sounds like good news. They dumped Cogdill because he was willing to consider tax increases.
JimRob / FR - et’al- Calif. State Budget Impasse Headlines & Articles - Need a game-changer:
YOU / WE need to start writing our own news articles and make our own HEADLINES, itstead of relying on the mee-dee-ah.
What’s the Headline, what’s the story that I see & hear concerning this impasse w/ the CA State budget stalemate?
“One Republican holdout...blah, blah, blah...”
“Vote on state budget stalls - GOP lawmakers block tax hikes in California fiscal plan by just one tally”
“trying again Monday to approve a $42 billion budget-balancing plan state leaders say is needed to stave off fiscal calamity, but they appeared to be one vote short of passage.” ‘ds angrily adjourned proceedings’ - (ap)
FR needs to write new Headlines that “15 / (16?) Republicans Stand Together, Stand Firm in CA Budget Talks”
We need headlines (& articles) that better convey this idea:
“CA GOP ~ “The Democrats Big govt. is the wrong model for govt in CA, needs to be cut.” or, maybe better:
“CA GOP ~ “No Tax Increase to Maintain Big / Expansive Govt.”
“GOP Senators continue their plea to Democrat Leaders: Approve “No new taxes”, & Let’s Get Moving!” / (Let’s ROLL!)
Whatever message it is that the conservatives want to convey, FR needs to start writing the headlines & articles and get them posted here on FR, and maybe distributed across the net. Feed them to the mee~dia.
What is the number of “Democrats” in the Assembly & Senate who need to yield, and CHANGE THEIR Vote for the benefit of the people of California, both now and in the future? The GOP has the realistic and responsible budget that the people and the State of California desperately needs; and it is high time for Democratic members in the State Assembly and Senate to abandon the failed fiscal policies of the past, and truly face up to our fiscal disaster, and vote for the GOP budget proposal ... that will ... ~ ~
That’s the headline & articles we need.
Note to California State Workers - You are NOT losing your job because of “One Republican Holdout”. You are losing your job because of the mess that the Democrats have created in State govt, and in offering you a job that they could not honestly support...~”
Are they required to re-negotiate, now that Hollingsworth has replaced Cogdill as Senate Republican leader?