[Amerigomag]

As a long time acquaintance of Jim Nielson, I'm certainly ashamed of my old friend.

[Spktyr]

Might this be a plan to drive everyone with a brain out of state and just let the place go bankrupt?

[goldstategop]

RECALL THEM AND OUST THEM FROM OFFICE! They broke their no new taxes pledge and imposed $12 billion worth of new taxes and fees on middle Californians. So much for "small government!"

"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

[GeronL]

Its time to just evacuate California and call it a failed state

[calcowgirl]

), the legislators who supported the Big 5/Big Taxes plan are: Senators Dave Cox and Jeff Denham, and Assemblymembers Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Sam Blakeslee, Muke Duvall, Paul Cook, Connie Conway, Bill Emmerson, Nathan Fletcher, Jean Fuller, Danny Gilmore, Brian Nestande, Jim Nielson, and Cameron Smyth.

I haven's seen the votes in the Assembly, but I did listen to the entire Senate Session, including all of the votes. How did Denham support tax increases? He spoke on the floor against them and put out a press release saying why he opposed them:

"“For procedural and policy reasons, I cannot support this bailout.

“There hasn’t been one public hearing and not one citizen has been allowed to testify. The bailout was orchestrated behind closed doors to prevent public scrutiny and opposition.

“It cuts the child tax credit and raises sales, gas, car and income taxes by $15 billion; that’s over $1,100 per family per year.

“This is not a fair and balanced compromise; it takes away over a billion dollars from California families by cutting the child tax credit and instead gives it to Hollywood movie moguls and others.

“Taking more money from hardworking families will not grow the economy, it will grow unemployment.

“Some senators claim Californians support tax increases. Let the voters speak for themselves. The Legislature can pass a constitutional amendment this week and put the issue on the ballot.”

I'm not a Denham fan, but I don't understand Fleishman's inclusion of him on this list.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

The GOP choking yet again! Same old song and dance for too many RINOs in the GOP, at each and every level. Paging Michael Steele! Michael Steele, where are you, after some RINOs choked yet again?

[MSF BU]

Cameron Smyth is quite the dandy! Now there’s a guy who could have REALLY used some time in the service, beginning with six months at MCRDSD. The really question is, how badly, if at all, will the California Republican Party be hurt next election?

[PjhCPA]

I don’t live there. I won’t visit there. As far as I’m concerned the whole damn state could fall in the ocean and it couldn’t happen soon enough.

I wish the tax increases would have been higher so the stupid state would implode even sooner.

From Reagan to this. Incredible.