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State's budget crisis opens rift between unions and Democrats
LA Times ^ | 06/08/2009 | shane.goldmacher

Posted on 06/08/2009 4:33:03 PM PDT by RLM

Reporting from Sacramento -- The Capitol's usual political alliances are being tested by the state's severe financial problems as interest groups scramble to hold onto as much as possible of the state's shrinking coffers...........

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: budget; ca; calbudget; democrats; unions

1 posted on 06/08/2009 4:33:03 PM PDT by RLM
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To: RLM

“unions v. Democrats”? For some reason I’m reminded of something that then-Senator Truman said about the war between the Nazis and the USSR. He said half-jokingly that if the Nazis were losing, we should supply the Nazis and vice versa.


2 posted on 06/08/2009 4:50:13 PM PDT by Lou Budvis (Palin Nation = Reagan Country.)
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Fascinating to watch this play out. I’d love to be a fly on those walls in Sacramento . . .


3 posted on 06/08/2009 4:50:33 PM PDT by BAW (clinging . . .)
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To: RLM
Probably the best chance to reduce social spending.

Democrats aren't going to break their piggy-bank. They'll cut services and payments to those who don't vote and don't contribute to campaigns.

The real test will be the relatives union, those SIEU members being paid $11/hr. to take care of their parents or children. SIEU contributes big time to Democrat campaigns

4 posted on 06/08/2009 5:10:48 PM PDT by Amerigomag
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Hopefully the populace realize that all the Democratic part is; is mostly (90% special interest groups trying to loot their own wallets), and they go down to historic Defeat in CA State Elections next go round..! HERE’S HOPING..


5 posted on 06/08/2009 7:43:08 PM PDT by JSDude1 (DHS, FBI, FEMA, etc have been bad little boys. They need to be spanked and sent to timeout!)
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To: Lou Budvis

Yeah, that’s triangulation, and that’s how we should win.

It’s basically turning a “threeway” fight into a “twoway” fight where (we the Republicans) simply change sides whereever it might benefit ourselves (and weaken our opponents)!


6 posted on 06/08/2009 7:44:56 PM PDT by JSDude1 (DHS, FBI, FEMA, etc have been bad little boys. They need to be spanked and sent to timeout!)
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