The scum on the top of my home state, the once great California.
Posted on 12/14/2009 7:46:40 AM PST by SmithL
Democratic Assemblyman John Pérez emerged as the winner last week after a bruising battle for leadership of the state Assembly, a fight that had no shortage of contestants.
But as the state heads into another year of staggering budget deficits and difficult decisions - and because term limits have seriously diluted the Assembly leader's power - some are asking why anyone would even want the job.
"The question isn't just, 'Can you be a leader?' but, 'Is there anything left to lead?' " said Bill Bagley, a Republican who served in the Assembly from 1960 to 1974.
In recent years, crippling budget woes haven't left any of the state's lawmakers the time - or money - to fight for many of the causes that brought them to Sacramento. And for legislative leaders, the sacrifice is greater: In addition to the governor, the Senate president pro tem and Assembly speaker ultimately are the faces of painful and unpopular decisions. The current speaker, Karen Bass, has spent her short, 20-month tenure as the body's leader working to stave off or minimize budget cuts - not focusing on the issues that she campaigned on, such as health care and advocating for foster youths.
Pérez, who is heading into his second year in office representing Los Angeles, said Friday that he didn't intend to seek the leadership position, but was drafted by his colleagues. He edged out two other Latinos from Los Angeles, Kevin De León and Felipe Fuentes, to win the Democratic Caucus' support.
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The scum on the top of my home state, the once great California.
I might add, the formerly conservative state of California, which elected Reagan, now dominated by the lock stepping hispanic socialists.
Homo on the left. Pretty inspiring group eh?
Illegal immigration has destroyed California.
Texas, you’re next.
None of this matters. He’s gay.
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