You're right, and the cutting off of irrigation water to patriotic American farmers VS bottom feeding sucker fish is a good example of it.
And, while we're on the subject of saintly Republicans. It was REPUBLICANS that pushed for, then passed a grossly flawed energy "deregulation" bill in California causing the energy mess we're in...AND, it was "read my lips", "new world order" GHW Bush that gave us the ADA...AND, it was Republican president Nixon that gave us the EPA and other alphabet soup bureaucracies, not to mention wage and price controls, mandatory 55 MPH speed limits etc....
When voting Democrat or Republican, be careful what you wish for......
The only energy mess was caused by Democrats who think that you can buy high and sell low without going bankrupt. If there was a flaw in the older "de-regulation" bill then the Democrats had and have the power to fix it. They have the Governor's office, and a majority of both the state Senate and Assembly.
Instead, Gray-out Davis decided that he knew how to regulate the energy industry single-handedly. He is totally responsible for the result.