I think they were playing games with the truth. Technically, he hadn’t set forth a position since he had abstained from voting (in multiple rounds) until they got Maldonado to roll and provide the final vote needed. He was never “on record” as supporting it until that final round.
His speech was a real gagger, using Ronald Reagan as his reason for voting for taxes (Hey, Reagan did it! WWRRD? He’d vote for it!)
I share your outrage.
He also supported Maldonado’s open primary bills, I believe.
The Bakersfield Californian had him on record, they even wrote an editorial in defense of his position. The bastard and all his staff lied. Semantics, word smithing, whatever, he KNEW what he was going to do.
He sold us out for a few measly pieces of silver and the RATS will still SH*T on him and the other so-called R’s who voted for this POS.
We are hunkering down now. No extra spending except for ammo, we will be making as many purchases as we can at the exchange and commissary. No dining out unless it’s for a special event, etc., etc.
Where do we go from here?
SZ