[TheAngryClam]

Study your Wilson, man. Wilson sold the California GOP down the river. He pushed the largest tax hike in California history in 1991 (with some help from then Assembly Republican Leader Bill Jones, I might add) and then tried to gain control of the legislature with his moderates away from the incumbent conservatives. A lot of time was wasted on that precursor battle of the Riordan vs. the Conservatives we see now. He screwed us, and big.

[Sabertooth]

I'm not claiming Pete was perfect... I had to hold my nose with him often enough... But he was no Dick Riordan, prancing around in Gay Day parades or kissing illegals.

[lewislynn]

He pushed the largest tax hike in California history in 1991

And don't even get me started on smog checks and forcing us to have MTBE in our gasoline....