[thoughtomator]

Any governor can ultimately force a legislative coalition with less than a 2/3 majority to capitulate on budget issues if he is able to publicly articulate his case better than the opposition. A State Senator doesn't have that power, and no conservative has had that power in California in quite some time, so it's disingenuous to blame the minority party for the failures of the majority party.

The part of the GOP that did fail was the party apparatus. Its dalliance with liberalism cost it the moral authority necessary to convince the electorate of the virtues of conservatism, and thus to gain a majority in the lawmaking body.

[Dave S]

Any governor can ultimately force a legislative coalition with less than a 2/3 majority to capitulate on budget issues if he is able to publicly articulate his case better than the opposition.

Well lucky for you, Tom will never have to prove you right. He will never become governor of California.