Image via WikipediaBy Randy Economywww.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
March 29, 2011
8:40 p.m.
Sacramento, CA
Call me crazy.
A couple of hours ago, California Governor Jerry Brown threw up is arms, ran around the state capital ranting and raving and tossed in the towel on budget talks.
Someone, please hide first pooch Sutter Brown. Daddy is pissed off tonight.
Governor Brown has halted budget negotiations. Yep. The "wise" one is done. Outta here. Taking a walk from the ol' mahogany conference table located on the inside of his first floor ornate office. I wonder if he has Sutter on a leash right now heading over to Frank Fats for a stiff one?
"Yesterday, I stopped the discussions that I had been conducting with various members of the Republican party regarding our state’s massive deficit," Brown opined in a written statement to media members this afternoon.
"The budget plan that I put forth is balanced between deep cuts and extensions of currently existing taxes and I believe it is in the best interest of California. Under our constitution, however, two Republicans from the Assembly and two from the Senate must agree before this matter can be put to the people," Brown said.
"Each and every Republican legislator I’ve spoken to believes that voters should not have this right to vote unless I agree to an ever changing list of collateral demands."
Image via WikipediaThe Governor has been pushing for a "special" election that would have allowed US voters to decide on different options on how to get us out of our yearly $30 to $45 Billion Dollar deficit that has become "standard practice" here in the Golden State. What another special election that special interests flood hundreds of millions of dollars into to have us push our fiscal problems further off the Pacific coast?
Brown went on to lament that "Much is at stake, and in the coming weeks I will focus my efforts on speaking directly to Californians and coming up with honest and real solutions to our budget crisis."
Jerry, do us taxpayers a favor. Pull your head out of the Delta River and stop being such a baby.
Stop trying to push EVERY SINGLE problem that career politician like you have created back in the face of the average Californian
Image via WikipediaHere is a plan.
If Brown can't get a budget deal past by June, we need to ban together to ensure that the next "special" election is one to recall him from office.
We did it before.
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3 comments:
Although it is obvious you are no fan of Jerry Brown, this mess California is in is hardly his fault. When he left office California was in much better shape, that is a fact. My only issue with Gov. Brown is that he is shirking his duties as leader of this state by passing off fiscal decisions on tax policies to the voters. If the special election does happen, the one thing that will be certain will be that more voters will stay home then show up and vote. This is what we elect leaders for...to set major tax policy. The one thing California has an abundance of is millionaires! We need to raise taxes on the richest 5% and stop raising rates on everything from DMV fees to sales taxes, each of which amount to a flat tax on the people (the ultimate goal of right wingers).
You won't have the chance Mike. Businesses and business owners are leaving the state in droves. They have raised the white flag, you win. You can have California. Be proud. Once all the wealth leaves the state you can go begging for a job from the guy who sells oranges on the street corner. Don't forget to demand your gold plated benefits, too.
Ahhh anonymous...always the slippery slope right wing argument. California has wealth advantages that other states don't, such as one of the most productive ports in the world, tourism, and countless other advantages. A progressive tax rate would ameliorate most of the budget shortfall, hell we could even LOWER DMV fees and sales taxes. One this is certain, this Republican party has embraced the slash-and-burn political style of Karl Rove, which basically stakes out a position so far to the right that not even moderate Dem's could agree to, and moderate Republican's have officially been an endangered species for the past decade.
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