Without the RINO governor they would have crashed before Obama. It could have changed the last election at various levels

Now, Obama will soothe their excesses with out money

Frankly, the more they do this sort of thing the more that kind of legislation becomes relevant. Ideally, priority services should have priority in the budget. Police, fire department, prisons, roads, water treatment, power, etc.

All of that gets paid for first. If there’s money left over then the smart thing would be to pay the debt down. But if they want to blow it on more social programs fine. But the core services get priority. And if there’s no money left over for their social programs and only core services can get paid for.

TOUGH. Core services are not negotiable. They are required for order and safety. Everything else is relatively a luxury.

Let the Feds deal.

You’d think they’d have gotten the message by now that having a small percent of the state supporting everybody else in the spirit of ‘bubble up’ Socialist-Liberal policies just doesn’t work.

But no. Most will continue to blame Bush and Wall Street and continue voting for Country Club Republicans and Democrats.

Having said all that, how much of California’s problems could have been avoided, or at least delayed, by drilling for oil reserves off of California’s coast? Oh, but we can’t do that. Global warming and economic disaster, etc., etc.

The whole country has gone crazy and is following California into a deep hole. Will the truth be heard in time? I pray so, but I’m not optimistic.

Doesn’t mean we quit telling it though.

The illegal alien invasion? High taxes? The regulatory nightmare? Hundreds upon hundreds of agencies with conflicting rules? Good heavens, man! We can’t worry about that when there’s homos and unChristians to sorry about and scapegoat!

I put California in my rear-view mirror in July of 2005. When I fly out to visit my mother in Palm Desert, I get antsy to get back on the plane within 3 days of getting there. The place makes me cringe.

California could raise plenty of revenue through oil, gold and timber sales but those are off limits while all that valuable timber just burns every year.

I don’t place all the blame in Sacramento though they deserve a large share of it, the people keep approving insane bond spending measures every election. They approved 10 billion for high speed rail in November even though the budget crisis was well known at the time. They also voted threw the stem cell research bill, not Arnie or the legislature. California’s initiative process certainly has its bad sides and should be used as a model for other states that might consider a similar process. It can be a form of mob rule democracy so be forewarned that its not all its cut out to be.

I could have dealt with the sales tax increase since it is voluntary to an extent but the car tag and income tax increase on top of it were too much so I took my business and left. California will no longer get any tax money from this goat, no sales, car, property, or income taxes. I did what many more are doing voted with my feet and ran as fast as I could.

It’s so awesome that you want 37 million fellow Americans to suffer rather than root for them. You’re a great citizen.

Dave Rywall on May 8, 2009 at 7:20 PM

Why would I root for demonstrated idiots? If they’re suffering it’s because of their own continual foolish choices, just as most of us suffer from foolish choices. It’s through suffering consequences that we learn, as well as seeing what happens to others who make stupid choices.

It’s so awesome that you want 37 million fellow Americans to suffer rather than root for them. You’re a great citizen.

Dave Rywall on May 8, 2009 at 7:20 PM

its just KKKALIFORNIA’S CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST!!

and we’re all for that!!!

Oh gee, I’m stumped. What ever could we cut before Police and Fire?

How about several of these:

California Broadband Initiative
California Coastal Commission
California Council for the Humanities
California Cultural and Historical Endowment
California Digital Library
California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts
….etc…etc…etc…etc…
Summer School for the Arts, California State
Water Quality Control Boards, Regional
Water Resources Control Board
Water Resources, Department of
Women, Commission on the Status of

mojo on May 8, 2009 at 12:11 PM

Way to go mojo… This proliferation of bureaus and boards could be controlled if the Legislature had to include a ‘poison pill’ that would shut them down after a few years, unless renewed by vote for another period. At least there would be a chance to stop these Immortal Institutions and their drain on the budget.

As a Cali native I see it this way; the the political class is catering to the rich and doing their best to drive out the middle class while maintaining their servant class. They want the illegals to do their menial labor while they enjoy their Cali lifestyle of sun, surf and sand.

Party members, meet your proles. Capitalists need not apply nor stay.

NTropy on May 8, 2009 at 10:07 PM

I live in Cali and this is my take as well. The way we are heading all that will be left in 20 years will be the extreme wealthy and illegals.

Maybe he’s looking for a place to put the Gitmo crowd where they can’t complain about it.

jeanie on May 8, 2009 at 11:46 PM

see my post to jimmy…..

Jimmy Doolittle on May 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM

You sound a little light on the 45 there. Let me know and I’ll load up a thousand for ya.

Party members, meet your proles. Capitalists need not apply nor stay.

It’s so awesome that you want 37 million fellow Americans to suffer rather than root for them. You’re a great citizen.

Dave Rywall on May 8, 2009 at 7:20 PM

Self inflicted suffering is hard to “root for”. Liberals took them down this path based on their lies and now the bill comes due. Pelosi/Cali State Government/Socialism is to blame. Conservatives are now trying to save the rest of the Country. Any ideas instead of criticism?