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California Republicans oust Senate leader, dig in
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The game of chicken in Sacramento just claimed its first victim , one that has to send a chill down Democratic spines. Republicans in the state Senate ousted their leader, the man who crafted a deal with Democrats to resolve the budget standoff with massive tax increases as part of the package. The GOP has apparently accelerated their car, and the Democrats will have to decide whether to swerve or crash: A state budget deal to close a $41 billion shortfall has been put further into question early this morning after Senate Republicans ousted their leader who had helped ...
This is what it looks like when Republicans act like Republicans
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Via Hot Air comes this news that California Republicans in the State Senate have thrown their leader overboard in a rebellion.
The Senate GOP leader crafted a deal for tax increases with the Democratic leadership and Governator. That did not sit too well with the rank and file Republican senators who know doubt have learned what happens to Republicans who act like Democrats by watching the voters purge the GOP from Washington.
The unusual action occurred as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic lawmakers tried for a fourth night in a row ...
Dwayne Horner: California Republicans Oust their OWN Minority Leader over Taxes
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Photograph:The California State Capitol is in a park in the heart of Sacramento. California Republicans have ousted their own Senate Minority Leader, Dave Cogdill , (R-Modesto) after he helped craft a deal that would have called for $14.4 billion in tax increases. ...
2/18: It's Time To Go, Roland
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... indicating that Congress' approval rating has jumped 12% in the past month. Lefty bloggers see this poll as evidence that the public supports the Dems' economic agenda: CA GOP: This Is How It's Done, Baby! Conservative bloggers are praising the GOPers in the CA Senate for ousting their leader after he negotiated a state budget deal that included tax increases: THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Should Dems Abolish The Filibuster? ...
Stop Treating the Taxpayers of California as a Personal ATM Says California GOP State Senator Tony Strickland
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... Quote of the Day from Flap’s California State Senator Tony Stickland:
Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks (Ventura County), said there should be more cuts in spending to show that Democrats are truly compromising, including targeting boards and commissions whose members make more than $100,000 a year and meet only once a month.
“It’s time we stop treating the taxpayers of California as a personal ATM,” he said.
Well said, Tony. ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... then the Senate will take up the bill and do something different,” the senior leadership aide tells me. “The Blue Dogs don’t want to end up voting on something that won’t even become law. They’re saying, 'See what can get through the Senate first, and then we’ll vote on it.’”
House Dem leaders agree with this assessment, the aide says. Asked if it would anger labor leaders, the aide said that labor might not like it but that labor leaders would “understand the dynamic.”
California Special Election in May Part of Big 5 CA State Budget Compromise
If the ...
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California Special Election in May Part of Big 5 CA State Budget Compromise
If the state budget proposal is approved, a special election will be held May 19 to decide how the state raises and spends much of the money. ...
