<p>The day after Assemblyman Dean Florez was yanked off a legislative committee that investigated the Davis administration's computer software contract with Oracle Corp., the only defenders of the Shafter Democrat came from the opposition party.</p>
<p>Behind closed doors Wednesday, the Assembly Democratic caucus gave Speaker Herb Wesson a standing ovation for not only removing Florez from the chairmanship of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee but for kicking him off the panel completely.</p>