Posted on 05/20/2009 10:42:07 AM PDT by SmithL
Good morning, California voters. Do you feel better, now that you've gotten that out of your system?
You wanted to show the state's politicians just how mad you are at them. And you did. Boy, did you ever.
Proposition 1A with its taxes and its spending limit? Too much of one and not enough of the other, you said (or was it the other way around), and voted it down. Never mind that the taxes go into efffect anyway. You showed 'em.
Proposition 1B? That was a tougher call.
Proposition 1C? No way. You like the lottery just like it is. And all they were going to do with that extra $5 billion was spend it.
Propositions 1D and 1E? Forget it. You had already voted to put money into preschool and mental health programs. You're not taking it out now.
And 1F? Heck, yeah! Let's not pay our legislators if they can't pass a budget on time. So what if it likely won't have any effect, or that this year they actually passed a budget months earlier than they needed to? That's not the point.
The point is that you're sick and tired of all this political mumbo-jumbo. So you showed those politicians who's in charge. You. You're now officially in charge – of a state that will be something like $25 billion in the hole for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
So, now that you've put those irksome politicians in their place, maybe it's time to think about this: Since you're in charge, exactly what do you intend
...That sounds a lot like work, you say? Sorry, no whining allowed. You asked for this job. Now you've got it, so get on it. Oh, and remember. The entire nation is watching to see how you do now that you're in charge.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
I don’t think it’s a bad idea to ask “now what?” I do think the delivery and contempt for the voters deomonstrated in the article is odious. These are the type of people who think it’s OK for judges to reverse the will of the voters. Having said all that, it is a pertinent question; the voters are just sick of having the onus fall on them.
Except that's what will happen.
Then we'll see who laughs last.
It’s always essential services - fire protection, police, roads, etc,
that statists threaten to cut if they aren’t given more of our money.
It’s never their salaries or staff that will have to do without. We simply MUST keep the 3rd executive assistant wine steward on staff while we threaten to cut fire protection by half.
Best Reply So Far from The Comments Section:
Posted by “Hulk_Smash”
Hulk smash keyboard so overjoyed! Hulk throw morning coffee at screen so mad at Bee Editors. Hulk use big boy word like, “Petulant.” Hulk treat Bee editors like puppy...”Bad puppy. Only go on paper...OH!!! Bee did when printed editorial!” Bee headline: “Voters Reject Props -— Women, Children Hardest Hit!” Same tired diatribe. Hulk know big words today! Hulk proud of self!
Yep, because taxing and spending is working so well for ya.
That’s GOOD...
someone needs to invite him over here.
Now the link to that editorial is offline. I wonder if they couldn’t take the reader’s comments, which is what I went looking for.
Thanks, you saved me the trouble of writing it. The only other thing I'd mention is that public employee unions are the principal budget-busters and absolutely must be brought to heel -- but of course they're the Democrat base, along with trial lawyers.
The voters have brought some of this upon themselves by stupidly approving huge bond obligations and carved-in-stone increases for education and other spending, etc. in the past. But those measures have been misleadingly promoted as you say. When voters have tried to limit spending on illegals, etc., were overruled by the courts or politicians. Time to get out the pitchforks.
Funny, that’s exactly what a lot of us are saying to Obama and his voters.
Haha link is till on their opinion page too, but it takes you to their “not found” page.
Sure looks like they killed it and haven’t finished scrubbing yet.
“Good morning, California voters. Do you feel better, now that you’ve gotten that out of your system?”
What a smarmy, condescending a—hole!!!
The “peons” dared to challenge the “elite”. That always pizzes libs off, because you can guess whom they believe to be the “elite”. It’s also very telling that they think it’s a challenge for people to govern themselves.
lots of people do not seem to understand that. We hire them to REPRESENT us, not lead us
hmmmm....the editorials that show up now on the Opinion page aren’t nearly as snide and angry. I guess the one you posted was too inflammatory, and they couldn’t take the heat.
There is a clash between “the elite” and “the masses yearning to be free” coming,
and it won’t be at the ballot box.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
LOL! If only! (And love your tagline!) Isn’t it nice for hypocritical libs to say “What are you going to do now”, when they know darn well they’d never give the taxpayers the power to decide what they’re willing to fund and what they’re not, they’d scream bloody murder if they were actually serious and would allow the voters their right to decide!
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