Posted on 11/28/2009 9:36:36 AM PST by americanophile
A group representing California taxpayers gave more than half the state's lawmakers failing grades in its annual report card issued Tuesday, only months after the Legislature approved the largest tax cuts in state history. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association gave "F" grades to 73 out of 120 Assembly members and senators, with only 29 receiving "A" grades. The ratings from the fiscally conservative group split along ideological lines, with all of the failing grades going to Democrats, and none to Republicans. "This is a horrible report card," said David Wolfe, legislator director at the association. "It represents all the anger and frustration voters are feeling following the May 19 vote on a package of tax increases. They rejected practically all of those initiatives." The report card grades lawmakers based on their votes on 35 bills. Of those, 14 bills were double-weighted, including six constitutional amendments that the group felt attacked Propositions 13 and 218. In addition, lawmakers who voted in February for $12.6 billion in new income, sales and vehicle taxes received an automatic 20-point deduction.
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CA GOP doesn’t even have enough backbone to realize that it needs to get one.
Yup, the only thing dumber than a CA democrat is a CA repulsican. They’ve got the state ready to be handed to them on a silver platter, and they’re still clueless.
ONLY 73??
They may rate low in opinion polls but they will continue to be elected. Once they term limit out they will be replaced by a virtual duplicate. That is the simple, sad truth.
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