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To: fifedom

I will be very surprised if this goes down any differently than it has for many years past. The Assembly and Senate Republicans will make a great show of resistance to continued reckless spending. They will convince everyone that they have really dug in their heels this time.

Then, at the last possible moment, the minimum number of Republicans needed will peel off and enable the prearranged deal to reach fruition. The apparent miscreants will be those who will suffer least from going along with the other party, they may even stand to gain more than they might lose.

There will be a great gnashing of teeth in a tremendous show of frustration by the rest of the Republicans who will give every appearance of not having participated in an elaborate charade.

In the end the minority party will have gained a miserly sop or two; the fiscal degeneracy will continue; the debt will have been kicked down the road once again; the Governor will loudly trumpet that he has achieved a great victory for California; all will contend that a wise solution has been reached in spite of the fact that the entire process will have to be repeated next year. The political status quo of Sacramento will be preserved and all will be cloaked in the filthy robes of malfeasance.


7 posted on 03/18/2011 4:44:10 PM PDT by concentric circles
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To: concentric circles
I will be very surprised if this goes down any differently than it has for many years past.

I agree with you and it is sickening.

The apparent miscreants will be those who will suffer least

As I have posted here before, this was the case for the sellouts in 2009. Two of them, Maldonado and Villines, won statewide primaries and were the Republican candidates for Lt. Gov. and Insurance Commissioner. They lost but so did every other Republican. The others got $150K/year jobs from Schwarzenegger on the innumerable commissions, elected to a cushy county job and elected to the Gay Hall of Fame /sarc

With the open primary there is even less reason for party discipline. So, I repeat my prediction that the sellout will take place early the coming week.
9 posted on 03/19/2011 2:50:48 PM PDT by fifedom
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