About the only thing I did not like was that he gave no credit to the TEA party movement for the huge electoral gains made by Republicans everywhere across this nation except California beginning last November. I think it is in great part because he's been a member of the GOP too long. However, his words, and warnings for the rest of the country are well worth heeding.
The danger to our way of life comes because the control of the party ostensibly opposing Statism is still in the hands of SKUNCs. Each of us who do not approve of these bastards must make an effort to see that situation is changed or the whole of the West is most assuredly going to finally succumb to Kruschev's infamous boast: "We will bury you."
California used to be the place where everyone wanted to go, so what happened? What was the tipping point?
He is right about a number of thing.
“I believe that if Californians rediscover these self-evident truths, Jerry Brown will be to California what Barack Obama has been to the rest of the country – a giant wake-up call. And if Americans rally behind these truths, together, we will write the next great chapter of the American Republic: that just when it looked like America would fade into history as just another failed socialist state, this generation of Americans rediscovered, revived and restored those uniquely American principles of individual liberty and constitutionally limited government, rallied under a bold banner held high by the traditional party of freedom, and from that moment America began her next great era of expansion, prosperity and influence.”
Sadly even the Republican house lost ground cause they caved into the democrats demands instead of letting the Government property shut down for a time.
Even thou the Democrat controlled credit rating agency’s would not so openly admit it, that was the reason we lost AAA.
We also failed to fully press our advantage in highlighting to the Socialist public the inproodence with trusting goverment with all theses socialist responsibility given that it CAN shut down.
We should have argued that goverment shutdown is a normal and necessary part of a democracy. That we cant always agree on how to run things, and that it is better that we not do everything until we can. That to do otherwise is to further empower a Government that Governs without the consent of the Governed.
If democrats don’t like that cause they got so much of the population depended upon the same goverment well that’s their problem. This is reality, and if you dare change it you do so by sacrificing freedom to the blackmailers and bundlers.
That being said we can still recover from Our Congressional leaders mistakes.
the Democrats have still taken the bate and have recognized the institutional problems with their dreams. We must press that advantage and make sure their whole base is disillusioned with the idea that they can get the Government to reliably provide theses services.
We do that and we will force them into a position in which they will have to turn either to private charity or even more bluntly totalitarian polices.(as the North Carolina Governor Suggested).
Either way we win, but we must push for the private alternative.
I have regular contact with a woman who agrees with everything obama says. She’s employed with a good job. You can’t talk politics with her without getting into an argument.
Califonication is the new Greece.
The problem is not the name Obama, contrary to the intellectual juvenility put forth in this screed.
I wont vote for a Romney or a Perry just as I wont vote for Obama.
Somebody should have explained the word "cornucopia" to Aaahnold.
Two hundred years ago, a sleeping land where almost nothing was happening — at least not in lower CA.
Blame government, but government is the work of foolish, lazy citizens.
It usually ends when the foolish and lazy prove they are also cowardly.
Obviously a First Term of Perry will do the same, given how he’s CODDLED ILLEGALS here in Texas.
If all the basket cases are here, there won't be enough to pass California style laws in or for the rest of the country.
This was a fine speech my Tom McClintock.
He was sending a warning to the rest of the country.
There is only one glaring missing element that I find troubling as it would appear to be a deliberate avoidance. I am hoping one of you can explain it.
Tom lauds in the speech the GOP wins since the last election cycle. So why did he not salute the TEA party movement in any way given how its sentiments drove that win? He gave not hint of the TEA party in anyway.
And electing a Republican who is little different would be worse as we would lack the collective will to oppose such a pretender.
Love Tom McClintock and am lucky enough to live in his district.
But when Tom was running here the first time to take Doolittle’s seat, I didn’t know who he was. I was on the East Coast when he ran for governor. And the ads made him look like some carpetbagger. I was undecided about voting at all until I got a call from the Ron Paul campaign saying that Tom was a good guy and “a man of integrity”. Since RP doesn’t hand out that label very easily, I voted for Tom. Very glad that I did!
I have never had a Congressman who stays so in touch, with face to face Townhalls every few months and teletephone Townhalls every month. If you want his ear, you’ve got it. And the guy gives brilliant speeches and puts his vote where his mouth is.
Always thought that he’d have made a great president, but his interests don’t seem to point in that direction.