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California - Energy deregulation writer to head up governor's budget team
Associated Press ^ | 12-20-02 | ALEXA H. BLUTH

Posted on 12/20/2002 2:31:10 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:41:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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To: SierraWasp
Oh, nice piece of work Waspman!
21 posted on 12/21/2002 9:59:24 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: SierraWasp
Oh, this is too rich. Steve Peace, who crafted the disastrous power legislation that bankrupted PG&E, is now going to help Davis with the budget?

Maybe this is a new trend. How about Sirhan Sirhan as Davis's advisor on firearms, or Charles Manson to advise him on family issues?

22 posted on 12/22/2002 7:15:12 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
LOFL, so Davis wants as his budget advisor the same scumbag who left the state $35 billion in the hole? He wants this scumbag, Peace, to bend over the traditional American family and have his way with them for more and more taxes? Hahahahahaaaaa.......!!!
23 posted on 12/22/2002 7:13:03 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: lewislynn; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Dog Gone; Grampa Dave
"...even you should understand the difference between Weintraub's EDITORIAL "(1/30/01 Page B7 Editorials)" and an actual NEWS article."

And just for good measure... Take a gander at the nightmarish crap this regular guest editor to the BEE wrote today! Now you should be totally ashamed of ever having relied on his mainiacal writings to support your unsupportable non-point discharge on this issue:

Wientraubs NITEMARE!!!

24 posted on 12/23/2002 4:48:36 PM PST by SierraWasp
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To: SierraWasp
That was a bizarre article, LOL.
25 posted on 12/24/2002 6:56:23 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
"That was a bizarre article"

I think the dude has finally slammed the door on sanity!!!

Merry Christmas and may your State NEVER become as totally infested with bizarre, liberal, lobotomized morons as ours seems to be. It makes one who came here as Barry Goldwater was running for President, very heartsick!!!

Jerry Brown and his protege have FINALLY gotten me to "Lower my expectations!"

26 posted on 12/24/2002 7:47:04 AM PST by SierraWasp
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To: SierraWasp
I think I'm going to post that article just for kicks.
27 posted on 12/24/2002 7:59:33 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Good!

Hey... Why don'tcha post this one and flag Carrie_Okie to it? HE HATES MUTUAL FUNDS!!!

SIERRA FLUB LAUNCHES TWO NEW MUTUAL FUNDS!

28 posted on 12/24/2002 8:20:01 AM PST by SierraWasp
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To: Robert357; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Carry_Okie; dalereed; Boot Hill; steelie; farmfriend; snopercod; ...
I still can't get over this fiscal fiasco and especially this most absurd possible appointment!!!

This is going to be "Attack of the Killer Budgets" for the next four long years!!!

Absolutely NOTHING will be done to curtail non-essential "services!"

Counties, Cities and Special Districts will be stripped of their revenue streams by the pissant, Peace!

Business will be sapped of all profit margins to throw more good money after bad!

It will become "The Attack of Rogue Revenuers!"

As the ship of state heads helplessly toward the rocky shoals under the full sail of spending in a typhoon of new taxes and fees, Davis and Peace will be leaning against the tiller, trying to turn the corner to no avail!

Conservative Californians and Business Owners need to line the streets surrounding the Crapitol, yelling "NO WASTE CUTS... NO PEACE!"

Sure makes one wonder what business owners were thinking by contributing to the Davis re-election campaign. Yet Conservative candidates will just sit on their hands and not persue these contributors prior to the next election... sickening!!!

29 posted on 12/30/2002 3:27:13 PM PST by SierraWasp
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To: SierraWasp
....Business Owners .....

They believe in Tolerance! Hehehe!

30 posted on 12/30/2002 3:38:54 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: SierraWasp
I have been telling people that Davis only has four years to Bankrupt the state...it will be tight, but I think he can do it ;o)

Things I see coming include massive regulations regarding dirt in the water (AKA mud) under non-point source pollution regs of the Clean Water Act. Regulating mud should generate lots of permit fees. Given that the timber industry has been all but destroyed in this state, the DFG & RWQCB and the rest of the nazis in Queen Nichols Resources Agency need to expand their prey base. I see transportation spending (ie road & highway projects) was the first to be cut. So the focus will shift to the construction and developement industries. Remaining mom & pop manufacturing will be squeezed out (oops, I mean, consolidated) and local government will be shoved head-first into regional government because they have no other alternative. Think ERAF, phase two.

The Peter Shragg article you linked to is not out of the question for these people...they are hell bent on "tearing it down man".

31 posted on 12/31/2002 12:48:28 AM PST by forester
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To: SierraWasp
You're right about the local revenue cuts. That's exactly what the RATS did here in NC. They spent us into a defecit. Then they passed a law allowing local sales taxes, which went into effect immediately, of course.
32 posted on 12/31/2002 3:51:58 AM PST by snopercod
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To: SierraWasp
While I was taking a shower this morning, I started trying to come up with ways to get California out of its budget crisis. (I do a lot of creative thinking there...)

The deficit is about $1000 per resident, but nobody wants new taxes or to cut government "services."

So, how about this? Gray Davis runs an "illegal immigrant Blue Light Special". For the next 15 million illegal immigrants only, you may enter California for the low, low price of only $2000 apiece?

33 posted on 12/31/2002 7:10:36 AM PST by Dog Gone
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