Jon Fleischman

Jon is the elected Vice Chairman, South of the California Republican Party.
Recent Posts
- AG to CalPERS: Divest from Iran Now
- NTLC's Lew Uhler Urges Rejection Of Maldonado As Lt. Governor
- CRA Statement on Maldonado Confirmation Vote
- Slate mailer racks up $84,000 fines
- Projections Moving Faster than the Trains
- Statewide proposition lineup
- Sunday San Diego: Napping in AD 77, Waking in AD 78, CalPERS says Pound Sand on Divestments, and More
- Carly Fiorina On President Reagan's Birthday
- CRP Chairman Nehring's Statement In Response To SacBee Story
- CTA Wants To Divert The "Payoff Benefits" That Got BigBiz Onboard With Higher Taxes, And Divert Them To Thier Own Purposes
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The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues (Source: KQED's Capitol Notes)
February 8 Open Thread (Source: Calitics)
As Some Hesitate, Laird Says He Can Win Maldonado's Seat (Source: Calitics)
The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues (Source: KQED's Capitol Notes)
Recount of Mission Viejo recall announced (Source: OC Register Total Buzz)
If GOP Doesn't Want Maldo as LG, Have a Primary (Source: Dem Majority Report)
Local activist behind impeach Obama site (Source: OC Register Total Buzz)
AG to CalPERS: Divest from Iran Now [By Barry Jantz - San Diego County - Flash Report] (Source: FlashReport)
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The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues (Source: KQED's Capitol Notes)
February 8 Open Thread (Source: Calitics)
As Some Hesitate, Laird Says He Can Win Maldonado's Seat (Source: Calitics)
The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues (Source: KQED's Capitol Notes)
Recount of Mission Viejo recall announced (Source: OC Register Total Buzz)
If GOP Doesn't Want Maldo as LG, Have a Primary (Source: Dem Majority Report)
Local activist behind impeach Obama site (Source: OC Register Total Buzz)
AG to CalPERS: Divest from Iran Now [By Barry Jantz - San Diego County - Flash Report] (Source: FlashReport)
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Robert Bosich on NTLC's Lew Uhler Urges Rejection Of Maldonado As Lt. Governor
Robert Bosich on CRA Statement on Maldonado Confirmation Vote
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Larry Urdahl on Money "Trail" in Open Joel Anderson AD 77 Seat
Matt Munson on Statewide proposition lineup
JIm Lacy on Ballot Designation Junkies Get Excited
Cliff Unruh on Rest In Peace Ethie Radanovich
Chris Lauer on Chief of Staff for Senate Republicans Off To PG&E
JIm Lacy on Ballot Designation Junkies Get Excited
Ken Hunter on An Open Letter to Senate Republicans
Howard Epstein on Today's Commentary: South Lake Tahoe Transit Chief Embroiled In Controversy
Sean Loranger on Sheriff's union biggest loser in Mission Viejo recall election
Allan Bartlett on An Open Letter to Senate Republicans
Bob Evans on Today's Commentary: For Conservatives, Voting No On Confirming Maldonado Should Be An Easy Vote
FlashReport Weblog on California Politics
FlashReport To GOP Legislators: Keep The Pressure On
by Jon Fleischman - Publisher (bio) (email)(print)
The key here is that there are "strings" attached -- as they say, no one ever gives up something for nothing in this business.
The end game for Sacramento Democrats is fairly simple and straightforward -- they want to increase taxes as much as possible to close the budget hole -- but they know that there is no political appetite for such increases right now in the State Capitol. With legislative Republicans blocking the 2/3 vote on taxes and the Governor vowing to veto any so-called "majority vote tax increases" -- all the Democrats can do is try to buy time.
That is the concession that is made by approving cuts that do not take us completely through the 2009-10 fiscal year -- we will "kick the can" into some time later in the new fiscal year. To a time, when Democrats hope they will be able to get a tax increase through the legislature.
Remember that the further we go into the new fiscal year, the more we'd have to cut to make a difference -- yet the less time the cuts would have to go into effect and start producing actual savings to the state.
It seems like there is always a "good reason" to avoid putting off the tough decision in Sacramento. Today I hear from some Assembly Republicans that we have to make education cuts to this year's budget or else it means that we're on the hook for extra spending next year. That's what suspending Prop. 98 is for -- and also remember that kicking the can into August in and of itself comes with an "opportunity cost" of losing out on a month or two of cuts (the Governor's proposed FY 09-10 cuts assume a July 1 start date. If approving the education cuts kicks the can a month, over half of the ed cuts would be offset by lost opportunity to make cuts for July. If it kicks that can two months, it actually means we would "lose money" by not having implemented real cuts.
Democrats want to delay. Republicans must not facilitate their need. GOPers -- hold tight and make it clear that when a comprehensive set of cuts is put forward that everyone agrees, if adopted, means that the state can pay its bills through the rest of the 09-10 fiscal year, then its time to put up votes. Anything short of that is just laying the groundwork for a future major push to raise taxes.











































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Stop paying bills, layoff state workers, tear up I O U's. Let the Democrats twitter.....who cares....who really cares what these socialists do....we want them to do nothing for once...
Posted by Robert Bosich at June 27, 2009 8:37pmOne of my friends who is an educator said we should chop the school day 3 days on the week of thanksgiving because nothing is really done that week and students are really just distracted by the vacation and it might be a way for the state and school districts to save money. These 3 days would be an unpaid vacation for the school staff.
Posted by Matt Munson at June 28, 2009 7:55amPost a Comment
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