Today we are pleased to feature this guest commentary from Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association…
The potential recall of State Senator Jeff Denham is a tragic example of what happens in Sacramento when one has the audacity to stand on principle. Denham realized that voting for a budget that started out $700 million in the hole was not a good example of fiscal stewardship. For this, he and other balanced budget supporters were labeled "fiscal terrorists" by the tax and spend lobby. Ultimately, Denham’s continued resolute support of the principle that we should live within our means saw him removed from powerful legislative committees (keeping him from serving his constituents) and made him the target of a recall.
Not surprisingly, evidence has emerged that the puppet master funding and behind this shadowy endeavor is Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata. Perata is no stranger to controversy, himself the target of an FBI investigation, and who also was responsible for locking moderate members of his own caucus out of their offices earlier this year. Now he has turned his displeasure on Denham whose desire was simply to rein in out-of-control spending and fix our ever-present structural budget deficit.
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January 5th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Good job keeping this in the news Jon.
The difference between Democrats and Republicans (and I use the term Republican loosely because that broad generalization also includes the Governor) is that Democrats view it as a war, they play for keeps, and anything is legal in war… whereas Republicans see it as a job. Republicans rightfully spend time with their family, with their kids and their kid’s activities, and may be even time given to their church.
For the Democrats their god is government and there is no greater cause than expanding government, producing more dependent people and expanding their personal power and wealth. Yes, that is a miserable existence and that is why Democrats are so unhappy. However, I fear, until Republicans turn it up a notch, start playing for keeps… knock them down, put our boot on their neck and a sword in their heart, and not stop until flies are walking on their eye balls… they are going to keep walking over us.
May be it is time we start kicking some butt!
January 6th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Thanks for this great piece, Jon.