The Governator is apparently in the shit-house with California Democrats because he can't get them to actually work on fixing the state's many problems and he is readying himself to *GASP* take the issues to the voters.
To me this seems eminently logical. I have two paths to completing my job. The preferred path isn't working. I take the other path.
This is not logical to the Democrat led state legislature. They feel that they cannot work with the Governator now since he has basically said he is willing to take things up with their bosses. Ummmm...wasn't it the not working with the Governator part that is forcing him to take things up with their bosses in the first place? So what's the loss here?
Dems: We're sorry. We know you mean well but we simply can't work with you on these initiatives to solve the massive financial problems that our programs have caused.Governator: Ah you sure? Ah would really lahk to work dis out wit you.
Dems: Yeah, we're sure. There's simply no way we are going to give up the ability to draw our own districts or limit spending in any way whatsoever and we feel very strongly that job security should be a reflection of time served, not some mythical ability to do a job. We are especially against the very concept that union leaders might need permission of union members in order to give us our kickbacks.
Governator: Dat's too bad. Ah will have to go to de voters den.
Dems: If you do that we won't work with you!
Governator: Vatever, little girly men.
No, I was wrong. I'm not really surprised at the Dems being pissed at him. He's trying to give workers a say on where their money goes, make job performance more important, limit spending and eliminate a politician's ability to decide who votes for him. Those things are the lifeblood of the liberal elite.
Worst of all, he's going to let actual voters decide on these things.
I was thinking the exact same thing this morning on the way into work- I even had a nice little rant brewing in my head making the same arguments for my blog, but ya beat me to it.
Crap.
I lived in California for 15 years and I could never remember once both sides of the California legislature ever working together to get anything useful done (without a lot of whip cracking and ass-kicking contests).
Sounds like little has changed since I left.