"NOYB" wrote in message rthlink.net...
So Harry is convinced that Bush is to blame for California's crisis, eh?
Big surprise.

No kidding. Another east coast liberal that doesn't know what the
hell is going on out here. But then again... Harry claims to be
heavily involved in union politics. And since Gray Davis, Cruz
Bustamante, and the other criminals running the state are bought and
paid for by unions - perhaps he knows a lot.

The power crisis and the debt that has come along with it is separate
from the $38 billion dollar budget mess the state is in. The
democrats keep trying to imply that this whole mess is Enron's fault.
Even some republicans buy into it.

The approximate $9 billion dollar energy debt has been covered with
bonds - that's done. Though there may be some recovery available from
some of the power companies (I hope that the publically owned
utilities like LA Water & Power are looked at too - they also ripped
off the state).

The estimated $38 billion deficit the state has right now DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE ENERGY DEBT. The $38 billion is on DAVIS and the
democrats. They've been in control and they won't stop spending money
- even today.

And please don't cry any crocidile tears over how California isn't
getting in services as much as it pays in taxes to the federal
government. Redistributing wealth is the democrats game. Even within
California, the "richest" taxpayers are the targets of demorcat
proposed state income tax hikes - the state isn't giving them any
increased services.

Even if the federal government sent more money to the state, the
legislature and the governor have proven they can't be trusted with
it.

By the way - just so everyone knows what the magnatude of the
Califronia budget deficit is. It is bigger than all of the other
states' deficits COMBINED.

It still doesn't explain why the Dems were caught trying to *prolong* the
crisis.

They got caught because you will always get caught if you keep doing
crap like this long enough.

Hint: it benefits them politically...which makes them low-life scumbags.
Of course, that's something most of us already knew.