California Republicans: Corrupt Socialists

As the California GOP begins its convention in Sacramento today, party members ought to at least understand where its Assembly members stand – on the side of big government, higher taxes and uncontrolled debt and against property rights, individualism and freedom. As the party blathers about luring minority and working-class voters, let it be clear that the GOP sided with the developers and government planners who want to drive minorities and working-class people off of their property. The Democrats are right: The GOP is the party of big business and privilege.

As part of the governor’s budget package, the Assembly voted on SB77, which would have ended the state’s redevelopment agencies. But only longtime redevelopment foe, Chris Norby of Fullerton, sided with taxpayers and property owners. The rest of the Assembly Republicans voted “no” or didn’t vote at all. Had even one of the Republicans joined Norby, the bill would have passed with a two-thirds majority. There may still be time, but the GOP is too busy celebrating that it stopped Brown on this one issue. They put partisanship above their own ideology. They stopped Brown in one of the few areas where Brown was right. CalWatch is pissed.

The point is that the redevelopment scam has been a corrupt rip off of taxpayers since the idea first came up. It is the larger central government giving local politicians tax money to bribe and steal. It is roundabout taxing, the larger government taxes, the local thieves spend.  

These kind of Republican antics are why they are not to be trusted. Where is the California Tea Party? The very thieves stealing this development money are the ones funding the Tea Party!  This stinks like the Walker secret deals in Wisconsin regarding power generators.

Bob Dutton and Daniel Logue, the two Republican leaders and both coming from real estate interest backgrounds. This is the best California can do?