Monday, June 27, 2011

Who really stymied the California budget deal?

"The governor abruptly walked away from all negotiations in March and declared them over," said Harman, whose district includes Fountain Valley. "For him to say there was any possibility at that time for meaningful reform would make him a revisionist. Public employee labor unions stood firmly opposed to any pension reform or spending cap and the Governor declared negotiations over."State Senator Tom Harmon

His point is simple, Jerry Brown's politics are dictated by keeping the Dills Act, and union pension reform is off the table. Jerry is facing revolts in San Jose, Oakland and many cities with democratic administrations. We have about 6 calls for pension reform from major editorial newspapers around the state.

It is Jerry who is resisting a fair budget deal.

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