Hotsheet for the autumn equinox
I have a hotsheet at Mayor Sam this morning discussing California’s FY’08–09 budget, the prison guards union, and Proposition 8.
California Republicans keep digging
Endorsements for Prop 8, the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, read like a who’s who of state Republican lawmakers. Irresponsibility reigns in California, policy at every level is straining families, taxpayers, and business owners — but rather than save the day (and broaden GOP appeal in the process), state and county Republicans continue pooling time and energy into self-marginalization. Thankfully I’m not only one watching this and resenting it. A number of high-ranking LA County party members are speaking out:
A group of Los Angeles County Republicans is protesting the local party’s decision to host a forum featuring supporters of the gay marriage initiative on the November ballot.
Eleven members of the Los Angeles GOP said in a letter to county chairwoman Linda Boyd that they were angered by her refusal to give local Republicans who oppose Proposition 8 equal time to present their side during Thursday night’s meeting.
“How bankrupt must our party be if we believe the only way to grow Republican turnout in Los Angeles is to attack the freedom of our fellow Americans,” wrote the group, which consists of current and former members of the county Republican executive and central committees.
