Can 1A Stop the Bleeding?
“I think that reflects the fact that the leaders came to the middle and put aside their partisan differences, which is frankly what I think most Californians expect us to do in a crisis,” said Chesbro.
“But when it comes to the parties, the Democratic Party tends to be to the left of the California electorate and the Republican Party tends to be far to the right. The opposition by the Republicans and the neutrality by the Democrats reflects the fact that these are compromises that didn’t cater to the ends of the political spectrum.”
Since Californians tend to be an uncompromising lot, the bloody budget mess may land back in the lap of the legislature.
Even Chesbro, a strong supporter of the props, admits, he’s “not thrilled about any of this. There are no good solutions in a crisis of this severity. I think these are the best available opportunities amongst some really bad choices available to us.”
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Comment / By dewy smith / May 7, 2009, 9:31 a.m.
Thanks for taking up space in the article interviewing an elected official such as Chesbro. Come on, do you really value what he says? He was at the helm of creating this mess along with all his other Senate buddies on both sides of the isle. Now he termed out and, wow, suprise, jumped to the assembly to continue to “help out” the citizenry of this state. You are asking the wolf about the hen house and until you see that both parties are at fault instead of being a fan-a-tic over one of the two dominant parties we will continue to find ourselves in this mess.
Comment / By Jim Pell / May 13, 2009, 5:56 p.m.
Didn’t Chesbro get something like 75 percent of the vote in Humboldt County? He’s the county’s elected official in Sacramento. If three out four voters support him, the Journal is doing what its readers want.
Comment / By Hank Sims / May 13, 2009, 6:11 p.m.
That’s pretty gracious, Mr. Pell!