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Posted: November 24, 2007,
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California's Fiscal Outlook:
LAO Projections 2007-08 Through 2012-13
Elizabeth Hill, Legislative Analyst, November 14, 2007
Summary
Deterioration of the 2007–08 Budget
http://www.lao.ca.gov/2007/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_07.aspx
At the time the 2007–08 Budget Act was enacted in August 2007, the budget plan focused on closing the gap between General Fund revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year and maintaining a $4.1 billion reserve. Since that time, the 2007–08 budget situation has deteriorated by almost $6 billion. Under our forecast, absent corrective action, the state would end the current fiscal year with a $1.9 billion deficit.
State Also Faces $8 Billion Shortfall in 2008–09
In addition to a negative carry–in balance from 2007–08, we project the state will face an $8 billion operating shortfall in 2008–09. Revenues are projected to grow by 4.6 percent, hampered by the ongoing effects of the weakened economy. On the expenditure side, spending is projected to grow by 7 percent—reflecting both cost increases in most state programs and the end of many 2007–08 one–time budget solutions.
Multibillion Dollar Shortfalls Through 2012–13
Like in 2008–09, we project state costs will exceed revenues by $8 billion in 2009–10. After that, the shortfall will drop to the range of $3 billion each year. The primary factor responsible for this drop between 2009–10 and 2010–11 is that $11.3 billion in previously issued deficit–financing borrowing would be fully paid off in the spring of 2010. This will free up over $3 billion in annual debt service payments beginning in 2010–11.
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$9.8 billion hole seen in state budget
By Judy Lin - jlin@sacbee.com
November 15, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/capolitics/story/493147.html
State leaders on Wednesday called for "an honest dialogue" about closing California's spending gap amid news that next year's budget will contain nearly a $10 billion deficit.
That figure is more than the state spent this year on the University of California and California State University systems combined.
In releasing her five-year fiscal outlook Wednesday, Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill said lawmakers face tough decisions for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
"All the easy solutions are gone," she said.
Hill, the state's top budget analyst, called for immediate cuts to "double up" savings for the current and upcoming fiscal years. She also offered solutions certain to meet political opposition, including raising taxes.
Her projections were worse than previously stated by the Schwarzenegger administration, which pegged the shortfall at $6 billion. Hill said the deficit has increased due to growing government expenses that have outpaced revenues in an economy weakened by the real estate slump.
Hill's forecast predicted the state will be $1.8 billion in the hole by next June. Absent change, the gap between revenues and expenses will increase by $8 billion in the 2008-09 fiscal year, bringing the total deficit to $9.8 billion.
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State tax revenue down across the board
By Judy Lin - jlin@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PST Friday, November 23, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A4
http://www.sacbee.com/capolitics/story/512202.html
Alex Wierbinski, Berkeley, Ca., July 7th, 2007
revised 12-4-07
The failures of our bribery soaked big headed egomaniacs in Sacramento are so dense, they have to be peeled in layers.
Let's start with the basics: Schools, Prisons, and our other pieces of public infrastructure. The Schools have failed, and the vast majority of schools are no more than state subsidized daycare for our impoverished foreign labor force.
The response from Sacramento? Silence. Except they all are "for" education, but will not address the causes or solutions for our broken schools. In the meantime, at least a million crimigrants have slipped into California this year, and have used our school system as free day care. I must say, "fuck those worthless, corrupted pieces of shit." Sorry, but it needs to be said.
The prisons have not just failed, but prison conditions have deteriorated to the level where the politicians should be charged for crimes against humanity. Federal courts are considering releasing 35,000 prisoners from our state sponsored hells. 30% of federal prison and 17% of state prison inmates are crimigrants.
Although it has been exceeding difficult for me to find the stats on crimigrants in Ca. State prisons, it is apparent that hispanics are well represented, making up 37.4% of California's inmates, compared to 28.7 and 28.2 for black and whites, respectively. (P.35 of the dept. of Corrections Stats for 2005)
The response from Sacramento? The only one they are capable of; awarding big contracts to their big money contractor buddies to build a few billions worth of new prisons. In the meantime, let the prisons eat cake.
Our water system, levies, our supposed health care "system," and our electrical grid are all insufficient for our already overpopulated state, while our worthless politicians in Sacramento continue to subsidize a massive crimigration into California.
Looking at the condition of our state, it should come as no surprise that the corrupt incompetents in Sacramento cannot come up with a budget. They have already destroyed all the things they are charged with protecting, starting with our schools, and ending with our democracy.
These vile tools of wealth, power, and corruption; our legislature, must be replaced with democratically elected representatives, if we want to reverse the collapse of our democracy, and rescue our social institutions.
California Budget Crisis: The Corruption Quagmire
(latest news at the bottom of this list)
California: Huge budget shortfall seen, arnie miscalculates, Bee, 5-16-07
Summary; Deterioration of the 2007–08 Budget, Elizabeth Hill, Legislative Analyst, Nov 14, 2007
10 Bil Deficit Looms, Bee, Nov 15, 2007
State Tax Revenues Plunging, Bee, Nov 23, 2007
Budget Cuts for Education on the way bee 12-10
Arnie predicts 14bil budget Shortfall, bee, December 12, 2007
California: from bad to worse: 14 bil shortfall, bee, 12-12-07
Arnie declares Fiscal Emergency, ap, 12-14-07
Legislators respond by punishing themselves with heavy raises, bee, 12-3-07
Elite unions collected pensions we can't afford in return for years of political bribes, NYT, December 19, 2007
SEIU ready to defend elite state worker's penisons with millions in bribes for democrats: the rest of us get to pay for it, bee, January 2, 2008
Schools face steep cuts, bee, 12-10-07
State's already failed edu instutions ready to tear each other up over budget, bee, 1-2-08
Mortgage crisis defunding cities and states for years to come, lat, December 31, 2007
Subprime woes just getting started, NYT, 1-2-08
CA Elite union health costs 118 bil., bee, 1-8-08
Ca creating health care monster, bee, 1-7-08
econ slowing, market tanking, nyt, 1-9-08
Education, social services, parks severely cut, sf chron, 1-11-08
Gov plans massive prison release, bee, 1-11-08
Leg analyst: Arnie's idiot budget, lat, 1-14-08
Consumer spending drops like a rock, nyt, January 14, 2008
Schwarzenegger Budget Cuts everything, cbs, ap, bcn, 1-11-08
Moron Gov tries accounting trick to lessen deficit, sf gate, 1-15-08
Gov budget loses billon in matching fed funds, bee, 1-15-08
Group calls for probe of Núñez, bee, 1-23-08
Ca Legislators defend junkets, luxury paid by corporations, sf chron, 2-11-08
budget cuts expected to pass, $14.5 billion projected deficit unaffected, bee, 2-15-08
Market rotten at the core: Credit and Bond insurers under severe pressure, new homes sales drop 26% in 2007, nyt 2-17-08
politicians holding bribe-fest in Sacramento, bee, 2-23-08
regulating bribery in california? what a farce: lat, 2-27-08
CA schools cut $4.8 billion, lat, 3-3-08
credit crisis strains local govts, bee, 3-3-08
california coalition forming to fight budget cuts, bee, 3-8-08
top legislative staff high on salary list, bee, 3-15-08
big dem donor to clean up on moth spraying, sf chron, 3-8-08
bay area lawmakers suck up bribes, contra costa times, 3-30-08
san diego lawmakers suck up bribes, san diego union tribune, 3-30-08
migden sues fppc, bee, 3-5-08
migden,(pigden) busted for corruption, fined $350,000, bee, 3-21-08
crazy migden sued by FPPC for being a lying corrupt politician, bee, 3-26-08
lying thieves in congress ok earmarks to pay off political bribery, ap 3-31-08
judge rules migden can use old bribes in new election, bee, 4-2-08
crazy migden can't even get dems to endorse her crazy ass, bee april 1, 08
LA city and county face $994 million shortfall, lat, 4-21-08
CA. Budget deficit now put at $10 billion, bee, 4-25-08
california's population swells to 38 million, bay area 7.3 million, sf chron, 5-2-08
california faces water crisis, endless irresponsible growth brings on ecological crisis, sf chron, 5-2-08
California may run out of cash by august, bee, may 6, 2008
Karen Bass sworn as new Ca Speaker, and sells herself to special interests: faces change, corporate democracy rolls on, lat, 5-14-08 (see the last lines of the story)
Economy pointing straight down
record decline in US national housing prices, lat, 5-27-08
record decline in US national housing prices, ft, 5-27-08
background: essay: Markets ready to kill economy. links: economics.
Think the Economy Is Bad? Wait Till the States Cut Back, jyt, 6-1-08
CAPITOL CORPORATE CORRUPTION CHAOS: AN ABSENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, sf chron, 6-8-08
Budget train wreck? san diego news tribune, 6-12-08
California's Quagmire of Corruption
Redistricting plan on ballot, bee, 6-18-08
background: 3 articles on redistricting. 3 more articles.
State records biggest jump in unemployment, sf chron, 6-21-08
background; essay: Poverty Hidden Behind Cooked Stats. Links: econ links.
Dems live on Blood Money: Health Industry bribes
Former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe Appearance as Paid Speaker at Health Insurance Convention in San Francisco, ca progress report, 6-13-08
Don't let the Dems fool you: Despite what the DNC says, The 76 million dollars of bribes the Health Industry has showered Congress with are currently split 55% to 45%, with Dems receiving the higher sum. The sole difference between the parties is the Repugnants admit they are bought by industrial bribes, while the Dems lie, and say they represent the people. The final dem lie: "we are the lesser evil." Fuck that! Evil is Evil. The Dem's dependence on bribery marks them as only superficially different from the repugnant party traitors. See Open Secrets, Congressional Bribes by economic sector.
State records biggest jump in unemployment, sf chron, 6-21-08
Regressive Fees to pay to Costs of Subsidizing Cheap Labor for Business
Flurry of state fees - new or higher - pushed as budget boost, bee, 6-23-08
Special interests avoid limits, and taxes, bee, 6-22-08
background; essay: Not A Democracy. links: arnie! links: nunez
Dan Walters: Could California budget gap get wider? bee, 6-25-08
California's fiscal woes largely of its own making, lat, 6-7-08
Budget standoff: That's it for cuts, Dems say, sacbee, 7-10-08
Dan Walters: Fantasies and error abound on state budget, sacbee, 7-14-08
California Politicians lead Nation in Incompentence, Corruption
California's fiscal woes largely of its own making, lat, 7-7-08
Most Californians, especially lawmakers, won't feel impact of budget delay, bee, 7-7-08
The Buzz: Eyes on holiday getaway, not budget, bee, 7-7-08
Most Assembly members will take next week off; still no state budget deal, bee, 7-4-08 (why are we paying these people?)
background: analysis: Budget Crisis, Term limit fraud highlights the need for serious redistricting/reestablishment of democracy.
3 database links: redistricting. 3 database links: redistricting. links: redistricting. links: budget crisis. links: Dems are throughly CORRUPTED.
Highly paid Nuñez aide gets $100,000 more for 'campaign consulting,' lat, 7-10-08
Nunez gets $600,000 in new campaign cash, capitol weekly, 7-8-08
background; article: Nunez, ASSEMBLY STEALS LIKE CORPORATIONS. links: Dems are throughly CORRUPTED. links: nunez.
Assembly goes on vacation amid California budget deadlock, sacbee, 7-16-08
gov to cut state worker salaries to min wage:
Analysis: Thursday's outcry from state workers over pay may be just what governor wanted, bee, 7-25-08
I suggest doing to them what they've done to us:
REPLACE THEM WITH ILLEGALS
California legislators set record for budget delay, bee, 8-31-08
California Budget-Corruption Crisis:
Scroll up for earlier news
The real situation:
This is a Corruption Crisis, not a Budget Crisis
We've been ROBBED, alex, 8-15-08
private bribery, not the voters, running ca elections, bee, 2-15-08
background: Lying Statistics
Poverty Hidden Behind Cooked Stats, september 22, 2007
The Consumer Price Index, Walter J. "John" Williams, Shadow Government Statistics, 10-1-06
All of Inflation’s Little Parts, nyt, May 3, 2008: Interactive Chart
Links: Economics
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Poizner pledges $1.5 million to block term-limits measure
The state insurance commissioner pledges $1.5 million to help defeat a ballot initiative he called a 'power grab.'
By Nancy Vogel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 7, 2007
SACRAMENTO -- Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner committed his personal wealth Tuesday to defeating a Feb. 5 term limits ballot initiative that would allow current legislators to stick around a few more years.
Poizner called the initiative a "naked power grab" by sitting Democratic legislators and said he would spend at least $1.5 million to educate voters against it.
A national group called U.S. Term Limits also donated $1.5 million Tuesday, suddenly enriching an opposition movement that until now had struggled, gathering less than $200,000 in contributions.
Poizner, a Republican who made a fortune as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur before he entered politics, said he would be chief spokesman for the campaign and spend more than $1.5 million if necessary.
"Proposition 93 has been written very cleverly by the authors, mainly the legislative leaders, to fool voters into thinking that Proposition 93 will actually shrink -- tighten -- term limits when in fact Proposition 93 will do exactly the opposite for the vast majority of people in the Legislature," he said.
It would allow Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles) to stay six years beyond 2008, when he would otherwise be forced out by term limits. Senate President Don Perata (D-Oakland) could stay an additional four years if Proposition 93 passed.
Proponents have raised $3.2 million since January, most of it from unions, corporations and others with business before the Legislature. At least seven Assembly Democrats have donated a total of $260,000 from their political committees.
Raising money to defeat Proposition 93 won't be easy, Poizner said, because those seeking favor in the Legislature will be reluctant to anger lawmakers.
"Frankly there's nothing more important than having competitive elections in this state, and Proposition 93 is going exactly the opposite direction," he said.
DON'T BE FOOLED: This "Term Limits" measure does not impose term limits, it LOOSTENS TERM LIMITS.
The Plan is to Allow The Corporate Politicians to maintain their political monopoly by INCREASING the TIME THEY MAY SPEND in each BRANCH of the LEGISLATUE.
This is a cheap trick to make their power grab look like "reform."
Alex Wierbinski, Berkeley, Ca.
We passed term limits to end the reign of Willie Brown, and prevent any such dynasty from every being established in the heart of our democracy again. And along came Nunez.
Now the Dem leadership, Nunez, is trying to recreate the Wille era by foisting this misnamed "term limit" ballot measure onto the ballot. The Dems have been upset ever since term limits were imposed, as it ended lifetime tenure in the California legislatue by members of both parties, who have mutally crafted our legislative districts into the personal property of one or the other parties.
You are being decieved by the Democrats. This is not term limits, but rather, this is a power grab by the Dem leadership, funded by the some of the biggest special interests in the state, to reimpose the heart of dynasty politics in our legislature.
Thus the big bribers are contributing heavily to end term limits. It will maintain and extend the reach and power of their bribed politicians.
This is yet another attempt to undermine our democracy by the leaders of the democratic party and their corporate sponsors. They should rename themselves the Undemocratic party.
Nunez and Perata are trying to turn California politics on its head to serve their personal ambitions.
Arnie rejects Nunez's Fake Term Limit measure, Bee, September 17, 2007
Term Limit measure is a FAKE, another Deception by the Democrats to damage our democracy, Bee, September 12, 2007
Will "Term Limit" Measure return Willie Brown to Sacramento? scumbag nunez screwing calif for personal/party ambitions, Bee, October 30, 2007
Good analysis of Term Limit/Redisticting proposals, Bee, September 12, 2007
Term limit measure lures health care donors, Bee, 7-16-07
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Term Limits (6 Abstracts)
Nunez
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Voters' views of Pelosi, Congress have dimmed
By John Hill - jhill@sacbee.com
BEE, October 27, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/capolitics/v-print/story/456858.html
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's own party is turning on her, apparently because of a perception among California Democrats that she has not done enough to shake up the status quo in Washington, D.C., according to a Field Poll released Friday.
Congress overall is doing even worse with California voters, with an approval rating sagging to 30 percent or below for only the seventh time in the past 15 years, the poll of 1,201 registered voters found. Both Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat who became speaker this year, and Congress as a whole have fallen short of voter expectations since taking over both houses, poll director Mark DiCamillo said.
"I think the reason for her decline and the low ratings Congress is getting is that voters here are not seeing any change," DiCamillo said.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's approval rating of 51 percent is down 10 percentage points since March, but consistent with her average over the years. Sen. Barbara Boxer's rating also has slumped, from 54 percent in March to 44 percent. Both Boxer and Feinstein, however, still enjoy the approval of more voters than disapproval of them.
For Pelosi, it was the first time the poll showed more people disapproving than approving of her performance – 40 percent to 35 percent, with 25 percent having no opinion.
Only 22 percent of voters approve of the job Congress is doing, the poll found, while 64 percent disapprove.
...the Democrats now in charge of Congress fared better than Republicans, with a 34 percent approval rating compared to 20 percent for the GOP. California Republicans are more critical of their own party, the poll found, with only 29 percent approving of the performance of congressional Republicans.
What's Really Going on Here?
The Democraps are thoroughly Corrupted by Corporate Wealth and Power
Alex Wierbinski, october 27, 2007. Berkeley, Ca.
The politicians will continue to say they represent us while they are working as paid agents of the various special interests, as long as the money of the special interests continues to exceed the contributions of the voters. It's that simple.
Pelosi, fiendstien, Clinton, Bush, and the rest of the republicratic duopoly of political power only have loyalty to those who keep them in power, and neither is based on voters. Both parties are corporate frankenstiens, and are no more than different snakes on Medusa's ugly corporate head.
The Evidence:
Corruption Updates 3, “Media Reports: Both Parties Corrupt”
Corruption Updates 19, 1st article on page, “TOP RECIPEINTS OF LOBBYISTS BRIBES ARE LEADERSHIP OF BOTH PARTIES”
Lobbyist' Donate When Legislation Pending: SFChron. Blatant Bribery as special interests contribute to politicians voting on their measures. 8-9-06
Micro-Macro: The same game in your own “small” town. LATimes. Small town graft mirrors state and national pattern of corruption. 8-31-06
Raw, Oct. 23, 2006: "Pelosi: Impeachment 'off the table;' Just a Reminder of why Bush is Out of Control
CORRUPTION FAILS AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE: BOTH PARTIES EQUALLY CORRUPT: LATimes. Dems unable and unwilling to make corruption an issue: they would have to change too much. 9-2-06
SPECIAL INTERESTS/DEMS RUSH LAST MINUTE BILLS THROUGH ASSEMBLY: LATimes. This article soft pedals the rush of last minute corruption that just ended any pretense of ethics in our Assembly. 9-2-06
Voters sick of corrupt parties, parties don't care: AP in the Bee. It's easier to remove a tick than the corrupt party monopoly. 9-11-06
AMERICANS IDENTIFY CONGRESSIONAL STUPIDITY. AP. Narrow questions by media try to limit impact of citizens discontent. 9-29-06
AMERICAN POLITICAL LEADERS DEVOID OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPAL: TANGLED WEB OF CORRUPTION AT CENTERS OF POWER. NYT. These criminals must be throughly investigated and prosecuted as necessary. 9-29-06
LATIMES, 10-20-06: PARTIES AND THEIR BRIBERS WORK TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE RESTRICTION THIS IS WHY INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEESS MUST BE PROHIBITED FROM BRIBING POLITICIANS
Corruption Updates 20, 1st article on page, 10-25-06, PELOSI FUNRAISING FRENZY ASSURES SPECIAL INTEREST DOMINATION OF GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT OF WHICH SIDE WINS IN NOV
Corruption Updates 20, 6th article on page, DEMS RECEIVE SPECIAL INTEREST BRIBES ANTICIPATING VICTORY IN NOV
Pelosi: Impeachment 'off the table, Oct 23, 2006, RAW story
Pelosi: Pelosi Kills Impeachment Resolution, Nov 6, 2007, AP
NY Times, 10-2-06: Trading Votes for Pork Across the House Aisle
This article puts Rep. Murtha at the center of Democratic party corruption, trading our democracy for personal and factional gain.
AP, 10-5-06: ASSOCIATED PRESS DEFENDS ETHICS COMMITTEE THAT HAS NO ETHICS AP BUILDS CREDIBILITY FOR COMMITTEE THAT HAS NONE
Corruption Updates 21, 2nd article on page, 10-30-06: “SHADOW PARTIES (527S) INFUSE MILLIONS IN BRIBE MONEY INTO ELECTION SPECIAL INTERESTS SKIRT CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO MAINTAIN THEIR ILLIGIMATE AUTHORITY THROUGH POLITICAL BRIBERY”
Corruption Updates 21, 8fh article on page, 11-1-06: “DEMS BIG CHANCE TO REAP THE REWARDS OF CORRUPTION POLITICAL VICTORY OPENS DOORS OF LOBBYING FIRMS TO DEMO INSIDERS: IT'S THE DEMS TURN TO ROB THE PUBLIC BLIND, AND BETRAY OUR DEMOCRACY”
LATIMES, 11-9-06: MONEY WINS IN ALMOST EVERY POLITICAL RACE POLITICAL VICTORY GOES TO THE BIGGEST SPENDER. BIG SPENDERS CLEAN UP. DEMOCRACY A JOKE. BIG SURPRIZE
After the Election:
SFCHRON, 12-6-06, DEMS PRETEND TO RESIST WAR: LACK OF ANY UNIFYING POLICY/PLATFORM ASSURES DEMS WILL TALK, BUT NOT ACT, AGAINST CRIMINAL PRESIDENT AND CRIMINAL WAR
Corruption Updates 26, 1st article on page, 12-8-06, “LOBBYISTS SEE NO CHANGE UNDER DEMS CORRUPTION PRESENTED AS FORCE OF NATURE, DEM CORRUPTION NATURAL”
Corruption Updates 28, 1st article on page, 1-2-07: LOBBYISTS HIRING-BRIBING DEMS SHIFTING FUNDS AND PERSONELL TO DEMS ASSURES NO REAL CHANGES
Corruption Updates 33, 4th article on page, “Lobbyists find new Congress is open for business”
WASHINGTON POST, 12-10-06: HOW SPECIAL INTERESTS MAKE MILK EXPENSIVE 1.5 BIL A YEAR STOLEN THROUGH INDUSTRY BRIBERY
WASHPOST, 12-12-06: DEM LEADERS TO REFORM CONGRESS
LATIMES, 1-4-07: HOUSE DEMS PRETEND EARMARK REFORM DEMS TARGET EARMARKS, BUT NOT THE SPECIAL INTEREST BRIBERY THAT TRIGGERS THEM
AP, 1-5-07: SENATE DEMS PRETEND EARMARK REFORM AGAIN, DEMS TARGET THE PAYOFFS, BUT NOT THE BRIBERY
LATIMES, 1-4-07: FED PROSECUTORS CHECK EARMARK PAYOFFS IN 3 HOUSE COMMITTEES WILL HOUSE ALLOW REAL INVESTIGATION, OR LEAVE IT TO THE “ETHICS” COMMITTEE?
AP, 1-10-07: SENATE IMPROVES BRIBERY REPORTING SENATE INCREASED PENALTIES FOR NOT REPORTING BRIBES, DOES NOTHING TO STOP SPECIAL INTEREST BRIBES
LA TIMES, 1-12-07: REID TRIES TO KILL REAL EARMARK REFORMS RENEGADE SENATORS EXPOSE DEMS FAKE EARMARK REFORM BY GIVING IT REAL TEETH, DEMS FIGHT TO KILL REFORM, AND PRESERVE EARMARK CORRUPTION
AP, 1-17-07: FAKE EARMARK REFORM IN SENATE CONTINUES: EARMARKS NOT RECOGNIZED AS CORRUPTION ITSELF
LA Times, 1-20-07: SPECIAL INTEREST DEMOCRACY, OR DEMOCRACY? Supreme Court About to Unleash Unlimited Corporate Political Propaganda
LA Times, 1-22-07: Corporate Democrats of the Democratic Leadership Council Laughs at democracy: We're as Rich as Republicans and the “Lesser Evil”
LA TIMES, 1-22-07: DEMOCRATS PROVE THEIR CORPORATE BASIS AND LOYALTY: DEMS PROTECT CORRUPTION AND THIEVERY OF BIG MONEY SPECIAL INTERESTS AFTER PROMISING TO END CORRUPTION
AP, 1-31-07: SHAME OF CONGRESS: HABIUS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW CURBED: JUDICIAL REVIEW DENIED TO “DETAINEES:” KIDNAPP-TORTURE VICTIMS HAVE NO RECOURSE
LA TIMES, 2-1-07: BIG MONEY WINS, AND HILLARY HAS SOLD HESELF TO THE HIGEST BIDDERS IN THE LAND: SECRET TATOO ON HER ASS: PROPERTY OF “CORPORATE AMERICAN ANGELES”
BBC, 3-6-07: Bangladesh Jails Political Elite: We Should follow their Example
ASSOCIATED PRESS, 3-7-07: DEMOCRATS LIE: WAR FUNDING FILLED WITH PORK. PELOSI TRADES ANTI-PORK PROMISE, PORK, FOR VOTES NECESSARY TO CONTINUE WAR
BEE 3-12-07: VOTING IRRELEVENT IN CORPORATE DEMOCRACY
WASHINGTON POST, 3-12-07: Businesses Prepare to Mount a Concerted Attack on Regulation: BUSINESS STILL RUNS THE SHOW, DEMS JUST WANT MONEY
LA TIMES, 3-12-07: Senate Approved Gonzales After he Proposed Unlimited President, Torture, Illegal Searches, And More! Is Any of this Illegal Behavior Anything But Consistant? Predictable? What the Hell was Wrong with the Democrats in the Senate when they approved Gonzales
NY TIMES, 3-19-07: CONGRESS KNEW THEY WERE GIVING AWAY OUR RIGHTS& FREEDOMS WITH THE “PATRIOT” ACT:SHOULD BE CALLED TRAITOR ACT, and The TRAITORS ARE ACTING SURPRISED AT POLICE STATE POWERS THEY CREATED
NY TIMES, 3-19-07: MEMPHIS POLITICAL MAFIA BUSTED: POLITICAL PULL PAYS POWER BILL
Washington Post, 3-20-07: Lawmakers Seek Clarity on Earmarks:PORK ALLOTMENTS IN DOUBT
Washington Post, 3-27-07: Lobbying Is Lucrative. Sometimes Very, Very Lucrative: Fake Reforms of Democrats: No Change in Who Runs Washington
LA Times, 3-29-07: 'Calm down' on Iraq, Pelosi tells Bush: Pelosi Threatens Bush with Funding the War
AP, 5-8-07: House endorses renewal of some tax cuts: Dems Represent Same Interests as Repugs: The Irresponsible Reich, Rich
The Congressional Record of April 25, 2007: Dick Durban, Senate Intel Committee: " I Knew the Public Was Being Mislead into the Iraq War
Washington Post, 4-12-07: House Hesitates on Ethics Changes: Corruption Pays Dems Too Well
E , 4-10-07: Ethics challenge to Feinstein: Feinstein-Blum Clean Up in Politics
NY Times, 5-25-07: Documents From Sallie Mae Add to Questions About Timing of $18 Million Stock Sale
LA Times, 5-25-07: House tightens rules for lobbyists: Dem Reforms Fall Far Short of Democracy
LA Times, 5-20-07: Democrats scramble to prevent Florida primary election fiasco: Party Control of Elections Revealed: States, Voters, and Constitution irrelevant in face of Monolopy of Politics by Parties
Washington Post, 5-24-07: In the Democratic Congress, Pork Still Gets Served: Dem Pigs as Voracious with Earmarks as were Republicans
LA Times, 5-23-07: Earmarks debate turned around on Democrats in Congress: We Warned You About The Dems, and Especially Murtha
Dems as bad, if not worse than Repugs
AP, 5-17-07: House Panel Rejects Lobbying Proposal: Theives Game Continues Under Democrats: Revolving Door and Endless Bribes Maintain Corporate Grip on Throat of Democracy
BEE, 5-19-07: Medicare audits spark protest that nudges Feinstein: How Feinstien Got Rich:Her Husband makes Billions denying Medicine and Manufacturing Arms with Govt Contracts while Feinstien did "Oversight
Chron, 6-5-07: Dems drafting bill that could derail state warming law, EPA Regulation of CO2
LA Times, 6-5-07: Jefferson indicted on graft charges
SF Chronicle, June 19, 2007: Watchdog lists 64 in the House paying kin out campaign funds: Insiders, Wives, Friends Clean Up with Commissions on Political Bribery
NY Times, June 15, 2007: House Agreement Ends Impasse Over Lawmakers’ Pet Projects: Deal to Preserve and Share Earmarks reached between Dems and Repubs
Chron, June 14, 2007: House grinds to a halt in rift over earmarks: Dems and Republicans play HOT POTATO over Earmarks: Both want them, but Neither wants Oversight or Responsibility
NY Times, 6-12-07: Top Democrat Plans Advance List of Earmarks: Earmark List, or a Threat Sufficient to Silence Republicans
NY Times, 6-12-07: Congress Turns to Energy, and Lobbyists Arrive: Bribery Convention in Washington:Crooked Energy Policy will Damage America
LA Times, 6-12-07: Approval of Congress lowest in a decade: Americans Right on Target: Congress Sucks
Washington Post, June 7, 2007: Lobbyists press Congress to ease tough ethics rules: Criminal Congressional "Reforms" allow lobbyist "Friends" to give Congressmen Gifts
LA Times, June 10, 2007: Nevada's gambling industry raises its presidential ante: No Gamble Here: Bribery Pays off for Gambling Industry
Washington Post, June 7, 2007: Lobbyists press Congress to ease tough ethics rules: Lobbyists Whine about Superficial Reforms: The Big Bucks Still move from Special Interests to PACs and Campaigns
AP, July 24, 2007; House Backs Barring Political Spouses From Pay Campaign: House Ends Family Gravy Train?Only for Show: Senate will Kill it
NY Times, July 21, 2007; Veteran House Democrat Guards Turf on Energy: Dem Whores Encourage Massive Growth, avoid Paying Growth Costs
NY Times, June 25, 2007; For Lobbyists, This Campaign Is Personal: Don't Stop Lobbying, Just Stop Lobbyists from Bribing Politicians
SF Chron, July 27, 2007; Dem leaders shield farm bill: Dems Preserve Subsidies to Corporate Agriculture
LA Times, July 29, 2007; Executive privilege touchy for presidential hopefuls: Just a Reminder of why Bush is Out of Control
LAT, July 31, 2007; House approves sweeping ethics bill: House does Everything EXCEPT DEMOCRACY
Corruption Updates 68, 1st article on page, "Dems drafting bill that could derail state warming law"
AP, August 1, 2007; House Drops Tougher Auto Fuel Economy: Dems Suck Corporate Cocks: Told you So
AP, August 3, 2007; Bush, Democrats Struggle for Spy Deal: Dems fail to defend Constitution against Bush Terror Attack
Bee, August 3, 2007; Fiendstien: Auditor (Husband) under fire reaps big profits: Feinstein Robs Elderly of HealthCare, and Profits Handsomely
SF Chron, August 4, 2007; Feinstein draws fire over vote for judge: Fiendstien was Never more that a Tool of Wealth and Power
Chron, August 5, 2007; House passes energy bill: Chronicle Covers Dems Asses
Oil Subsidies in the Dock, cato, from the national review, 1-17-08
whoops! dems fail to tax big oil, npr, 6-22-07
ethanol fraud, slate, july 19, 2005
Food Crisis expands. ethanol: starving people to fill your car, iht, 12-17-07
Washington Post, August 5, 2007; House Approves Wiretap Measure: Pelosi, Dems, Betray Constitution Again
Washington Post, August 12, 2007; How the Fight for Vast New Spying Powers Was Won: Dems-Repug Traitors Pass Illegal Spy Bill in Defiance of Constitution
NY Times, August 29, 2007; Democrats Say They Will Press Gonzales Inquiries: Dems Claims to Defend Constitution Suspect
NY Times, August 12, 2007; Democrats Say Leaving Iraq May Take Years: Dems Still Voting for Iraq War
NY Times, August 19, 2007; New law may go far beyond wiretapping: Dem Traitors Fully Join Bush's Attack on Civil and Constitutional Rights
Corruption Updates 109, 3rd article on the page, Dems say they will press Gonzales Inquires
Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2007; Mukasey is drawn into an old fight: Dems Ready to Confirm AG who will Protect Bush's Crimes
NYT, September 20, 2007; Senate Blocks Detainees’ Rights Bill: Can Crooked Congress Put Pandora back in the Box?
NYT, October 16, 2007: Democratic Candidates Keep Outraising Republicans: Corporate Democrats Surpass Republicans as Corporate Bitches, Billery Cleaning Up in Corporate Whore-Fest 2008
NY Times, Oct 17, 2007; An Ex-Leader in Congress Is Now Turkey’s Man in the Lobbies of Capitol Hill: Dem Congress Sells Ethics to Turks: This is how it Works
NYT, October 18, 2007; Accused Law Firm Continues Giving to Democrats: Dems Sell Themselves, Our Government, to Anyone with Two-Cents to rub together
Washington Post, October 18, 2007; Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill: Dem Traitors Roll Over to Criminal President Yet Again
Washington Post, October 18, 2007; Mukasey Endorses Expansive Presidential Authority: Who Will Defend the President's Crimes Now? Mukasey and the Dems.
Five Articles: Nunez's Life of Luxury at the Public Trough Corruption Update 128_1
Big money getting bigger, shifting to Democrats, nov 15, 2007
Democrats Surpass Republicans in Fund-Raising, nyt, 10-2-07
Donors poured millions into state parties, Bee, Oct 3, 2007: Corruption Update 128_6
Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill: Dem Traitors Roll Over to Criminal President Yet Again, Washington Post, October 18, 2007
Mukasey Endorses Expansive Presidential Authority: Who Will Defend the President's Crimes Now? Mukasey and the Dems, Washington Post, October 18, 2007
Accused Law Firm Continues Giving to Democrats: Dems Sell Themselves, Our Government, to Anyone with Two-Cents to rub together, NYT, October 18, 2007
AP, October 20, 2007; Edwards Warns of 'Corporate Democrats:' All the Dems are Corporate Democrats
Dems Giving criminal telecoms the same immunity as torturers: Welcome to the Corporate Fascist State, WP, October 22, 2007
Harmon the Traitor sponsors police state act outlawing our revolutionary forefathers, Status: Passed House (Bipartisan support.) Oct 23, 2007
Poll: Pelosi Hated by Californians, Bee Oct 27, 2007
Corporations bought the politicians, now they're buying the judges, wp, 10-28-07
NYT, October 29, 2007; Health Sector Puts Its Money on Democrats: Billery Bought to the Hilt by Corporate Medicine: Expect all Medical Costs to Continue Rising after Election
Dem Senate pretending to "protect our rights." They are locking the barn after the cow got out, AP, October 31, 2007
Fiendstien working to protect telecoms from criminal and civil consequences of stealing our rights, WP, November 1, 2007
ATT tech Klein testifies that ATT assisted criminal govt to capture all domestic american communications, NYT, November 7, 2007
Fiendstien is Liberman, NYT, 11-4-07
Big Tobacco buys and Sells Politicians, Policy, californiaprogressreport.com
Pelosi pushed hard to avoid openly defending cheney's crimes on the floor of congress, AP, November 6, 2007
Dems confirm unitary president, torture, and and all of Bush's crimes through Mukasey Confirmation, Washington Post, November 9, 2007
Pelosi congress, again, affirms illegal search powers for King George, AP, November 15, 2007
Corporate Lobbyists killing safety regs as fast as possible under bush, hiring and bribing dems , lat, 12-2-07
Anthrax antidote: Corporate lobbyists and Corrupt Congress presents a serious danger to our general welfare and security, lat, 12-2-07
Corporate dems protect expanding core sources of co2
Boxer, Senate Dems forming worthless Co2 Bill, McClatchy, Dec 3, 2007
Essay: Boxer's liar's Game: Maintain growth and Pollution while looking "Green"
Boxer says she'll back corporate agriculture, sf chron, December 4, 2007
Industry Flexes Muscle, Dems Swallow Weaker Energy Bill Passes, NYT, December 14, 2007
US Planning to Stay in Iraq until 2018, nyt, 1-15-08
We're never leaving iraq, mcclatchy, 1-17-08
essay: why bush is out of control.
Dems confirmed supporter of Dictatorial Powers as Attorney General
mukasey rules torture legal, reuters, 1-30-08
Mukasey's rulings predictable before confirmation, committee, 8-28-07
It's 1984 in America: Up is Down, Torture an open tool of State, committee, 10-31-07
Dems are enemies of our Rights
House, Senate pass extension of illegal spying, cnn, 1-30-08
the original repugnant "law," wp, 8-5-07
illegal spying in the USA: links
Dems assist bush domestic crimes
Dem traitors in Senate Vote to Expand Spy Powers, nyt, 2-13-08
bush demands illegal search powers from congress, bbc, 2-13-08
Union of Concerned Scientists: campaign to free scientists from corporate government manipulation, feb 14, '08
California's Corporate Bitch traitor Democrats
Ca Legislators defend junkets, luxury paid by corporations, sf chron, 2-11-08
politicians holding bribe-fest in Sacramento, bee, 2-23-08
regulating bribery in california? what a farce: lat, 2-27-08
private bribery, not the voters, running ca elections, bee, 2-15-08
Pelosi's fake earmark ban killed by corrupted senate and house, ap, March 31, 2008
Housing foreclosure crisis gives politicians/lobbyists excuse to steal, nyt, 4-16-08
dems want iraq to pay costs of american destruction, occupation of iraq, nyt, April 19, 2008
arnie junkets
nunez junkets
Is barak a black male billery?