This is a classic ... Classic liberals caught once more with feet firmly in mouths...

From time to time I run across a story that proves my point in the discussion even though I cannot seem to find the original. Recently, while knocking heads with a Calabrian hard-head (nothing against Italians from Southern Italy, but I picked up the loose expression while living in Sicily...its what Sicilians call the folks across the strait in Reggio Calabria) I was pointing out that Liberals will do anything to make themselves look good even if they have to do something bad to accomplish their goal. The incident I was trying to recover was about the statement that was accidently heard (loudspeaker or telephone...I cannot recall) that went something like this, "Let's screw everything up now and blame it on the Republicans so that when we're in charge we can straighten it all up and look great before the voters." Well that was a number of years ago and I believe it occured in the state of Massachusetts (figures...) but in any event I wanted to get the point across that this type of behavior goes on all the time. The essay below was written by Spencer Huges back in 2003 (also a number of years ago) but its a very good example of some of the shenanigans that these people who like to call themselves progressives pull all the time. If you don't know who Spencer Hughes is let me suggest that you purchase a satelite radio...you're missing a whole lot out of life. ~ Norman E. Hooben

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California Democrats Show Their True Colors...AGAIN

I love it. Some members of the Democratic Progressive Caucus were caught with their pants down this week. Turns out that their "brainstorming" session on the California budget was accidentally broadcast throughout the entire Capitol building. And boy, did their true colors shine through.

Remember, it's been the Democrats that keep accusing the Republicans of stalling the budget process and of starving kids and killing old people if they get their version of the budget.

Well, guess what? Liberal Democrats like Jackie Goldberg admitted (in what they thought were private conversations) that it was in their interest to keep the stalemate going. It would, in their view, help them get the votes of the people to reduce the vote threshold for spending increases from a "Super majority" to a simple 55% majority.

JACKIE GOLDBERG: "But we have to figure out what we do think. And I do think it has to be in line with two things....One is how it impacts the 55% proposition. And secondly whether or not--if there's going to be a crisis to happen--if there's going to be a crisis, whether it should be this year or next year, in terms of members of our House who want to get re-elected, in terms of members of our House who (inaudible). Personally, I think the crisis is better off this year than next year."

And then, in a classic Keystone Cops scene, an unidentified staffer chimes in to the bunch: "Excuse me, guys, you can be heard outside."

To which, Jackie Goldberg exclaimed: "Oh Sh--!"

Oh yes indeed. Classic liberals caught once more with feet firmly in mouths. They've accused the Republicans of starving people and killing people for every day that we don't have a budget. Doesn't this revealing scene above make them accessories to murder, if we use their same analogy?

(Thanks to Assemblyman Tony Cox and his office for providing a transcript of this embarrassing conversation.)

22 July 2003 - Spencer Hughes