If anyone has any doubt that the entire purpose of the whole Schwarzeneggar dog-n-pony show - from the Enron con job to the absurd recall circus to the daisy chain of special elections to the cutting of the car license fee and then sudden proclamations that we MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED REVENUE SHORTFALLS which usually meant cutting some government service or another to the insane borrow-and-spend accounting flimflam after every hostage crisis budget session - being one gigantic attempt to destroy the state of California and subject its citizens to such a degree of pain that we collectively cried "uncle!" and let the permanent superminority CAGOP have their way with us, I offer this quote by Schwarzeneggar's State Finance Director:
"I looked as hard as I could at how states could declare bankruptcy," said Michael Genest, director of the California Department of Finance who is stepping down at the end of the year. "I literally looked at the federal constitution to see if there was a way for states to return to territory status."
That's right, they literally considered dissolving the state of California rather than raise taxes. If there is a better one-sentence summary of the conservative approach to governance, I haven't heard it.
Anyone voting for a Republican these days is a fool. They are trying to destroy the state, and they openly admit to it.
originally at surf putah