Los Angeles Times (4/13): Democrats Divided on Negotiating With Gov

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From the Los Angeles Times
Dated Wednesday April 13

Democrats Divided on Negotiating With Gov
As Schwarzenegger launches bid to salvage pension proposals, some lawmakers want to let him 'self-destruct.'
By Robert Salladay, Times Staff Writer

Sacramento — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began trying to salvage his plan to overhaul California's public pension system Tuesday, as Democrats in the Legislature were divided over whether to challenge the governor further.

Some Democrats are pushing to let Schwarzenegger "self-destruct," as one lawmaker put it, rather than head to the negotiating table on the governor's ideas for overhauling state government.

The political bickering did not end last week when Schwarzenegger announced that he would drop his initiative to overhaul the state's pension system. Unions vowed this week to continue their ad campaigns against Schwarzenegger, who is stepping up a public relations effort to defend himself.

Some in the Capitol are losing patience. Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla (D-Pittsburg), who is considered a moderate, said political rhetoric was overriding any deep discussion of the state's problems.

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1. Hey, Joe - who started

that political rhetoric crap? Who is out there calling U 'girlie men'? Who is trying 2 ignore & bypass elected state representatives 2 shove the saurovian neo-con, death cult agenda down our throats. Hope I get 2 see, during the convention, who this is. He gets a piece of my mind.

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2. oh i see.....

so it's REALLY about sticking it to the state workers after all. that's what i figured. and of course, NOBODY respects the state workers, so they get what they "deserve" :grr:

that's what this is all about - raiding the PERS funds!!!!