Comments on: Lockyer: Let further cuts start in GOP districts

By: Nestande criticizes Dems for “banana republic” talk : Political Empire

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:59:56 +0000

[...] an interview with the editorial board of the Bay Area Newspaper Group, Treasurer Bill Lockyer said, “The people who want less [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:51:05 +0000

“Lockyer: Let further cuts start in Black districts”
“Lockyer: Let further cuts start in Hispanic districts”
“Lockyer: Let further cuts start in Immigrant neighborhoods”
“Lockyer: Let further cuts start in homosexual neighborhoods”

Suddenly it all becomes clear.

Is this what’s next if blacks, Hispanics, recent immigrants, or homosexuals don’t vote as a block, in the way that Lockyer demands of them?

What about freedom of speech, freedom of association, and equal protection under the law?

While Lockyer and his cronies may be turning California into a third world economy, there is no need for us to allow them to turn us into a Banana Republic where political dissenters are marginalized and criminalized.

Lockyer needs to apologize, and resign – he is clearly unfit to hold public office.

By: That’s not how it works

That’s not how it works — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:27:38 +0000

[...] to some Democrats, like Steinberg, this is a flaw in the system. For another example take what Treasurer Bill Lockyer said recently, “The people who want less government ought to be at the front of that line to get less [...]

By: Elwood

Elwood — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:33:20 +0000

I’ve known Lockyer since he was an aide to the late Assemblyman Bob Crown.

The only change is that he is an even bigger pompous ass now than he was then.

By: fred dodsworth

fred dodsworth — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:45:30 +0000

Dear Angry White Tea-Baggers and Koch Suckers.
I’m so pleased to hear you suggest that California should be abandoned. I understand Arizona, Somalia and Mexico are more suited to your thoughtlessness. Please go. Now. Don’t let the door hit you in the “Left Behind.”

By: Brown Cuts New Death Row Facility at San Quentin, Where Next? | California Marijuana Dispensaries and Collectives

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:04:50 +0000

[...] Lockyer, visiting the Bay Area News Group-East Bay’s editorial board, said that when these lawmakers – many of whom already serve the state’s most recession-stricken areas – start hearing from their constituents about even deeper cutbacks in police and fire services, public schools and universities, social services and the like, they’ll soon think the better of stonewalling a public vote on Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to extend current tax rates for five more years. (BayAreaNewsGroup) [...]

By: murphstahoe

murphstahoe — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:17:39 +0000

Sure, raise the taxes in the “Lib” districts and cut them in the “GOP” districts. Don’t cry when we don’t let your GOP kids attend Cal Berkeley.

By: TAS

TAS — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:51:51 +0000

Hey Rick H,

“All the productive people in CA should just leave it to this scumbag and the morons who elected him.”

Please go Galt! Please. Just GO!

By: CA Senate Leader Threatens GOP: Pay More Taxes or We Will Cut Your Programs in Your District | UNCOVERAGE.net

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:19:53 +0000

[...] Democrat said he thinks a targeted-cuts scenario like the one state Treasurer Bill Lockyer laid out in an interview with the Bay Area News Group-East Bay’s editorial board comes down to [...]

By: Incredulous

Incredulous — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:37:22 +0000

I would also like to remind Mr. Lockyer that he is supposed to be working for ALL of California, not just those in his party…