I have heard from way too many readers complaining that there isn’t a lot of blog coverage from the State GOP convention. So I wanted to first assure readers that we’ll to a comprehensive post-convention write up, but also wanted to remind you that I was running for re-election as Vice Chairman, South of the party (I was reelected, yeah!). But my focus has been on MY convention experience at the expense of YOURS. My apologies, and frankly almost all of the time my priorities are flipped (to your benefit). Not an excuse, but an explanation…
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Jon, your experience will insure our experience. Congrats on being reelected.
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Jon…..remind all we live in FRANCE-AFORNIA…..where gov. workers frolick at the ruling class and MOST politicans lick their boots!!!!
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/22/ca-gop-convention-022209/?zIndex=56875
hallelujah!
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Good to see that the the party at least holds true to their principles.
So, when is the recall?
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Actions have consequences Jon, and I hope your resolution is successful.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Wish we had been able to pass a resolution more strongly and explicitly reprimanding the tax-hiking Republicans, but thanks, Jon, for your efforts.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
The San Francisco Chronicle has this blow-by-blow account of the Jon Fleischman v.
Abel Maldonado throw-down:
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“On Saturday, state party vice chair Jon Fleischman angrily confronted state Sen. Abel
Maldonado, R-Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County), who made his name last week by
providing the critical vote needed to pass the state budget.
“You voted for the largest tax increase in the country when you could have stopped it,”
said Fleischman, publisher of the GOP Web site Flashreport.com, which had publicly
pressured Republicans to stand united against the package of $15 billion in spending
cuts and $12.5 billion in new taxes. “Good call.”
As an open-mouthed crowd of Republicans looked on, Maldonado – viewed as a turncoat
by some Republicans, and a hero by others – coolly shot back: “We need a change.”