John writes to the nutjobs manning the WSJ op-eds:
The Dec. 21 letter “Californians Have Themselves to Blame,” about our high-speed train fiasco, puts the blame on all Californians (especially liberals) for the demise of our once-glorious state because we have voted for “Democratic control of their state time after time.”
Californians are by now quite used to being criticized for all manner of aberrant behavior, especially of the liberal variety. But, all you California-bashers please keep this list of California governors in mind before you take a swing at the California piñata again:
Republican Ronald Reagan (1967-1975); Democrat Jerry Brown (1975-1983); Republican George Deukmejian 1983-1991); Republican Pete Wilson (1991-1999); Democrat Gray Davis (1999- Recalled in 2003); Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003-2010); Democrat Jerry Brown (2010 onward).
So, to summarize: Republicans (including the storied Mr. Reagan) ran the state for twice as long as Democrats over the past four and a half decades.
Darn those liberals.
John Lindsay
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
LOL. Right on, John.
Let’s not forget that the batshit crazies also rant about how those darn liberals ruined the US economy (when debt evidently swirled out of control, gasp). Except that during the past 30 years, Dem POTUSes were in power only for 11! And the economy was positively giddy and deficit was erased during one of those liberal regimes.
Darn those liberals, indeed.
