California: Jason Kinney

“A budget deal appears to be in the offing: sales tax hike, school cuts, VLF increase, spending cap. Is there reason to think this budget will do the trick, or will it be more smoke and mirrors?”

It’s the best the sausage-making could come up with - and the LAO will, predictably, hate it.

It will pass and average Californias will be broadly hurt by the tax increases.

You couldn’t find more smoke and mirrors at a hookah lounge filled with carnies.

Smoke and mirrors or just a bunch of politicians moving their lips?

This is smoke, mirrors, recalls, and primaries. All the things that make politics fun.

I think it will go a long way to starting to do the trick.

“Regarding the state budget, should lawmakers and the governor wait on a bailout from Congress, or should they do the deed right now?”

Rome is burning.....Waiting on Congress shows a lack of fortitude to make the tough choices. Put the fiddle down and get to work, boys and girls!

Do the deed now. They’re always searching for some reason why they don’t have to make difficult decisions.

Oh, let’s wait a while longer. After all, we’ve come this far by embracing paralysis and lack of courage, why rush into something we might regret?

It would be classic for the do nothing California Legislature to wait around to have the do-nothing Congress save their bacon.

American Leadership Project, the pro-Hillary Clinton 527 group that is headed up by California-based political consultants Roger Salazar and Jason Kinney, is retooling as it gears up to play a role in a general election in which Clinton primary opponent Barack Obama will be the Democratic Party’s nominee.

“The primary season just ended, and we’re evaluating where we are,” Kinney told PolitickerCA.com today. “I think we can be an effective voice in the general election highlighting the issues.”