The Strickland ads are already full of false statements. Tony "Gimme A Government Paycheck" Strickland will do anything it takes to get elected. And of course there are people like Steve Frank to help him spread that fiction with lots of right wing bias and fact twisting. Tony has never held a real job outside of government. I have personally met Tony and talked with him. He is as much an intellectual lightweight as you will ever meet.

I term limits really worked, Tony would be gone...instead he and other politicos bounce
from office to office, leaving a trail of debris in their wake....who the heck knows what Tony is running for, even Jerry Brown is running for another office...good practice is to vote against all incumbents and all bond measures

I term limits really worked, Tony would be gone...instead he and other politicos bounce
from office to office, leaving a trail of debris in their wake....who the heck knows what Tony is running for, even Jerry Brown is running for another office...good practice is to vote against all incumbents and all bond measures

Wow...maybe Boy/Girl Stickland should take there act on the road to some bohunkus town in Northern California like Tom "Term Limits" McClintock...at least they'd be somebody else's problem!

I checked McClintocks website...no sign that he every has had any job other than as an elected official....yep, that's a citizen legislator for you!

Le me see if I understand.

You support Hannah Jackson, who in six years could not find a tax or fee she could not vote for. She could not oppose a Nanny State bill, telling the people they are stupid. In six years she could not vote against a single deficit budget....but she was in the private sector (running her husbands law office).

You are right, tom never worked, as best can be told, for a single for profit business since he left UCLA.

McClintock, also could not find a single tax or fee he could support. He believes the people are taxed too much.

McClintock voted against all Nanny State bills, believing that if the people were smart enough to vote for him, then they are smart enough to run their own lives.

Tom McClintock, even though he never worked in private industry was smart enough to know that expanded government programs killed private jobs.

So a guy without the experience you want him to have, still has enough belief in you to let you keep the money you earn and live the life the Constitution allows you to live.

McClintock vs. Hannah Jackson?

I will vote for the person that believes in me, not the woman who believes her constituents are too stupid to live without government control.

Bravo, Steve. I agree with you 100%. You'll never be able to convince this dolt though. He believes the government and Barack Obama can solve all of our problems. We've seen how well that's working in Russia right now. He's still living in the past (Roosevelt era) and believes the labor unions are a godsend. I think he should be hanging out on the Dennert blog, don't you?

Steve-
Just because this is your site doesn't make all you say gospel.
Please be specific with legislature HBJ voted for that raised taxes.
Please tell me why I should vote for TS, not why I shouldn't vote for HBJ.
From what I've seen and read she was way more effective and efficient then TS. And not just voting on party lines.

Mr. Frank;

Since we are talking about taxes and alternative energy, here's a tax Hannah-Beth Jackson voted to cut. She voted to reduce the gas tax from 18 cents to 9 cents for low emission alternative fuels to encourage heavy trucks to convert from dirty diesel. Good for our health, good for the environment, and a tax cut to boot. And the bill (AB2061, 2000) had wide bipartisan support.

Tony Strickland voted NO -- one of only 15 no votes.

But of course. Strickland voted against every single important alternative energy bill during his six years in the Assembly, even one that cut in the gas tax.

And by the way, check your facts. Jackson was one of only 5 Democrats who opposed her party's leadership to vote against the 2004-05 budget. Jackson, who worked with the bipartisan moderate budget coalition (led by Canciamilla and Richman) opposed a budget based on accounting gimmicks and debt.

Parke Skelton
Consultant, Jackson for Senate

Parke:

It is always good to hear from a California political legend!

So, after dozens of votes to raise income taxes, sales taxes, create new taxes, not to talk about Hannah Jackson voting to create higher fees and new fees, this for six years worth of votes is the best you can do?

The fact she voted to cut ONE tax, a very minor one, that matters to very few people and would reduce revenue very little if cut, means little or nothing.

The BILLIONS in taxes she did vote for, the billions in fees and regulations that have harmed Ventra County, Santa Barbara County, LA County families, businesses and jobs is what counts.

Parke, by being able to point out one insignificant tax cut in six years makes my point, "Taxin" Hannah Jackson is not a friend of the people of the 19th.

I remember the 2005 budget very well. That was the budget that Richman voted against, as did Hannah Jackson, not because it spent too little, but because it did NOT tax ENOUGH.

Her vote against it was a protest as I remember it that taxes were not increased enough.

Again, Parke, you are making my point. Hannah Jackson loves taxing our families and jobs.

I know you are used to running campaigns in big cities and that this is a more rural district. But, please be accurate about the facts, your San Fran/LA spin machine will not work here. We believe in the truth. While Jacksons values, voting record and attitudes may be fine in San Francisco, they do not cut the mustard in Camarillo, Buellton or Thousand Oaks.

Parke:

It is always good to hear from a California political legend!

So, after dozens of votes to raise income taxes, sales taxes, create new taxes, not to talk about Hannah Jackson voting to create higher fees and new fees, this for six years worth of votes is the best you can do?

The fact she voted to cut ONE tax, a very minor one, that matters to very few people and would reduce revenue very little if cut, means little or nothing.

The BILLIONS in taxes she did vote for, the billions in fees and regulations that have harmed Ventra County, Santa Barbara County, LA County families, businesses and jobs is what counts.

Parke, by being able to point out one insignificant tax cut in six years makes my point, "Taxin" Hannah Jackson is not a friend of the people of the 19th.

I remember the 2005 budget very well. That was the budget that Richman voted against, as did Hannah Jackson, not because it spent too little, but because it did NOT tax ENOUGH.

Her vote against it was a protest as I remember it that taxes were not increased enough.

Again, Parke, you are making my point. Hannah Jackson loves taxing our families and jobs.

I know you are used to running campaigns in big cities and that this is a more rural district. But, please be accurate about the facts, your San Fran/LA spin machine will not work here. We believe in the truth. While Jacksons values, voting record and attitudes may be fine in San Francisco, they do not cut the mustard in Camarillo, Buellton or Thousand Oaks.

Tom "Gimme illegal per diem" McClintock cheats the California taxpayers out of 170 bucks a day for per diem he is not entitled to. He has NOT been a bonafide resident of Ventura County for years yet claims it as his home.

It says volumes about Steve Franks stupidity that he would support a defacto "welfare" cheat like that.

We can always count on Steve Frank to tell it like it is. He is indeed the strength of reason and truth. However, every great man has a weakness. In Frank's case, it is taking down everyone who ever comes in contact with him. After all, look what he has done to his wife. If it wasn't for him, she would have been appointed Ventura County School Dist. Supt. Now she is relegated to a career high at the local Junior High School.

We can always count on Steve Frank. Praise the Lord that he is in the Strickland camp. That alone will guarantee that Strickland is going down. After all, Frank has a history of never winning! Doesn't he?

So let me see if I've got this right, you guys want to talk about McClintock, ad hominem attacks on Strickland, bag on Steve Frank, and generally make all the noise you can to avoid the issue? Right! I see.

Let's do whatever we can to try and keep the bright light off Taxin' Jackson's record.

And Parke, since you're here I'd like you to take a few minutes and explain Jackson's votes to triple the car tax, and since, on another thread, you wanted a bill number how about AB1 4, 2003.

Sorry ABX1 4

Steve and Voter-
Is there no reason to vote for TS other than he is not HBJ. So far the HBJ side has provided more compelling evidance of effectivness on this and other blogs. Don't give me lip service, give me facts.

Steve:

You are quite a legend yourself. Glad to have a colloquy. And what does San Francisco have to do with anything? I'm in Pasadena.

So, you stated unequivocally that HBJ never voted against a budget. I remind you that she voted against the 04-05 budget. So you change tack and say OK, she voted against it because it did not include enough taxes. But the other 4 Democrats who voted against the budget were all moderates, who, like HBJ, participated in the Canciamilla/Richman bipartisan effort to seek responsible budget reform. All the most liberal members of the caucus voted for the budget.

26 Republicans voted for the budget. Richman voted against it on reform grounds. And Strickland and 4 other far right members voted No, well, just because they always vote No.

And Steve, I did not concede that AB2061 was the only tax cut Jackson had ever voted for. I was just enjoying the fact that HBJ had voted FOR this cut in the gas tax, and Tony had voted AGAINST it.

Here are some more tax cuts HBJ voted for: AB10, eliminating the minimum corporate franchise tax for start up businesses; AB1107 Increasing deductions for Self Employed Business Health plan premiums Strickland voted NO); AB1120 expanding the Capital Gains exclusion for small businesses (Strickland voted NO and Yes on that one); SB705, increasing the R&D tax credit; AB1121, expanding the VLF tax reduction program from 25% to 35%; SB688, also expanding the VLF reduction.

Here's one she authored -- and got signed into law: AB2879, a teacher tax credit. Strickland did not support it.

And Voted, ABX14 reiterated the existing legislation (passed in 1998, before Jackson was in the Assembly) that the Director of Finance was responsible for triggering the reinstatement of the 2% VLF rate when it was determined that the state surplus was gone. When the state faced a $12 billion deficit in 2003, the VLF reverted to the 2% rate. Why? Because that money belonged to local governments to pay for police and fire protection and other local services.

Read the analysis:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/03-04/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx1_4_cfa_20030129_092247_asm_floor.html

Parke,

Your response to Voter seemed disingenuous. HBJ voted to triple the car tax, no matter how you try to pretty it up.

ABX14 didn't make it into law and the car tax didn't triple, so your spin doesn't work. If it had made it into law the car tax would have tripled. So when given a chance to stop it in committee or on the floor HBJ chose to pass it. Only the "deer in headlights" veto saved the citizens of California, not HBJ and the rest of her "tax & spend caucus."

Parke:

Ignore Steve Frank. Him and facts have never went well together.

Parke:

I am blushing, I am just a little guy who lives on top of a hill in Simi Valley, definitely not a legend.

While you may live in Pasadena, the principles, values and voting record of Hannah Jackson are more closely aligned to those of San Francisco, than Ventura or Santa Clarita.

Even moderate Democrats seem to like taxes. GOP Assemblyman Richman is famous for his comment, in opposing the 2004-5 budget, that he would have voted for it if it had enough tax increases. The so-called moderate Democrats, and liberals ones like Jackson, all wanted tax increases to cover the deficit of that budget, NOT spending cuts.

Are you trying to say that Jackson thought it was a good thing to triple the car tax on hard working poor and middle class families?

I will have to do a little research on the other bills you brought up.

You and I know that the legislative proces is very complicated. A NO vote sometimes means the bill does not go far enough.

Sometimes a vote may mean they want to create a bigger program, and by killing this compromise bill, they get a more expensive one. So, just because there was a no vote by Jackson, does not mean that she did not prefer bigger government, more spending and more taxes. Have to do research on the bills you mentioned.

Are you suggesting that Jackson would NOW vote against the $10 billion tax increase, $3 billion in new spending, and the $10 billion built in deficit in the Democrat plan presented by Perata?

If I keep repeating "Steve F. pees his pants!" does that make it true? ( I have a feeling that happened in grade school)

No, but if I say he hasn't the fortitude to look someone in the eye and say why TS is better, that would be true.

Frank, you can't even tell the truth about where you live. First off, you don't live on top of a hill. You live in a production house off 1st Street and hardly on a hill. You may wish you lived on top of a hill, but you don't so swallow your pride and be honest for once. Your little S&S house is hardly on top of a hill as you boast.

Parke, you are a classy guy with a great reputation. Don't dirty yourself by blogging with a slime ball like Frank. He is one of the most hated people in Ventura County for a reason. He is one of the few people who leaves an oil slick in a backyard pool.

CAP-431,

I think you're way of base in your defamatory comments about Mr. Frank. How dare you?

I admire his courage in starting a blog where he invites people of all political stripes to comment and weigh in on local and state-wide issues of interest. You should be so brave and innovative. Instead you choose to snipe at the man from behind the safe confines of your keyboard (using a phony name, no less). What a coward!

In my book, you and all the other snipers who are constantly taking anonymous potshots at Steve Frank, Tony Strickland, and others that you don't agree with politically are just as bad as you claim they are. You're as guilty as pots calling the kettle black.

By the way, I happen to be a lifelong Democrat and very rarely do I agree with the positions of Mr. Frank, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Osborn, or any of the other Republicans who are represented on this and other blogs. But, I respect their right to air their views, just as they do yours.

This is the only world that Frank understands. He is very comfortable working underground, in a dark tunnel, attacking those who strive to reach goals that are in conflict with Frank's clients.

Frank doesn't have respect for anyone. Respect has never been in his vocabulary. Respect Frank? I'd respect a deposed dictator before I'd ever respect Frank.

As for being a coward, Frank has hidden behind a keyboard his entire life. He is a wimp. You, CAP431, are a lifetime Democrat to the extend the moon is made of green cheese.

You, CAP 431, are as phony as Phony Tony. After a year of blog hits agaist Jim Dantona and now Hannah-Beth Jackson by Osborn and his goons, you really think it is fair to come down against those who attack Phony Tony? To hell with you and the carpet you road in on!