Late to the party, Republican Gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari laid out his plan to the be the “tax collector for the welfare State”. From The Sacramento Bee:
When gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari told conservative talk-radio listeners in Los Angeles last week that he would not immediately move to lower taxes on the wealthiest Californians, he suggested his campaign for governor will diverge from a tax-cutting theme Republicans have pressed hard in recent years.
This man voted for President Obama, administered TARP, holds no nuanced position on social issues, and is willing to sacrifice the one thing which California voters have come to expect from Republicans in this State– holding the line on tax increases. To call him the tax collector for the welfare state is not hyperbolic. He said as much in his own words:
“To me, I think it’s critical that we start getting our money’s worth for the taxes that we’re collecting,” he said.
I can’t think of one reason to vote for this guy for the CRP endorsement.
DISCLOSURE: I serve as the volunteer San Diego County co-chairman for the Tim Donnelly for Governor Campaign
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Is this guy running as the Republican or does he think he’ll just win the moderate vote? Didn’t we see this in the 2012 mayor race?
Very disappointing. I’m no big Donnelly fan, but — to paraphrase Winston Churchill — “Donnelly is the worst choice running for the GOP nominee for governor of California — except for all the rest.”
Unless someone else of note [who is not a fiscal RINO] runs for the slot, Donnelly is our man.
Not that it makes any difference — Brown will win, easier than ever. After all — according to Brown and his docile press — the state’s fiscal problems have all miraculously evaporated (along with our water, but that’s another matter).