How the Democrats Can Fail: Look to California

California state politics is a giant mess. Thanks to excessive gerrymandering, we have a majority of far-left Democrats running the legislature, battling against far-right Republicans to pass a ballooning budget every year, and consistently mismanaging a populace that would rather have a moderate government more in the center.

The California Democrats are beholden to the unions: teachers, firefighters, prison guards, and many state workers, all of whom demand huge raises, Cadillac benefits, and large pensions. The California teachers union may be the worst of the bunch: teachers are judged nearly entirely on years service and education, not on competency, and it is nearly impossible to fire teacher that has a few years experience. California teachers also get over 1/3 more pay than the national average, but continually want to divert more state money for more pay.

Now state employees and union members are "outraged" that there will be layoffs in their field. Are you serious? We're in the worst recession since the Great Depression! Everyone's getting laid off! This is the sense of entitlement the California special interests now have.

The Wall Street Journal has a great article about the state of California, and how "tax and spend governance may finally hit the wall". California Democrats have been recklessly spending without restraint, leading our state to the brink of bankruptcy. Now there are a lame series of propositions that try to raise taxes into a "rainy day" slush fund, and others that raid other programs that were previously passed by voters for specific purposes.

If the national Democrats want to see how to lose power, look to California. Democratics being puppets of special interests, combined with massive spending with no regard to financial consequences have put our state in critical condition.