"Terrorist" replaces "Nazi" as overwrought pejorative of choice for politicians

Say what you will about the California state budget fight between Democrats and Republicans, but I hardly think pushing for additional spending cuts is equivalent to suicide bombing a shopping mall. Politicians have never been too careful in their metaphors, though. While the Republicans are not blameless in this showdown - the tax cut package desired by the Assembly Republicans was a terrible idea - I think Don Perata can tone down his rhetoric a little and act like a professional legislator.

Dishonorable mention goes to Sheila Kuehl for this quote: "It's egregious when 15 white men with money hold up the budget for 37 million people." Like Democrats don't have any rich white men in our party? And they wouldn't use the same tactics if the party membership numbers of the legislature were reversed?

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