LA Times Columnist Blames GOP For California’s Problems
A column in the Los Angeles Times which sought to blame California’s recurring problems on the Republican Party was subject to widespread ridicule – which is truly the only response.
Penned by long-term LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, the article titled, “They say Democrats are to blame for all California’s problems. But GOP is MIA [Missing in Action]” cited the Republicans’ poor showing in the Golden State as a contributing factor to ongoing issues.
After a short history lesson from the California native, Lopez claims the decades-long homelessness crisis dating back to Ronald Reagan’s Governorship of the state (it doesn’t). Acknowledging that the Democrats have effectively controlled the state since the 1990s (actor Arnold Schwarzenegger being the last Republican to hold a statewide office in January 2011), Lopez proceeds to blame the GOP for allowing the Democrats into power.
The most obvious rebuttal is the one in the article: Democrats have controlled California for years, and by now we all realize that Governator Arnold "Screw Your Freedom" Schwarzenegger, despite billing himself as a "Republican," was no true conservative. As for the GOP making a "poor showing" in California, that's either the result of Californians' naturally perverse voting patterns or the machinations of California's oligarchy.
Either way, it's not a good look.
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