Comments on: 17 States Revise Sentencing Policy While California Does…..Nada

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:04:27 +0000

I don’t know about your state, GM, but here in California, we mostly gripe about the CCPOA (prison guards’union) and the teachers’ unions.

I squabble with the police union because I report specifically on law enforcement. (But I also defend them, at times.) Never the fire fighters. Good grief, the horror! They save us on a regular basis. Griping about firefighters in California would be worse than griping about….I don’t know…. mothers .

By: GM Roper

GM Roper — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:47:24 +0000

Celeste, Unions have always done exactly that… only this time they are robbing corporations AND the public. I notice that most liberals/progressives only gripe when the unions are police or firemen or prison guards and it is the public purse being robbed. Interesting wouldn’t you say?

By: I need a Government Job

I need a Government Job — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:58:43 +0000

Don Quixote should get one of those high paying government jobs (CCPOA) with great health care and retirement plans, then he wouldn’t be so angry about the robber baron gavachos. What’s the saying “if you can’t beat then join them”.

I have to go to AAA to register my car because those lazy DMV employees will be taking the day off.

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:34:47 +0000

Oh, yeah, them. Mauer and I did talk about the CCPOA….And not in a happy way.

By: don quixote

don quixote — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:26:50 +0000

From today’s Sacramento Bee

Prison guards union gives $577,000 to Perata committee
Andy Furillo
afurillo@sacbee.com

This kind of money that the CCPOA (prison guards union), has to throw around trying to defeat any kind of prison reform or reduction in people being sent to prison, is, along with ex Gov Deukmejian and his prison building and maintenance clients, the reason that California will probably go belly up before any meaningful penal reform takes place.

Money is the mothers milk of politics, the public be damned.