http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/?p=article&sid=194&id=253316

Citizens and non-citizens of California were waiting breathlessly to find out what the Assembly Mini-Minority Leader thought about this conflict, in part because she obtained deep insight when she traveled to Israel in the past. (Regrettably, Californians do not learn in the press release who paid for the trip.)

Californians are eager for additional press releases about civil unrest in Syria, Pakistan, and Mali.

While the press release claims that Israel is a “critical trading partner,” in reality it is California’s 16th ranked recipient of exports. Exports to Israel comprise 1.7% of the total amount of exports. Nice to have, but not a critical trading partner. See http://tse.export.gov/TSE/TSEHome.aspx

Belgium is ranked as California’s 15th highest recipient of exports. Californians are awaiting a statement on the possible and long-awaited breakup of Belgium into the Flemish north and French south.

Bingo! Assembly Minority Leader Conway is setting the example for the California Republican Party by heading off to the Kea Lani in Maui. (Beautiful hotel, by the way; I stayed there several years using my own money, when I could afford it doing business in this state.)

As I write above, perks and privileges. Have fun!!! Here’s the relevant L.A. Times excerpt:

Group spokesman Dan Howle declined to identify the legislators attending but said they include some newly elected members and some current ones, including a few who are leaving office next month because of term limits. Assembly Republican leader Connie Conway of Tulare is among those who confirmed to The Times that she is attending.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/11/california-lawmakers-head-to-hawaii-for-post-election-conference.html

Demographics are changed….but Repubs are daff to reality…..under estimate your opponents once or twice…..but many times?

Assemblywoman Conway is a nice person who was thoroughly dedicated to travel throughout the state helping to raise money for Republican incumbents and candidates. They owed her, and the price was paid.

Alas, the biggest problem for the mini-minority is not money, but a lack of vision.

One thing Republican legislators like about Connie Conway is that she doesn’t give anyone hassles about enjoying the perks and privileges of office. That is very important to a lot of them, as being there for six years doing nothing of any value can be boring and miserable.

For a while, she was driving the most expensive state-issued vehicle in the legislature, with numerous rationales to justify it. And it might be interesting for someone to research how often Assemblywoman Conway uses the change-my-vote-afterwards scam that the Orange County Register commented on a few days ago (http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/vote-377076-assembly-votes.html – Editorial: In California Legislature, vote now, switch later – Assembly members can alter voting record.)