Does Ben Stein Know The Real Tom McClintock?

By Frank D. Russo

Ben Stein, who is fundraising for Tom McClintock tomorrow at a $5600 per person event, in his own words, is disgusted with policies that lower taxes for the very rich, while saddling taxpayers with frozen pensions, lay-offs, and debt that will 'enslave our progeny' to foreigners.

Does Ben Stein know the real Tom McClintock?

Tom McClintock is considered an extreme ideologue whose 'agenda consists of privatizing everything from prisons to street-lighting and a voucher system for education." (California Journal, 10-1-91). Even former Governor Pete Wilson, a Republican, has referred to McClintock to as an "ideologue, obstructionist, and even caveman," after then Assemblyman McClintock claimed that "Governor Wilson and his supporters have declared war on the taxpayers of California." (LA Times, 6/19/91). Little guys usually come last with McClintock who wouldn't protect consumers against credit card interest rates (LA Times, 10-13-86) and who opposed mandatory product labeling of cancer causing chemicals (Prop 65, LA Times, 10-13- 86).

McClintock’s amazing record continues to this day. He received a zero percent (0%) rating on the California Environmental Score Card of the California League of Conservation Voters. I don’t know about Ben, but I don't want this man on the California Coastal Commission or the State Lands Commission that the Lieutenant Governor sits on. The last day the legislature was in session before their recess, he was speaking on the Senate floor against solar energy. He opposed the intrastructure bonds supported by his “running mate,” Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has even spoken in favor of increased offshore oil drilling and wants to ban carpool lanes.

Comments

Posted by: tony at May 13, 2008 02:35 PM

Get Email Updates

Want the California Progress Report by email? Once a week, we'll send you the latest and greatest headlines.