I absolutely love it ... She bugs!

Why don't we kick them all out of their offices until they can sit down like adults and work out a compromise budget.

Hope her new office has the steam pipes.

How freaking fun!

.......and this is Democrats doing it to other Democrats no less.

Nicole Parra is a hottie, she can work out of my house.

Who, and how many to follow???  Send the whole blasted lot home and start from scratch.  We pick the new ones and not some a-hole at the head office!!!!!

"He said he couldn't say why Parra was ordered out."      Please let us know if you find out the reason.   What ever the reason I don't see any excuse for not providing Assemblywoman Parra and her staff more time to accomplish this move.  Common courtesy would be to at a minimum have given notice on Friday that this was in the works.   How can anyone expect the average  folks in California to be polite when our "leaders" in Sacramento behave so rudely. Shame on whoever set this in motion. 

THANK YOU MURPH ~ First Congress...and while we're at it....The State of California---well, it's a start....

 Let's start our own March. ;=)))

 .......and this is Democrats doing it to other Democrats no less.

Democrats doing it to former Democrat, actually.  I'd like to see Joe Lieberman get the same treatment.

This wouldn't have happened to her if she weren't a woman.  I'm pissed.

Para is a DINO (democrat in name only) just like Lieberman. She'll switch sides to suit her interests. It must be hard to try to be a democrat in Kern Co. I wouldn't know. 

AudreyB,

I think you're probably right.

I bet Florez is doing a jig  in celebration.

I seriously doubt it's as simple as that. I have a feeling the democrats in Sac are tired of her not supporting them. She refused to vote for the budget because of a comprehensive water bill she wanted in.

Is she being punished for it? Yes.

Is her term up in November? Yes. Is she holding up the budget? Yes.

Are there state workers now making the federal minimum wage because of people like Parra that could care less about them? Yes.

Did she deserve to be kicked out of her office? Probably.

Yeah, Mom.  A man who won't go along with the program is a maverick.  A woman who won't go along with the program is a b****.  Too bad we can't be like Saudi Arabia and lock her up in a dark room for the rest of her life.  I'm no fan of Nicole Parra, but I'm even less of a fan of California's Democratic Legislators who disrespect non-clones and, by extension, their constituency. 

Oh, but bravo to the republicans that are holding the budget hostage, right? At least they aren't picking on women.

 Is she being punished for it? Yes.

Has anyone else ever been punished in this fashion?  

Would this, seriously, EVER happen to a man?

Audrey, did you realize that it was another woman that gave her the boot? Is she being sexist too?

Assembly speaker Karen Bass was the one who did it. Parra could have voted and it wouldn't have made a difference, but she had to be stubborn and obstain. She knew she would be punished.

http://calitics.com/showDia...

I'm not a Republican, Pete.  I'm just a free agent looking for a political party that respects women.  If you can think of any, let me know.

Naw

She was being a toadie for the men who told her to boot Parra.  Right after that she ran and made them coffee.

If this was a man being difficult he would be lauded for his independent nature.

I know you aren't a republican. I just wish you could see this issue beyond the fact that Parra is a woman. She is openly campaigning for a republican to replace her in the Assembly, and is likely using the water issue for political posturing for when she runs against Sen. Florez in 2010. Believe me, I'm about as far from sexist as it gets, but in this instance, I think the state Democratic Party did the right thing. There's just no reason to hold up the budget for a water bill. People got laid off and their pay cut because of stubborn legislators like her. They shouldn't get away with it.

Why don't you look at the issue a little futher yourself.  Why would she ever support Florez's  mother after what Dean Florez  did to her?

Do you expect her to forgive and forget.  He never did.   He's the master at grudge holding.

The smart thing to do would be to not indorse or campaign for anybody. Instead she's campaigning against her own party just to spite Florez. I understand what's going on here, and it probably won't work out very well for Parra. Honestly, I could care less about any of them. The state legislature is a mess of bottleneck politics. Seriously, how many times have they failed to agree on a budget on time? I understand that you Baker ladies seem to like Parra, but I can't figure out why. I certainly hope it's more than just her being a woman.

There are so few women in our state and federal legislatures.  This country (like every other country) has a history of sexism.  Even though women make up half the population, there has never been a woman president.  We're making progress, slowly. 

I guess what worries me is that the Democrats are just good old boys after all.  People are STILL talking about RACE being a factor in this election, but NO ONE wants to talk about sexism being a factor.  There were men (and women) in this election who, whether they realized it or not, didn't vote for Hillary simply because she was a women.  I guess they thought she'd get stuck in a foxhole and get some kind of infection (that was Newt, I know.) 

My mom called it right when she said what they did to Parra they would never have done to a man.  Lastly, the way you keep saying Parra needed to be PUNISHED is frankly creeping me out.  Does she need a spanking, Daddy?

I don't care a fig about Parra.  I don't like what's being done to her by the "boys club' up north.

Audrey, this could splash back on them ol' boys, and end up hurting them more than it hurts Parra.

There could also be a certain amount of jealousy on Karen Bass' part. Look at her and then look at Nicole Parra.

Has anyone else ever been punished in this fashion?  

Would this, seriously, EVER happen to a man?

Quote from the Sacramento Bee    http://www.sacbee.com/111/s...

The punishment is the first meted out by Bass, a Los Angeles Democrat, since she assumed the speakership earlier this year.

Moving lawmakers who go against leadership into small offices has a long tradition in the Capitol.

In 2007, Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, an outspoken Orange County Republican, was moved to the smallest office in the Capitol after angering former Speaker Fabian Nunez.

Spitzer quickly came to Parra's defense on Monday. "I love Nicole Parra," he said, throwing his arm around the Hanford Democrat in front of a TV camera.

He said the move by Bass showed "a complete lack of maturity."

Parra admitted that though she expected punishment for her non-vote Sunday she was "kind of shocked it would be across the street."

"Even Todd Sptizer got an office in the Capitol," she quipped.

Geez Catherine, now you're creeping me out. I didn't mean it like that. I meant punished in the same way that I think Joe Lieberman needs to be punished... politically. 

The state senate has 10 women, and the assembly has at least 22. A few of the names I couldn't tell what sex they were. I think that's pretty good. I'm sure 20 years ago there weren't that many. I think most Californians don't really think about what sex the person is when they vote. I know I don't. I will admit that I didn't vote for Hillary, but it wasn't because she's a woman. It's because I'm not registered to vote Democratic in the primaries. 

Pete, I think you and I can (and will) agree on almost every issue except this one.  I just wish men who call themselves feminists (or supporters of women's causes) would realize that the glass ceiling doesn't roll back for our women leaders.  It's still there, just more subtle than it used to be.

Re:  Keith Olberman.  Don't think he's sexist?  Yeah, neither does he.

Niagra Falls....slowly I turn......step by step....inch by inch

Keith Olberman!   Don't even get me started on that nerdy, spittle slinging,  talking head.   Why did you have to bring him up!   You know what it does to me.

What a dingbat! I wonder if she forgot about the vote.Other Assembly members don't have problems like these, what's up with her...maybe somebody should  ask..

What a Joke....!

--virgil

At what point would you accept criticism of women in power as not being sexist? How many political leaders would it take to make the "glass ceiling" disappear? It almost sounds to me like you don't think men and women should be treated the same. Is that true?

"The budget, now 49 days late, failed 45-30, with 54 votes needed for passage."  Lets see  45 + 30 = 75.   There are 80 members listed on the Assembly website. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/...

Does that mean there were 4 other Assembly persons that did not vote?  What if anything was done to them?   If punishment is meted out it needs to be balanced and equal.  Or else it just looks like a sad attempt at personal reprisal.

I looked for a vote count but couldn't find one. I'd  be willing to guess that they were republicans. Either way, Parra's problems with the democratic party go way beyond one vote refusal.

I would accept criticism of women in power as NOT being sexist when the criticism is NOT about what they look like (as a couple of our posters remarked--so glad you guys think Parra is a hottie) and NOT unequal to the criticism male leaders get (notice moving Parra "off-campus" is the first time that's happened--even Spitzer got to stay in the building.)

Also, I would love equal treatment for men and women, and when that happens (when women make up half of our state and federal senators and congressional leaders and when women stop earning 63% of every $ a man makes,) I'll shut up.  If YOU think we're already being treated equally, yay for you.

PP

I didn't say her actions shouldn't open her to criticism.  I'm saying she shouldn't have been punished in the way she was.  It was done to humiliate her. What part of that distinction did you miss?

This makes me nauseous.    Is that how we want state politics carried on?

Please, not every politcal slap-down that happens to a female politician is because of her gender. First you say Hillary lost the vote because of her gender, now you're on the same train about Parra. Look at this realistically. Parra has been burning bridges for several months now over the Florez thing. It doesn't matter who started it. She's the one that went out and endorsed a Republican. Then she refuses to vote on the budget until her own pork barrel rider gets attached to it. So I could see why the Democratic party says "out you go", particularly since her current office was a luxury, not a right, and she has been given alternative office space.

And yeah, it probably would have happened to a man if he acted the same way. You don't go around thumbing your nose at your party if you want to be treated fairly. And you don't get a free pass to thumb your nose at your party just because of your gender (or race for that matter).

Pete: Two other Democrats did not vote. One was reportedly stuck in an airport somewhere; the other is severely ill. Only two Assembly members who were there abstained — Parra and a Republican.

Okay Shwaine.  Sorry if I offended any Democrats in my accusations of sexism among their leadership.  Clearly that's impossible.

It's embarrassing~ we need a budget and our "Representatives" are acting like school kids.

And most of them are Democrats. Just saying.

Blocked by Republicans~just saying..... no one has a corner on the acting like fools market.Both parties need taking out to the shed! And given a good talking too lest anyone call R.P.S. (representative protective services)

At least none of them are sexist!  What a relief!

Initiated and written by Democrats, just saying. And what exactly is R.P.S.?

vanity~ read my comment~ it is a joke ....guessing your a Republican,that's cool.I'm just disgruntled with the whole lot.

Cat~ I would not go that far....either party.

Yeah, me neither, Sage.

Guess I'm just feeling increasingly disenfranchised by the Democrats. 

I have felt that way for quite a while,Cat. OT~ the"little girl" whose blog you got banned from ....I just "lost a friend" ....all because I said I watched how he appeared to treat people.*shrugs*