LAist: Politicians Say the Dumbest Things: Nuñez is 'Middle Class'?

maralago

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:40:34 -0800

To the guy who said "$170/day...for travel is a joke...". You have it wrong - That money isn't for travel, it's per diem. It's what they get when they're IN Sacramento. The legislature is in session over 200 days a year so Fabuless gets almost $40,000 extra on top of his yearly salary of more than $130,000. I don't disagree state officials need per diem. They are in the Capitol most of the year but have to have a home in the district they rep, often very far away. It's unrealistic to expect them to cover the cost of housing in 2 places all on their own - unless we want more rich idiots like Arnold running the show. (Please God, no) But the blog author is also wrong - the amounts Fab is spending are indeed WAY out of line, especially he's a STATE elected official. There is absolutely no reason for him to have taken at least 90% of those foreign trips. We have US Senators and Congressional reps to handle foreign affairs that would affect us as a nation. Why the hell does he need to go to Spain, France, etc? And when he goes there, why the hell does he need such expensive meeting arrangements? What the hell did he need from Louis Vuitton????? Not that anyone should be shocked by his behavior or his smartass attitude. This guy is the biggest phony with the worst record in the state. Name one thing he's done besides suck the teat of the Teacher's Union and every illegal immigrant group in the state. He's supposed to represent southern California, home of the worst traffic and most expensive houses in the USA. So what does he do for the voters of southern California in 2006? He puts another freaking school bond on the ballot! Like we don't pay enough already into that sinkhole known as the California school system. Of course, he gets all that money to live high on the hog from the Teacher's Union so why should he care about mind-numbing gridlock and out of sight home costs. Can't somebody do an expose on the BS this guy is all about?

guest

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:13:33 -0800

The readers of this blog tend to obsess over how to feed a party on nothing more than a dozen deviled eggs, or get a meal for five bucks, and how to take the bus around town -- worthy pursuits, but being stuck at student-poverty level makes it hard to have perspective. Yeah, the guy's extravagance of thousands of dollars for one business dinner in Europe and We Ho is far from "middle class," and makes a sham of his claims to be one of the peons whose unions he claims to represent (although he seems to have sold some of them out to Indian gaming interests). The guy is a hypocrite, and has apparently defected from the unions which gave him his rise -- fair criticisms. Still, the $170/day per day pols get for travel is an outdated joke: fifteen bucks for lunch and twenty for dinner max, is more the level of readers of this blog than of the executive world. A major honcho doing business with a guy eating Thai noodles and staying in a Quality Inn to fit into the allotted budget, would laugh at him, and be inclined to try to bribe the sad sack. I'd argue that letting pols use money raised by their donors for such reasons is fine, and actually makes it less likely they'll take bribes. However decency requires not blowing it on the extreme meals and Vuitton bags nouveau-riche hypocrite Nunez has. If he were Republican, it would be "proof" of what crooks Republicans are.

christina

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:23:00 -0800

can i be first in line to slap his thinks-he's-middle-class ass with my paycheck? what a moron.

raul

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:41:45 -0800

What an ass!

guest

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:41:23 -0800

Perhaps you should link to the Speaker's webpage: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a46/