Toni Atkins to Be Next California State Senate Pro Tem

Since State Senate Pro Tem (and reported womanizer) Kevin De Leon is termed out, he had to pass the CA State Senate gavel onto someone else.

Reports indicated that Bob Hertzberg of the West Valley section of Los Angeles was angling for the job. He would have been the worst nightmare for the Republicans in Sacramento and for the state as a whole. "An evil genius", in the words of one source, he would have assured a nuclear winter for whatever was left of the state GOP caucus.

Connie Leyva of Ontario announced her interest in the position, too. She tries to play a more qualified role in Sacramento politics. She has even found herself on the wrong side of the Establishment. In one heated exchange over a green energy bill, her co-sponsorship was stripped for endorsing another candidate in a bitter assembly race.

Leyva is not well-connected enough, and she is to quiet and compliant for the Pro Tem position. De Leon has tapped former State Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins to take his place.

Not sure what to think of this. She is an open lesbian whose partner has had corrupt dealings with housing and construction, especially when it comes to low-income housing. She loves illegal aliens and wanted to spearhead the creation of "The Department of New Americans", aka illegal aliens living in California, shielded from deportation. This is criminal behavior, seditious nonsense, treason of the worst kind.

But at least she's not Bob Hertzberg, right? It's too bad that California's law-abiding citizenry has to settle for Democrat vs. Progressive Leftists in key contests for power, but that's they way the chips have fallen at this time.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports:

California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De León announced Thursday that the chamber is set to pick San Diego Sen. Toni Atkins as his successor, making her the first woman and first openly gay legislator to hold the leadership position, a move that is bringing praise from Democrats and Republicans alike.

Republicans are praising this move? When does the insanity end? No wonder the GOP base is irate. No wonder Californians are leaving California in large numbers. Both parties are complicit in the crime, craziness, and corruption.

We need so much better than all of this.

De León, D-Los Angeles, said in a statement that Atkins, D-San Diego, “will make history and be our Senate's next president pro tempore. I have every confidence she will lead America's most accomplished legislative chamber to even greater heights and build on our extraordinary progress.”

The only think that the California state legislature has accomplished is ruining the Golden veneer on this once Golden State. Nothing more.

De León said Democratic senators are unified in their support for Atkins and there will be a formal vote in early January before a transition next year. De León leaving stepping down as president to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

If De León’s statement holds true, it will be the second time that Atkins, 55, of South Park, has been the leader of one of the chambers in Sacramento. Elected to the State Assembly in 2010, she served as speaker from May 2014 until March 2016.

Atkins was a San Diego City Council member from 2000 to 2008. She served as acting mayor for several months during the pension crisis that erupted in 2005.

“Today, I am humbled by the trust my colleagues have placed in me, and I intend to earn that trust every day by working tirelessly and inclusively to keep California a place of opportunity for everyone,” Atkins said in a statement.

“Given our national divisions, California’s example is more important than ever – and I look forward to working with our president pro tem and all of our colleagues to ensure that the Senate continues to rise together to meet the challenges faced by the great people we represent,” Atkins’ statement said.

So, who's the Republican celebrating this new President Pro Tem?

Pat Bates:

Likewise, Senate Minority Leader Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, issued a laudatory statement about the announcement and described a cooperative working relationship with her Senate colleague.

“For someone who has achieved historic milestones over her career, I know this one is particularly special. Congratulations to Senator Toni Atkins on becoming the first female Senate President pro Tempore-designate,” Bates said in the statement. “She is a formidable political force who will usher in an era where the leaders of both Senate party caucuses are women.”

I thought we were past the gender politics. This is just sad. Sorry, Senator Bates, but it would have been better to offer a basic message of "I hope that Senator Pro Tem Atkins and I will find ways to put the needs of working Californians first." Nothing more, since there is no reason to celebrate so much moral corruption taking the helm in California.

“I also hope we can continue to work together to substantially address the issues raised by reports concerning inappropriate behavior. There is no place for harassment in the workplace, including the legislature,” Bates said.

Atkins has the personal experience and temperament to understand and connect with constituents who feel ignored, and work to advance California’s objectives beyond the state, supporters said.

Of course, this appointment is all about "Resistance" to the Trump Administration. What a sad day in California, when elected officials are more interested in political potshots against the federal government rather than running a smooth, sound state government. What a devastating turn of events.

“She’ll be leading us against the current devastation that is the White House from the Senate,” Jessica Hayes, chairwoman of the county’s Democratic party, said by telephone.

Equality California, a statewide organization, said that it’s important for children to see Atkins in a leadership position.

“Electing role models like Senator Atkins is important to the LGBTQ community because it sends a clear message to our community across the country, particularly LGBTQ youth, that LGBTQ people can achieve anything," said Rick Zbur, Equality California’s executive director.

What difference does it make where someone shoves their private parts ... in private? This is not a call to celebrate, especially if we accept the false argument that people are born gay. If they are "born that way", then they had nothing to do with it.

Final Reflection

Is there any hope left in California? Or Will the Left take all the hope out of California for good?

Where is the victory here? The one thing that may change or shake up what's happening in Sacramento is that homosexual members will be exposed for their own sexual assault and perverse escapades. No one should be surprised, even among lesbians like Toni Atkins, that sexual misconduct is rife.