Nicole Parra is really burning her bridges as she winds down her career in the state Assembly. Kern County Democrats are in a lather because Parra has done everything short of endorsing a Republican, Danny Gilmore, to take her place in the 30th Assembly District. According to the Bakersfield Californian, Kern Democrats sent a pair of nasty letters to Parra recently, including voter registration forms in case she wants to switch parties.
Now Parra has a press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. in Bakersfield, at which, some speculate, she may announce a switch. Set to join her at the press conference is Laura Gadke, the Central Valley regional vice-chair of California Republican Party, according to Parra's Sacramento office.
Parra defeated Gilmore in a close race back in 2006.
All of this is part of the amusing feud carried out between Parra and her father, longtime Kern County pol Pete Parra, and state Sen.. Dean Florez. Florez backed Michael Rubio when he knocked the elder Parra off the Kern County Board of Supervisors in 2004.
Now Florez's mom, Fran Florez, is running against Gilmore to replace the termed-out Parra. The plot thickens. Or curdles. Ah, politics -- still America's favorite blood sport.
UPDATE (1:48 p.m.): Parra told The Bee's E.J Schultz that she's not switching parties -- not now, anyhow.
“I’ve come to the conclusion that today is not the day to change,” Parra said in a phone interview. “I’m proud of Democratic principles and I’m proud to be a Democrat.”
But she didn't rule out a change in the future. Stay tuned.
Politics being a blood sport isn't all in this case. It is a case of fm. I am one, and I know what's in their hearts, (like The Whistler knows. Remember?)
I could show you a female
reporter in our midst who is driven far more by sensationalism than by journalistic integrity.
She has been in the Assembly and seen the workings so maybe she just likes the way the Republicans are working there and she has as much right as anyone to switch parties.
Izzy... you're posts are fascinating but what is it you are trying to say? As far as "Little Nicky"...still a Democrat politician with some sort of personal agenda."Buyer Beware"
When doing business (any kind) with a woman it's "Buyer Beware". It should be etched in the Brian/Izzy sone tablet.
With a man, ordinarily, one knows what one is getting. Good or bad. But with a woman, invariably, one must look out for a self-serving angle before relaxing into what one sees and hears.
It's predicated upon nature (so to speak.) The much weeker female has the physical burden of carrying out the preservation of the species, while human males see themselves as Johnny Appleseeds.
So whether it's creation or evolution, woman have been equipped with a good portion of "Feminine Viles.)
It's nothing against "Little Nicky" personally. I don't know her. Do I trust her, the politician without reservation? No!