State Democrats Move to the Right of Schwarzenegger

State Democratic Assembly leaders are apparently afraid of being labeled soft on crime if they go along with the governor’s prison reform plan, so they’re gutted it in an attempt to appease prosecutors and police chiefs. As a result, the Democrats are positioning themselves to the right of a two-term Republican governor. State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass has already eviscerated the governor’s proposal, which would save the state about $1.2 billion over two years by cutting California’s prison population by about 27,000 inmates.