The California Republican Party held its convention in Sacramento over the weekend and, ironically, two of its top speakers were from Texas.

Former California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore — who left the state and moved to Texas in 2011 — spoke at a banquet Friday night and Karl the “Rover” dominated the convention with speeches and workshops admonishing the beleaguered party delegates to “get off their ass” and rebuild the party.

Cringe.

For more detail on all-things-from-a-conservative-perspective in California, this is a great website. And for an even more in-depth analysis of Calfornia’s economic malaise, see this Wall Street Journal piece.

We desperately need new leadership in California.

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