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Hot Seat: Nathan Fletcher2:00 a.m. July 8, 2009

Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, took our questions on the latest state budget impasse and more.

In winter budget talks, some Assembly Republicans called the governor squishy for making concessions. He recently called Assembly Republicans squishy for backing a measure that would have allowed the state to temporarily ease its cash-flow crunch, likening that to a concession. What is your response?

No amount of name-calling is going to fix this problem, and it certainly isn't a substitute for facts or fiscally responsible decision-making.

As pointed out by the editorial page of this newspaper (“The real story,â€