[stboz]

I guess I'm supposed to say something like," Oh, thank goodness we have Ahnuld! He's soooo much better than Davis."

Well, he's sooo much less than McClintock. I just can't quite jump on board.

[gaspar]

The LA Times and the SF Chronicle write Arnold's obituary practically every day. They publish hoked-up polls, they extoll the virtues of a plethora of Democrat tax-and-spend jackals, and yet the people know: Arnold is one tough sucker and like Bush means what he says.

[Carry_Okie]

Arnold Schwarzenegger scored his biggest victory of the year, signing a budget in which the Democratic-controlled legislature gave him almost everything he wanted in his effort to cure this debt-plagued state government...

...with a 9% spending increase.

Mr. Broder, you've really jumped the shark with this one.

[Amerigomag]

On July 11 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger scored his biggest victory of the year, signing a budget in which the Democratic-controlled legislature gave him almost everything he wanted in his effort to cure this debt-plagued state government .

This quote is one of three things:

1) A joke or sarcastic comment only recognized by political "insiders".
2) Offered by a journalist who knows little about California politics
3) A Republican sycophant pushing the party line.

Whatever the motive, inclusion of the quote taints the rest of the article. Liberal journalists are smart enough to hide the "big lie" in the 3rd or 4th paragraph to maintain some reader interest and journalistic integrity.

[Longbow1969]

The problem with California is the majority of Californians. Period.

They are a lot like Western Europeans. Californians know something needs to be done to reign in out of control spending and insanely high tax rates - but they are simply not willing to make the tough choices to do anything about it. It's a live for today and screw the future attitude.

You see the same thing in Western Europe quite frequently. The leftists/socialists wreck a national economy which results in the public getting upset enough to elect a conservative government. Then the moment the new right of center government tries to cut spending and enact free market reforms the people howl and scream, the conservative government caves, nothing gets done, and the leftist/socialist regain power.

For California to really improve, their needs to be a sea change in attitude amongst the majority of Californians. That has not happened, nor is it likely to anytime soon.

[big'ol_freeper]

He'll be baack!

[NormsRevenge]

On July 11 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger scored his biggest victory of the year, signing a budget in which the Democratic-controlled legislature gave him almost everything he wanted in his effort to cure this debt-plagued state government.

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If signing another budget that for the second year running provides almost a 10% increase in general funds spending is his biggest victory of the year, I dread to ponder his biggest failure.

Broder, lay off the crack , Dude!

[nairBResal]

I see a T4 in the not so distant future.

[Liberty Valance]

Tough Times For the Terminator and things of this nature.

[philetus]

Arnold was a tough guy in the movies. He could handle bad guys to alien monsters without breaking a sweat.
He hobnobbed with stars, moguls and politicians.They fawned all over him and gave him a sense that he could handle them.
He had no idea some of them are the spawn of satan.
They're starting to feed now.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

On July 11 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger scored his biggest victory of the year, signing a budget in which the Democratic-controlled legislature gave him almost everything he wanted in his effort to cure this debt-plagued state government.

This is what the Post characterizes as stumbling. Are the lights off in their building?