Will the last fiscal conservative in California turn the lights out when you leave?

LA Times ^ | 2/10/07 | Editorial

[NormsRevenge]

Yes, there are Californians not named Tom McClintock who are worried about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's move from budget-cutter to government-enabler. Such as the grumps from the formerly Schwarzenthusiastic Reason Foundation, who have taken to use the G-D word, by which I mean Gray Davis:

Fiscal conservatives are facing the sad truth that the governor they supported has actually increased state spending more than the governor they ousted. Since Schwarzenegger assumed office, general fund spending has increased by an astonishing 31 percent. As Sen. Tom McClintock reports, Schwarzenegger's annual rate of spending increase has been 7.9% compared with Davis' 7.1%. ...

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The Reasonistas continue:

When the governor commissioned his comprehensive California Performance Review in 2004, we thought we were getting a results-driven governor. 2,000 pages later, you could literally count on one hand the number of major CPR initiatives that have actually been pursued and none have been the big money saving exercises including selling unneeded state assets, realigning the bureaucracy to cope with the expected wave of state worker retirements (doing more with less), or eliminating unneeded boards, commissions and sundry other state entities.

--snip--

... it appears he has become content to commit the same crime of pushing problems off into the future with a flurry of new state borrowing, overly optimistic budgets, and a disregard for the painful reality that California will eventually face a downturn in the business cycle. When it does the pain will certainly be more pronounced than anyone in Sacramento is prepared to admit.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The LA Times......OK...I assume they are suddenly concerned?

[goldstategop]

The Los Angeles Times liberals printed a Free Republic editorial? I'm floored!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[NormsRevenge]

The piece reflects the change in the opinion of the Reason Foundation and not the LA Times and repeats facts that McClintock has stated previously any number of times and are part of a public record.

Do they deserve credit for running this? Would it be better of if folks just ignored the import of what is contained in the piece? For some , it might well be. ;-)

I welcome folks to refute the contents.

[Carry_Okie]

I'm rubbing my eyes now.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I'm rubbing my eyes too....think I will close them up for the night....got to be up early and see the dialogue for the Sunday Talk shows....might even be something worth watching....

[snarks_when_bored]

Hey, Caleeforneeah...Ah-nuld vants to pump...you up!

[NormsRevenge]

I hear ya.. It's been a long day.

It's raining here which is good. :-)

[ApplegateRanch]

Will the last fiscal conservative in California turn the lights out when you leave?

Why bother? Flicking the switch is a waste of energy, since the Libs are shutting down the power plants anyway.

[GOP Poet]

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[Reagan Man]

"Since Schwarzenegger assumed office, general fund spending has increased by an astonishing 31 percent."

Arnold doing his best Rudy impersonation.

According to the Manhattan Institute: From 1997 to 2001, govt spending in NYCity under Giuliani went up 32%. More then double the rate of inflation.

[M-cubed]

When it does the pain will certainly be more pronounced than anyone in Sacramento is prepared to admit.<<

and well it should be....Whats the problem?

[Zeon Cowboy]

California is on the fast track to becoming a socialist hellhole. Sometimes I feel like such a tool for voting for Arnold.

[George W. Bush]

Fiscal conservatives are facing the sad truth that the governor they supported has actually increased state spending more than the governor they ousted.

Arnold, the Terminator of the California GOP.

Better to have been defeated with McClintock (and I still think he would have won) than victory with a liberal Republican.

Sobering when you realize that Arnie's buddy, Rudy Giuliani, plans to do exactly this nationally if we're foolish enough to let him have the nomination.

[George W. Bush]

Sometimes I feel like such a tool for voting for Arnold.

The important thing is to learn not to drink the RINO Koolaid again.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Time to move east, way east.Georgia loves conservatives, better hurry.We moved out of there in 91 and have'nt looked back.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

What was the other choice/....?

[Enterprise]

"Fiscal conservatives are facing the sad truth that the governor they supported has actually increased state spending more than the governor they ousted"

I'm shocked, just shocked I tell you! I just never imagined this whould happen! (Hee hee hee) But then, I voted for McClintock.

[Enterprise]

I think it's time for another recall petition. I would sign it, would you?

[68 grunt]

think it's time for another recall petition. I would sign it, would you?

No. I didn't sign the last one. That disaster is what gave us Arnie. Now is the time to build the base, not destroy it.