I remember those initiatives. I also remember how when they failed he capitulated completely and never fought for anything conservative again. I remember how he vetoed gun control bills and gold dredging bans, only to turn around and sign them later with no justification for the change. I remember he supported spending billions on green energy scams, stem cell research and the crazy train, and called anyone who is skeptical global warming “Neanderthals”. Mostly he was dishonest and unreliable. I supported him early on, but he was one of the biggest political disappointments of my lifetime.
Jerry Brown is a liberal, but at least he’s honest and pragmatic. He tells you what he believes and doesn’t flip flop like a weather vane. And he’s actually accomplished more in balancing the state budget and reigning in the unions Ahnold ever did. I may not like most of his policies, but at least I respect him, unlike just about every other Democrat and RINO. Just my personal opinion, FWIW.
I concur 100% on your feelings about Arnold, dont get me wrong. But he is gone. And Jerry Brown will be gone, as will be the case with nearly every elected official in office today, in 30 years or so. But had we won the anti-Union initiatives, because they are not “Arnold’s” but the people of California. I put absolutely no faith in individual politicians, other than what they can do, in a given moment, to assist this country in chipping away and ultimately destroying Progressive-liberalism, which is without argument the most dominant force in our lives today.
You have not, so dont think this reproach is directed you, but others on this board are calling me a “RINO” for what....advocating a strategic policy to place us in a position to destroy liberalism? I challenge anyone on this board to read through anything I’ve written and find a policy in which we disagree. And if I were somehow able to hand-pick leaders in DC and the States, the Boehners and Arnolds would NOT be getting phone calls...but none of us has that luxury.
I supported Donnelly, and I am sorry he lost, I truly am. but a Kachkari win means so much more than the one man. Its about who fills those offices in Sacramento..and who gets moved out. It means an opportunity for some young 22 year old conservative somewhere in our state to get valuable experience who may parlay that into becoming the next Ted Cruz. It means more GOP lawyers running around with more clout, so that we see more cases like the City of Bell, Leland Yee, Ron Calderon, Rod Wright, etc get traction. If you ask me, the entire Democratic Party in California is one big RICO case waiting to happen.
And I concur with you, in terms of being genuine, I can respect Brown. Hell, on that same note, I respect Bernie Sanders more than many of them, because at least he is true to his beliefs and speaks them openly. But I revile what he wants to accomplish and will fight him tooth and nail to prevent the socialism he honestly espouses.