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Where is his list of 2003?

Here's one...
McCLINTOCK: ...First of all, this state is already spending a larger portion of people's earnings than at any time in its history. We are not suffering a revenue problem. In the last four years of this administration, inflation and population combined has grown 21 percent. Our revenues are up 25 percent. That's after the dot-com collapse, after the car tax and after state revenues. We're taking in significantly more revenues than inflation and population. The problem is, we have a 38 percent increase in state spending in that same period of time. We haven't gotten a 38 percent increase in highway construction and school construction. We're paying through the nose for this government to provide. And it's not hard to find ways to find a system that produces as little as California and costs as much. Let me just give you some examples. If we simply restored to the California government the same freedom that every family or every business has to shop around for the best service at the lowest price, there's about $9 billion in savings across all departments in that one reform alone.
MODERATOR: Let me you cut you off for a second. I'm going to let you continue. You've got a minute and a half, we're gonna try to get as many questions as possible, so wrap this up if you could, please.
MC CLINTOCK: Let me come to about $8 billion of specific cuts and then we'll move on. Six billion dollars can be saved simply by reorganizing the state's bureaucracy. That means abolishing agencies that duplicate federal functions, or that overlap each other's jurisdiction. As I said earlier, workers' compensation reform ... simply swapping our plan for Arizona's. That's about $2.5 billion of direct savings to local governments and state governments alone. That's about $18.5 billion without even breaking a sweat.
CA Recall Debate Transcript - September 25th, 2003

Arnold IS working on Budget cuts:

"Schwarzenegger did not unveil any specific budget cuts Tuesday, but said he would do so in the coming days, after discussing budget plans with legislative leaders from both parties. Nor did he outline how he would find the $3.4 billion to make up for revenues from repealing the car tax.

Budget cuts will be 'severe'
He cautioned that the budget cuts, when they are announced, would be "severe."

"I can guarantee you there will be at least $2 billion in budget cuts," he said.

Schwarzenegger also said he will follow through with plans to lay off state workers -- plans drafted by the man he ousted from office, former Gov. Gray Davis. However, he promised that no one would be laid off before Christmas. "

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/18/elec04.schwarzenegger/

"SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recovery plan will require slashing at least 18 percent from the state's budget for programs such as higher education, social services, welfare and corrections, according to a Times analysis.

After three days in office, Schwarzenegger has provided few details about where he plans to cut. But his comments and proposals so far suggest drastic reductions in almost every state-funded agency except kindergarten through twelfth grade and community college education."

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/7307183.htm

As I said, if McC had CA's best interest at heart, he would work with Arnold, instead of getting in front of TV, criticizing his plan.