[witnesstothefall]

The bloody war between the hated Rats in the California Assembly and a strong Republican executive with populist backing coincides perfectly with the federal election.

California is in play.

[norge]

Ya gotta love it! Arnold came in with the hammer and the Dems are stunned.

As long as Arnold keeps it up like this, I'm a happy Kaleefornian.

[Quix]

ARNOLD may yet learn how idiotic, intransient, selfish, arrogant, insane, unworkable, counter productive, self-destructive and unpatriotid-traitorous

HYPORATS REALLY

ARE.

Arnold getting an education--fitting for someone so concerned about educating kids.

[Sergio]

"Local city leaders, however, expressed relief that the governor acted urgently to get the cities funds they need to pay for police and fire services, among other things."

"Burton was just as hostile, saying: "My mother didn't raise me to take money from poor women and children and give it to people who own five or six BMWs or Mercedes.""

So the funds are to be used for police and fire services...I didn't know that the police and fire department only serviced people that owned five or six BMWs or Mercedes. Last time I checked, they also answered the calls for help coming from poor women and children.

Oh BTW, poor women and children, DON'T PAY TAXES, so you're not really taking money away from them are you?

Do these guys wake up in the morning and take and extra dose of stupid pills?

Best Regards

Sergio

[exDemMom]

While Controller Steve Westly backed the governor and other Democrats hedged their positions, Treasurer Phil Angelides and Senate President Phil Burton went on the offensive against Schwarzenegger's decision to start cutting health and welfare programs to help fully fund local governments that lost revenue when he repealed the tripled Vehicle License Fee.

This just irritates me. How could these governments have lost what they never had??? True, the fee was collected for about a month, but even then, those collecting it knew it would have to be refunded, given the illegal nature of its implementation. I have heard this misrepresented so many times, I keep yelling at the radio.

BTW, I think Ahnold is doing great, so far!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for posting this article!

SACRAMENTO Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's unilateral move to provide a down payment on the $2.6 billion he promised local government brought down the wrath of several leading Democrats Thursday who accused him of jeopardizing the state's financial health and robbing the poor to help the rich.

WOW!

Next thing you know they will accuse ?Arnoold of causing the $38 Billion deficit!!!!

[John Jorsett]

"This unilateral action is disappointing because Democrats have proven, most recently during talks on the deficit bonds, that we are willing to sit down with the governor to work on solutions and solve problems,' Oropeza said in a statement.

Yeah, that's why you adjourned and beat feet out of Sacramento, leaving the cities and counties hanging. You thought you'd be able to pin the local layoffs on Schwarzenegger and blackmail him into tax increases.

This teeth-gnashing is because Arnold's got them and they know it. The only way to head this off is to either pass a bill in the legislature or sue. Neither is going to happen because it would make it all too obvious that they're willing to steal money from local governments in order to spend it on their pet programs. Arnold's torn that veil off well and truely.

[Grampa Dave]

"unilateralism" must be the mantra single word of the year for the dumbed down slaves of the Rat party.

Bush practiced "unilateralism" when he invaded Iraq, inspite pf us now having 60 nations backing us and 30 when he went ordered the invasion.

"unilateralism" must take weeks for most voters of the slave party to be able to say it and read it.

[pogo101]

Perhaps the Democrats who run cities and counties now will begin to see that the Democrats in the Legislature are a common enemy of all Californians. All they care about is their own power, maximizing the size and intake of the State.

Burton said the problem was one for cities and counties to resolve on their own ... .

"We have heard their cries, like little babies they cry," Burton said. "Mayor Hahn of L.A. six times a week and twice on Sundays. Lee Baca, sheriff of L.A., on the phone constantly."

"Yeah, they cry, who doesn't want money? How many of you have kids? It's like Santa Claus give me something for Christmas."

Attention, Jim Hahn, Democrat. Attention, Lee Baca, Democrat. Is Phil Burton your friend now? Or your enemy?

[marsh2]

The essential purpose of government is to prevent actions that cause substantial injury to public health and safety. A secondary purpose is to create and maintain public works or infrastructure. A tertiary purpose is its parens patriae function to public wards. Following that is the promotion of the general public benefit - such as common economic benefit.

Providing entitlements or benefits with public dollars to individuals, when these benefits do not prevent or cure a substantial threat to general public health or safety, is a transfer of wealth.

What Governor Schwarzenegger did was to reorder priorities in alignment with the legitimate purpose of government. How can anyone argue for individual welfare and CalWorks benefits at the expense of the basic "police powers" in regard to general public health and safety?