[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Much longer story, this is just the first few paragraphs.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Definitely an improvement over Davis.

Moody's Upgrades California, Citing Recovery

[jmstein7]

Interesting.

[Tamzee]

McClintock praising Arnold...

"The workers compensation reform was far more comprehensive than anything I thought would be possible from this Legislature," said Republican Sen. Tom McClintock, who opposed Schwarzenegger in the election last fall and has not been afraid to criticize him. "It obviously didn't go as far as I think it should, or as far as what the people would have approved. But as a legislative victory it was stunning, given what he had to work with."

[Amerigomag]

An enlightening article with substantial truth at its core.

What is interesting to me is that Weintraub, a liberal, appears to be willing to bend the truth on easily checked facts to enhance the governor's image.

I can only suppose that Weintraub wants to encourage Schwarzenegger to continue his present game plan which protects the sanctity of liberal programs and provides political cover for all involved.

What a different world California might be if it had just one, major, conservative print outlet. Can you imagine?

[calcowgirl]

While from afar the novice governor appears to be taking the Capitol by storm, rolling over the opposition at every turn, the truth is more complex. He has combined dramatic deeds on things he can do by himself with well-disguised compromises on things he cannot accomplish alone, hurling harsh criticism at members of the Legislature one minute and then horse-trading behind closed doors with them the next.

Then, employing marketing skills honed during careers in body-building and acting, he has packaged the result as a triumph for his agenda, glossing over uncomfortable details while selling the public on the idea of his own success, a message that has made him still more popular and thus even more powerful. Schwarzenegger, in short, has become a political self-fulfilling prophecy.

The devil is in the details. People need to wake-up and see the truth, instead of the unending adoration of his "success". More debt, bigger spending, assault on private property rights, etc. In the meantime, the fans cheer.

[Zack Nguyen]

The guest list was dotted with the leading names in California politics, including Willie Brown, the former Assembly speaker then serving his last days as mayor of San Francisco...

Well, I guess every party can use a little pimping out.