Posted on 09/17/2004 8:07:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Faced with the prospect of vetoing populist bills to raise the minimum wage, protect car buyers and combat the high price of prescription drugs, Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today accused Democrats of sandbagging him to boost their own political fortunes.
In an interview on Sacramento talk radio, Schwarzenegger lashed out at the Democrat-controlled Legislature for sending him both ``silly'' bills and politically motivated measures.
``I'm trying to do good things for the people, but they try to jam me so they can go back and say to their district: `Look what this Republican governor did' so they can go and get their votes in November,'' said Schwarzenegger.
The governor has just 12 days left to approve or reject hundreds of bills on his desk, including high-profile measures that would raise the state minimum wage, enact a ``car buyers bill of rights,'' and allow California to import low-cost prescription drugs from Canada.
Private Democratic polling has found all three measures are popular with voters, putting Schwarzenegger in the difficult position of having to reject bills that are favored by average Californians, but opposed by some of his top donors.
Schwarzenegger has developed an uneasy relationship with lawmakers, swinging between lauding them when they are working well together and calling for a part-time Legislature when they hit an impasse.
Today, the governor expressed frustration with lawmakers for turning aside more than a dozen bills he sponsored, and once again vowed to circumvent the Legislature by putting a reform package before voters to enact new political reform laws and change how voting districts are determined.
``Eventually I will put on the ballot an initiative and then have the people make those decisions,'' he said on KFBK radio.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
That is the whole point... He will be vetoing... And he'll have to spend way to much time explaining.
I like the fact that at least he is telling people what they are doing. Maybe since he is a superstar, it will get reported and MORE Californians than ever before will see how corrupt and self serving the democrats who run the state really are.
Looks like we only have until monday for ab2600.
It would have been a lot more useful if you reminded us what AB-50 was (is)...
Ahhhnold would do just slightly better, but wouldn't win the primary unless it was a whole slate of loosers.
I have long been of the opinion that a weekly feature in every newspaper in California should be a cummulative list of stupid bills proposed by stupid legislators. Nothing can promote justified outrage at the inmates running the asylum in our name than the light of constant exposure.
That makes two of us. Why is he waiting?
>>Looks like we only have until monday for ab2600.
Maybe on Monday we will need to start the California Anti-Socialism Alliance (CASA),
a division of the Pajama People!
I think these people and their actions need to be exposed!
AB-50 - the .50 cal rifle/ammo ban.
I'm waiting along with both of you. Why the holdup?
He may just wait and allow them to become law without signature. Claim ignorance of the process. Plausible denyablilitly.
I would do it but I'm already eyeball deep in a politically active organization.
Kind of a pet peeve of mine. Everybody seems to want to start a new organization instead of banding together under an old name that still has weight. Sad. We could do so much if I had help.
Someone better get Bush on the record now as to what he is gonna do.
Because you know it's coming.
That's exactly what I'm afraid of.
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I'm not advocating him for president... I just said I like the fact that he is calling the democrats out publicly.
I don't mean to pour gasoline of the fire, but did you folks see this...?
-----Original Message-----
From: Medefind, Jedd [mailto:Jedd.Medefind@asm.ca.gov]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 18:34
Subject: AB 2600 Signing Ceremony--Save the Date
Sierra Friends,
Nothing is set in stone yet, but it looks almost certain that the official signing ceremony for AB 2600 will take place next week on Thursday, September 23.
The Administration is still choosing among a handful of sites, all of them in the Sierra, approximately a one hour drive from Sacramento.
More details should be forthcoming early next week.
Jedd Medefind
__________________________________
Jedd Medefind
Chief of Staff
Assemblyman Tim Leslie (AD 04)
916/ 319-2004
How about using the Donner Party camp site? ;-)
Bummer!
Ahhh... a special ceremony, too? How sweet!
Like it ain't bad enough that they're gonna sign this socialist piece of $%^&$???
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...
(thanks for the info though).
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