Why don't you call Arnold and tell him how disappointed you are...
And here is some good news about Arnold:
Tom Campbell, UC Berkeley business school dean, to lead state’s Department of Finance
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1270786/posts
Also see post #16.
To: ElkGroveDan; calcowgirl; farmfriend; Carry_Okie; SierraWasp; NormsRevenge; Amerigomag; ...
Dan, you have it wrong. I know Tom Campbell, personally and have debated him publicly. He is a man of intelligence and integrity. His National Taxpayers Union rating while in Congress was an "A". He opposes higher taxes and strongly argues for limited government. Although I disagree with him on a variety of issues having little to nothing to do with this appointment, selecting him as finance director was an excellent choice by Arnold.
Yes, this is one time I can praise Arnold without reservation. That it is so rare should tell you something.
16 posted on 11/05/2004 4:29:48 PM PST by Carry_Okie
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The bottom line is that Arnold certainly does some things which are tending liberal, BUT he does have a laser focus on gettin CA's fiscal house in order.
What we need to keep asking, is "What would Davis or Bustamante have done?"
Arnold does 60% thing very right, 20% not great, 20% really irritating, but the 60% he does right are really important things.
Davis or Bustamante would do 100% of things that are destructive to CA.
So overall, no matter how you view it, Arnold is still way ahead, and we should be happy he is governor, not Davis or Bustamante.
You can't keep comparing his performance to an ideal conservative, who couldn't get elected.
In the real world, much as I als disagree with a number of things Arnold has done, you have to realize that he is fixing the major problems in CA.