Posted on 09/02/2005 2:59:40 PM PDT by calcowgirl
SACRAMENTO -- Facing widespread opposition to his special election, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that if voters reject a proposed spending restraint on the November ballot, he might be forced to raise taxes.
Schwarzenegger previewed a campaign theme in a morning radio interview, predicting that new taxes might be the only alternative if voters reject Proposition 76, the "Live Within Our Means" act.
Asked on Sacramento station KTKZ-1380 AM what he might do to avert future budget deficits if the spending control is defeated, Schwarzenegger said:
"Then we have to look at raising taxes, because this is the only option we have, in order to create the money. And this is why I tell people vote yes on Proposition 76 and make sure that we do everything that we can to pass this proposition so that we force our legislators once and for all to live within their means and not to continue spending money and to keep making promises to people that they can't keep."
Schwarzenegger's comments came amid a new statewide poll showing little appetite for the Nov. 8 special election that he depicts as central to his "year of reform" agenda.
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Liberalism is the enemy.
If one looks at the actions they would see a Trojan horse.
Instead, some find solace in a Name(R).
Where politicians are concerned, especially those who are, or are closely tied to celebrities, I do not put ANY stock in their having an altruistic bone in their bodies! As you may have noticed, I'm basing a lot of my far reaching prediction of A.S. dropping out of politics without running in 2006 on what Jesse Ventura did, plus some lesser "politicians" that I have known and known of personally and how they view the world and how they've acted in the face of adversity.
This type of "politician" has a desperate, seething need to feel loved by more than just his circle of friends/supporters, but MUST be loved by EVERYBODY!!! They cannot tolerate the feeling of loss of total support and this is especially true with someone who has recieved the adulation of a movie star/action hero like Jesse, but especially Arnold!
They have no use for and will not invest their time and resources for very long in an effort that is as emotionally volitile and fickle as CA politics. Every "hit" by a cheap shot commercial is almost a kill shot to such a psyche! The hedonistic search for hero worship from massive audiences is a drug and the process of withdrawal is sudden, deadly and terminal to the celebrity/politicians political interests.
I can see it in Arnold's face and in his changed expressions! He's losing interest in the game!! He's going to abandon all the people of CA because he feels too many are abandoning him!!! He feels like the leader who glanced back and suddenly discovered that NO ONE IS FOLLOWING!!!
Since the stupid CAGOP has castrated themselves by pre-endorsing A.S. who will not be running, Angelides will walk in to the Governor's office unopposed!!! McClintock will have a blast crippling John Garamendi once and for all and will have to wait till 2010 to whip Angelides who will be just as bad a Governor as Davis was.
There will never be another Recall in CA in our lifetimes as Californians feel they've "been there-done that!"
As long as you keep a cool head and a live round in the chamber after each accidental discharge it doesn't matter.
Just don't stagger around in a daze of confused embarrassment because you can be damned sure Canticle_of_Deborah has reloaded and is drawing a bead.
Spoken like a true interloper, one seeking to cause further disruption and fighting. Way to go, Gladys.
Well... You of all people oughta know about THAT!!! You even stoop to insult all women by using a woman's name as some sort of explitive!!!
How's the rent on that glass house of yours?
Gladys Kravitz. Gladys was the nagging, irrepressibly nosy neighbor in "Bewitched". There, you learned something.
You need to rest your case... But then, again, you don't even have one!!!
You didn't learn anything? Of course, Gladys could never see anything wrong with herself, either.
I confess. I'm guilty. I didn't intend to make matters worse than they already were. My poorly composed attempt at a humorous reminder should have read:
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Could be you're right, and thanks for the civility.
Ok, you got in the last meaningless word and now you're dismissed! I'm not the least bit concerned with civility like Amerigomag. He's nice! I'm NOT!!!
You cares about a bigmouth like you?
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
"The anti-Arnie and the union thugs, hand in hand to negate any executive accomplishment."
You got that right - strange bedfellows, but I suppose the Dems don't care if they sucker fanatical conservatives into doing their dirty work for them - I'm sure they get a good laugh out of it.
The funniest part of it is that some here have rationalized Tom's support of Arnold's props, but others want Arnold to bail, giving control over the budget back to the Dems, and negating those same props. Bizzare !
BUMP
How will you post on FR then? FR is based in Fresno, CA.
If that is your impression of what has been posted here, I suggest you develop some reading comprehension skills. You must have missed the subject of the thread--his actions ARE those of a democrat!
Arnold: "Then we have to look at raising taxes, because this is the only option we have, in order to create the money."Wow! Raise taxes and create money! You expect others to support this BS? What happened to CUT, CUT, CUT?
You folks who see nothing wrong with the LEFTIST actions by this governor are becoming more and more transparent. IMO, if Arnold starts governing like the fiscal conservative he campaigned as, he will get support. If not, his actions will continue to be criticized.
NOBODY could have said it better... NOBODY!!!
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