[calcowgirl]

The Party talking points that this is just "strategy" to defeat Prop 79--or that Prop 78 was only in response to the Prop 79 initiative since petitions for Prop 79 were filed earlier--is a bunch of bull, imo. This has been part of Schwarzenegger’s agenda for a while now. He couldn’t get it through legislation, and is now trying to sell it to conservatives as the ‘lesser of two evils’. I didn’t buy his sales job on Proposition 71, and I’m not buying this one either.

Governor backs parent notice on abortion
San Francisco Chronicle, September 24, 2005

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Schwarzenegger also said he supports Prop. 78 and opposes Prop. 79, which are two competing prescription drug discount measures. Prop. 78, which is backed by the pharmaceutical industry, is mirrored on a legislative initiative proposed by the governor that failed to win support in the Legislature.

Evaluating the Administration's California Rx Proposal
Legislative Analysts Office Report, February 10, 2005.

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Governor's Proposal. The Governor's 2005–06 budget plan for the Department of Health Services (DHS) proposes to establish a California Rx program aimed at reducing the costs certain California consumers would have to pay for drugs purchased at pharmacies. The California Rx plan was initially offered in a modified form as amendments to several legislative measures last year, but was not adopted. Since that time, the Governor has revised his legislative proposal in some significant respects (now contained in SB 19 [Ortiz]), and incorporated a request for 18.5 staff positions and about $3.9 million from the General Fund into the 2005–06 spending plan for DHS.

[FairOpinion]

Bottom line: Do you prefer 79?

As I said repeatedly, 79 will pass. If 78 won't get more votes, 79 will become law.

Voting no on both propositions will result in 79 becoming law.

[Czar]

God you're good.

We're already two NO's on both #78 and #79.