[captainblacksmith]

That's an interesting perspective - saying they currently "have the power to rein in spending". I guess I agree they have the legal power, but they do not have the political power to do it. One misstep and you get the nuclear weapon of Teachers / PrisonGuards / GovtWorkers / IndianCasinos dropped on you. Every potential opponent is running tv ads now attacking Schwarzenegger for raping schools (not giving them the Moon). Even if Arnold gets everything he's asking for, the state is way too liberal for my tastes. At the same time, I cannot imagine any other Republican being nearly as effective as pushing the Legislature to the right as he has.

I mostly agree with McClintock's positions, but he is just not competent at statewide politics.

[NormsRevenge]

Who proposes the budgets and allocates and spends the money? The tooth fairy?

Tom has no crediblity on statewide politics... lol

Yet he is now being used to tout why all these props need to pass..

;-)

[Wiseghy]

Good summary.

The entrepreneurial, job creating "class" in this state is being pushed out by the domination of the extremist labor interest groups, who hide their agenda behind the faces of regular, hard working people.

The want to force the state into a socialist experiment, against the wishes and understanding of the majority of its moderate voters.

It remains to be seen if they can full enough of the people enough times to make it work.