Posted on 11/29/2005 7:31:53 PM PST by ElkGroveDan
Arnold to tap major Democrat to be his Chief of Staff
by Jon Fleischman - Publisher
11-29-2005 6:02 pm
The rule of six (if I hear at least six credible people tell me something, then as a confirmed rumor, I run with it) has struck again. I previously reported on rumors that Pat Clarey, the Governor's Chief of Staff (and a loyal Republican) would be stepping aside after the special election. Read that story here.
Well, apparently the Governor has decided to name Susan Kennedy as his Chief of Staff.
I am sure that if this plays out, Kennedy will be vetted by many who know her well. I can only judge her political ideology based on her resume, which includes these highlights (seriously, I am NOT making this up):
Kennedy has spent nearly the last three years as Gray Davis' appointee to the State Public Utilities Commission. Before that, she was a Deputy Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary for the infamously recalled Governor. (Kennedy's resume on the PUC website boasts that she was responsible for 'development of $100 billion state budget)
Before working for Gray Davis, Kennedy served as Communications Director and a senior staff member to Democrat United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (where, according to her own resume, she assisted the Senator with the development of legislation and policy initiatives...).
This next paragraph is straight from her resume (how could I improve on this):
Kennedy previously served as Executive Director of the California Democratic Party and as Executive Director of the California Abortion Rights Action League. She managed two of the most successful Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns in recent California history, including the 1992 Coordinated Campaign for Clinton/Gore and the 1998 Coordinated Campaign that elected Governor Gray Davis.
Right now I am a little bit shocked by this 'confirmed rumor' - actually, I would call it a 'very confirmed rumor' at this point.
I am not sure how Governor Schwarzenegger expects Republicans to react to this appointment. This is not an appointment to some peripheral position in his administration. The Chief of Staff is the most central role on the Governor's entire staff.
I think it would be premature to comment on a rumor, even a 'very confirmed' one at this point. But you can be sure that there will be a lot of questions, frustrations, concern and anger from the base if this turns out to be true.
While Republicans are not a majority in California by a long shot, there are still many million of us out here. It doesn't seem plausible that there was not one person who could ably serve in this capacity who agrees with the Governor's general philosophy enough to register in the same political party as he does.
Well, let's see how this plays out...
Jon
PS: I will offer an open invitation to any and all, whether in the administration, or friends thereof, or friends of Susan Kennedy (or Ms. Kennedy herself if this reaches her) to reach out to me, and help me understand why this appointment should not be interpreted as the big kiss-off to the GOP base.
That's because you don't live in either the Coastal Commission, or The Sierra-Nevada CONservancy!!!
The people like him? His approval is in the low 30s, if I recall.
He should just switch parties now and get it over with. He's dead in California politics. Becoming a 'rat is about the only option left to pump himself up again.
I'll bet you're right and that's just fine. Three or four of us Sierran Counties voted for his four measures bigtime, even after he took us totally for granted and stabbed us in the back with his miserable Sierra-Nevada CONservancy that over-shadows even the miserable Coastal Commission!!!
Unless you are a friend of the up-set Unions, you can't get turnout in CA in a special election!!! This blaming conservatives is BOGUS!!! (I think it too is coming from that Soros RINO crowd!)
Wull heck! They been givin him the Nobel Piece Prize an stuff like dat!!!
Well, the bots will say he only felt that puffed-up and confident because he "thought" the conservatives were behind him -- but that's revisionist. For better or worse, we never were, and aren't now (certainly not after this news). I voted for the propositions that were best for the state and so did every conservative I know. It doesn't matter. Sorry to say it folks, but it's the truth. Arnold now finally seems to have given up that ghost. I'm torn between being mad at him for doing (this) something so stupid, and being glad to finally have the ruse over with.
And she doesn't live in California, either!
I suppose this means that Schwarz is going to show "mercy" to Tookus.
I am totally disgusted.
Like I said... He's finally pulled his own dumb covers!!!
We were NEVER getting what we presumed from all his big talk that he never failed to flinch from!!!
The Grinninator has done cooked his own goose with the dumb CAGOP as well as with us consistent considerate conservatives!!!
I haven't even pinged the usual "ilk" FReepers to spread this strange turn of events back toward Gray Davis!!!
Well .. I don't know who Susan Kennedy is, but I used to have Susan Davis as my rep - and she was awful.
Well, don't miss this from the Chronicle 4 years ago. It will make anyone hurl... http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/11/04/MN50594.DTL
She's an "ideological" loyal democrat who worked for Feinstein, Boxer, Davis, etc. She had a hand in destroying Hershensohn (Sp?). Jane Fonda is her idol since childhood. Read the link if you can handle the rest. Oh yeah, and she's a lesbian.
He's pulled his own darn covers since being elected! But the teflon just keeps on going. His other key appointments were leftists (Reiss, Tamminen, Henning, etc). He's appointed a boatload of Dem judges. He's grown the budget and the debt. He promoted the SNC. He did nothing to stop the gay marriage fiasco and signed a bunch of pro-GLBT legislation. He supported the unaffordable stem-cell research (and cloning!). He's promoting global warming craziness. How many times do the covers need to be pulled?
Oh... wait... it's all the fault of those darn conservatives who didn't support his (non-conservative) propositions. Yeah, right. And the emperor has clothes!
LOL, "the Govertraitor".
Gee, surprise, surprise.
Now bend over, California - - here comes the tax hikes.
LMAO!!!
hope your right about ole tookie boy,but think arnie is not gonna let it happen.........he is starting to act like a "girlie' man.
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