[calcowgirl]

Arnold's proposed budget represents a 37% increase in general fund spending since taking office. That is his proposal. As with any budget, in any year, the legislature will almost always want, and will almost always get, more than proposed.

To achieve lower spending, the budget had to first propose lower spending.

Given this most basic process, one can only conclude that lower spending was not the objective.

[FairOpinion]

You should know very well, that the main reason for the budget is the madated spending on schools. Since you voted against Prop. 76, which would have curtailed the mandatory spending on schools and made the government "live within their means" you are NOT part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

[FairOpinion]

I am not the one who voted AGAINST Prop. 76, the "live within our means" proposition, which McClintock supported also, but YOU did. Obviously with all your rhethoric you are the one who didn't want to see the spending controlled. You and all the Democrats were against it and succeeded in defeating it. So if you want to blame someone for the large budget, looking in the mirror is a good first step.