Posted on 03/21/2006 6:01:59 PM PST by Amerigomag
During an editorial board meeting with The Fresno Bee today, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he won't fire Democratic activist Rob Reiner, a director and fellow actor, as chairman of the California Children and Families Commission. Reiner has taken a leave of absence from the First Five Commission after reports of questionable spending under his tenure. He 's pushing Proposition 82, the universal preschool initiative on the June ballot. The commission reportedly used $23 million in tax dollars for advertisements supporting universal preschool while Reiner was collecting signatures to get his preschool initiative on the ballot.
Schwarzenegger said there is only an "appearance" of a problem with Reiner, and he sees no reason to remove him at this point. The governor said it isn't right to dump Reiner without evidence of wrongdoing. The auditors are looking into the issue, the governor said, and Reiner is "innocent until proven guilty." Besides, Schwarzenegger said, he wouldn't do that to a friend.
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Besides, Schwarzenegger said, he wouldn't do that to a friend.
Is that anyway to run a state Governor??? Crazy!!!!!
if he broke the law he better dump him!
Arnold has some strange bedfellows..
Arnold has some strange bedfellows..
Reiner's term EXPIRED in 2004.
When will Arnold be endorsing Prop 82 along with his other buddies?
His term ended. He has no more right to be there.
So why the fuss? The Austrain apparently doesn't need to terminate Reiner. He's already gone; twice! His term has expired and he has stepped away.
Apparently to Austrian only has to appoint a successor. Where's the terminating or the firing?
Ping.
Besides, Schwarzenegger said, he wouldn't do that to a friend.
Is that anyway to run a state Governor??? Crazy!!!!!
When you hire your wifes cousin as chief of staff, what did you expect.
Of course not - - politically, they're peas in a pod.
When will all conservative Republicans finally admit that, although the lessor of two evils by contemporary standards, The Austrian is, indeed, the enemy? The enemy within!
Arnold is a fake and a fraud, may even be a 'girly man", himself!
If Arnold really had balls, he would have got them out of California, long ago, brought out the Flag, and turned off the lights!
"Republican" means one very specific thing, Arnold doesn't even come close, and, Arnold ain't alone!
That would not surprise me at all. His allies are supporting it (Riordan, Hellman, et al) and it is consistent with his other views (ala Prop 49). Not replacing Reiner all this time certainly makes it appear that he wants him right where he is. With yesterday's articles disclosing that some of Arnold's appointees (Kim Belshe, for one) may have played a role in the scheme, it certainly makes sense.
When will all conservative Republicans finally admit that, although the lessor of two evils by contemporary standards, The Austrian is, indeed, the enemy? The enemy within!
I believe conservative Republicans knew that long ago.
There you go talking about me again...
And what do the CRP faithful on this forum think?
Is the Austrian for or against prop 82?
Yes--you were one. I should have pinged you! So sorry!
Someone did...
Perhaps it's time we allowed Ah-nold's term to expire in 2007.
I don't want to be pinged by you. Remove me from your list(s).
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