And if you think that was unique, his play over the Bay Bridge, shutting out a more qualified California contractor (a consortium of American Bridge and Fluor) in favor of buddy Warren Buffet's preference (Peter Kiewitt of Utah), was a real piece of work. He even ignored Bechtel's analysis of Kiewit's bid saying that they couldn't handle the job. So he shut down the job while Kiewit proposed the "cheaper bridge" they could handle.
I hate to think how much tax revenue on that job the state might have accrued that now goes to Utah. Our "buddy" Arnold.