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Posted on 10/16/2006 10:27:38 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
IN A STATE FILLED WITH OBSCURE elected official positions, none is more pointless than lieutenant governor. Officially president of the state Senate, he rarely shows up in the chamber and can't even cast a vote except to break a tie. His primary task under the 1879 state Constitution is to be in charge when the governor is out of state — presumably because it would take too long for the governor to get telegraphed notice of an emergency and return by stagecoach.
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As the state's first elected insurance commissioner, Garamendi was a fearless and capable enforcer of Proposition 103, ...
As a legislator, he developed a reputation as a problem-solver, getting the most from government in an era of declining tax revenue. As deputy secretary of Interior, he helped coordinate the Clinton administration's environmental policy.
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He is squaring off against McClintock, making for a fascinating study in divergent politics. Both men agree that California ran off the rails sometime in the 1970s; McClintock cites an ill-considered no-growth ethic as the culprit, while Garamendi blames cutbacks in health and education and a shift in the tax burden away from top earners.
Either would provide a provocative point of view in Sacramento, and McClintock might actually make the more interesting lieutenant governor — as a tight-fisted check on the Democrats who hold sway in the Legislature. But whoever is in the job could become governor in a heartbeat, and McClintock's positions on immigration, same-sex marriage and other social issues betray a cramped vision of the state's future.
Both men are refreshingly blunt and ill-suited for such a low-profile office. Garamendi gets the nod because, if he were to ascend to governor, his policies would be more in step with today's California.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
The LA Times endorses the Gubinor and Garamendi. cool.
Two liberal turds of a feather.
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The LA Times and Tom McClintock BOTH endorse Arnold for Governor.
Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger Lieutenant Governor: John Garamendi Attorney General: Jerry Brown Insurance Commissioner: Steve Poizner Treasurer: Bill Lockyer Proposition 1A: No Proposition 83: No Proposition 85: No Proposition 86: Yes Proposition 87: No Proposition 88: No Proposition 89: No Proposition 90: No
I see the only one they are in favor of so far is Prop 86. Ptui! Not only do I feel persecuted, I feel downright disenfranchised!
I'll be lighting one up when I vote against Prop 86. ;^)
I'm sure they will add Prop 1BCD&E before they are done. And of course, there are a couple more liberals to add to their list of candidates (Chiang and Bowen probably although, they might throw in McPherson as another token Rino).
BTTT
UGH!
http://www.garamendi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=290&Itemid=178
What I Will Do As Lieutenant Governor of California
Written by John Garamendi
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The Lieutenant Governor is a Member of the State Lands Commission and a UC Regent. I will use these positions to advance the environmental research agenda at the University and leverage the role of the Lands Commission to protect the California coast, rivers, lakes and state land. In both roles, I will be motivated by the central challenge of our time—reversing global warming and climate change. To that end, I will propose policies and incentives to reduce green house gasses and to address the inevitable environmental changes already underway. . . .
We must be international. California’s economic future is tied to the world. International trade in goods, services, and finance is the mainstay of our businesses and our jobs. Fortunately, California is blessed with diversity and the largest population of ethnic people outside of their native lands. This human resource needs to be valued. If we prepare California citizens and businesses, we can become the economic dynamo of the 21st Century. The Office of the Lt. Governor has a long history of promoting international trade and working on foreign relations especially with Mexico. I will augment and continue that tradition by seeking to develop favorable economic, education, and cultural relations with Mexico and other countries, especially Asia.
We must be healthy. I believe that our current health care system is in a death spiral and it is headed for a complete breakdown. Instead of bringing health care services to more people, we are pricing more people out. The health care system and the current health insurance system is inefficient and in many ways ineffective. We spend 15.6% of our total GDP on health care yet we are sicker and do not live as long as our counterparts in Europe and Asia who spend less that 10% of their GDP on health care. As Lt. Governor, I will work toward every Californian having universal access to affordable health care.
They endorsed Arnold just to get themselves a little bit of credibility.
I'm amazed that McClintock was criticized for his views on same-sex marriage. The LA Times is still a liberal rag.
lol.. Tom has my vote, not to worry, regardless who the LA Times endorse this year.
I'm writing in Maria or Ben Stein for Gub, she deserves to get credit for already running things from behind the scenes, a 'liberated' woman, Ben deserves a shot too, heck if MoonBeam can recycle into state office, as AG much less. welll... ;-)
L.A. Daily news has a different, more sane endorsement list.
Proof that the LA Times will reflexively endorse any liberal, no matter how stupid or ineffective, and will avoid endorsing any conservative at all costs.
I'd vote for Ben Stein in a heartbeat. :-)
It looks like voting against the SJMN is a pretty good approach.
Can't they get *anything* right? lol
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/elections/12993092.htm
McClintock actually has the same position on same-sex marriage as the majority of Californians. How is he out-of-step?
Good man. Great idea.
I enjoyed his closing argument in support of Poochigian:
He's the one who's not a flake.
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