Posted on 04/30/2008 3:35:45 PM PDT by calcowgirl
Don't blame small-town legislators for taking junkets.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday it's good for lawmakers "from those little towns" to go out in the world and see worldly things like "an airport," "a highway that maybe has 10 lanes" or even "a highway on top of a highway."
The Republican governor, speaking at a conference with billionaire Michael Milken on infrastructure, said he has benefited by riding high-speed trains in France and China, which gave him more inspiration to support such projects in California. His comments on small-town legislators drew laughs and applause from the big-city audience at the Beverly Hilton.
And thats why I always encourage the legislators in Sacramento, because some of them come from those little towns," Schwarzenegger said. "You know what Im saying? They come from those little towns, and they dont have that vision yet of an airport or of a highway that maybe has 10 lanes. ...
(snip)
"I think its great when they go to Russia and they go to China and they go to Africa," he added. "They go to the Middle East and they go to Canada and they go to all different places around the world to get education and to learn what those places do. Because we dont have to redesign the wheel all the time. We can go and copy other people."
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Flaming Austrian idiot ping.
He’s hangin’ around Milken again, too.
Jeez, more about the “little people” again.
Being from a “small” town in California myself, I’ve got a good mind to fire up the kerosene lamp, grab my quill pen and dash off a missive to the governor. Except I’ve got to go milk the cows first. Besides, it takes forever to hitch up the team and drive my buggy over to the nearest Pony Express station.
I'm gettin exhausted by thinkin up critical things to say about this gubernatorial idiot that makes Gray Davis look righteous by comparison!!!
It might prove difficult to pry the slack-jawed yokels off their stumps and away from their porcelain jugs of fermented corn-squeezings long enough to go on a junket. /sarc.
Typical liberal mentality that rural small town life is like Mayberry in the 1950s.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.