Posted on 05/16/2008 7:53:55 AM PDT by SmithL
There is – or at least should be – only one standard by which to judge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest budget proposal: Does it stop the "crazy deficit spending" that he pledged to end when he was elected five years ago, or at least make significant progress toward fiscal responsibility?
Sadly, not only is the answer "no," but Schwarzenegger has apparently abandoned even the pretense of truly balancing the state's books, and would bury the state even deeper in the quicksand of borrowed money, bookkeeping gimmicks and pie-in-the-sky assumptions on revenues and spending.
This seemingly endless cycle of mounting debt – the governor now wants to borrow billions against a cockamamie, morally bankrupt increase in state lottery revenues – is not only tiresome but contributes to California's wholly deserved reputation of being a state that can't govern itself.
Schwarzenegger often describes himself as a "postpartisan" centrist, which sounds fine on its surface. But in practice, as his budget crystallizes, it means embracing the unwillingness of the Democrats to seriously reduce state spending, the equally adamant unwillingness of Republicans to raise taxes, and the willingness of both parties to continue running up the state's nearly maxed-out credit cards.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Conservatives need to assure this is his last job in politics.
My sincere condolences to all you California FReepers and Conservatives for having to suffer such liberal fools and moronic Legislatures who govern (fiscally ruin) your beautiful state.
We could have had Chuck Poochigian as Attorney General, but nooooooooo, the voters put in that disgusting Jerry Brown. We could have had Tom McClintock, but noooooooo, the voters put in the Equivocator. And now, Arnold is truly in over head and is clueless about how to solve problems. Although he has bravely said he would support the State Supreme Court decision regarding gay marriage.
Oh yea, Conservatives, especially in California, are so effective. Conservatives will do NOTHING, like they usually do. And in case you don’t know, I’m talking about us.
unless, of course, you happen to be an illegal. Then all bets are off.....
or very rich...for the rest of us it’s no grease!
No it doesn't. It sounds moronic.
Hmmm. Let's compare: big government socialism versus freedom for working, taxpaying, traditional American families. Yeah, let's "compromise" - - that's the ticket. Will that be a heart attack today, sir, or lung cancer? Okay, let's compromise - - how about an embolism AND a small brain tumor...?
NEVER forget who lead the charge nationally to get conservatives to vote for Schwarzenegger instead of McClintok -- Sean Hannity.
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