Posted on 11/07/2008 9:17:13 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Reporting from Sacramento -- California has often been tagged as the "nanny state" for passing laws that some people say interfere with citizens' lives. But now it has earned the label for a whole different reason, thanks to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Republican governor announced this week that he had appointed a nanny -- his own children's nanny, in fact -- as a part-time state regulator on the Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Lindsay Ann Schnaidt, 32, a Democrat from Hermosa Beach who has worked for the Schwarzenegger family for seven years, will be paid $100 a day when the board meets, several times a year.
"She expressed an interest in serving the people of California like many other Californians do," said Schwarzenegger's spokesman, Aaron McLear. "The governor wants those interested in serving to have that opportunity."
Ironically, the guide-dog board is one Schwarzenegger proposed eliminating four years ago in his aborted plan to "blow up the boxes" of state government.
In any case, it isn't the first time he has pressed a personal connection into state service. He named his former chiropractor, along with a bodybuilder buddy who was the best man at his wedding, to the state chiropractic board. He also appointed his brother-in-law to the state parks commission, and later dropped him from the panel.
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I guess the state should operate these boards with paid staff and members rather than leave it up to the industry to establish a professional organization and establish their own standards.
I would have appointed Barney, the First Dog. There’s a Republican who knows how to handle the media!
Taxifornia continues to backslide into the tarpits of history. Once a great state, now a liberal-dominated dung heap, its story is basically over.
I crossed California off my list a long time ago. Pity. Its a great place.
This is what happens when someone is elected who isn’t from God’s nation (U.S.A.)
Good thing that can never happen to the presidency... oh, wait...
$100 x 52 x 5 = $26,000 per year
That’s not exactly an easy street salary.
She only gets paid when the board meets several times a year.
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... and his financial manager to the UC Board of Regents... and, and, and...
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