Actually, to be fair to Arnold, he did put up initiatives to implement some reform, but the unions spent a lot of money to advertise, and they were all voted down. Actually, to be fair to Arnold, he did put up initiatives that got rid of the existing Gann spending limits as part of Propositions 57 and 58. IOW, getting rid of a spending cap was the very first thing he did.
Yep. He blames every one else for running California into the ground but no one - not even the Democrats - forced him to increase state spending every year. Red Arnold did that all himself and the budgets all bear his imprint. If he had wanted to, he could have submitted fiscally responsible budgets to the Legislature. He never did.
"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