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Schwarzenegger Appoints Maldonado as Lieutenant Governor
WSJ ^ | November 23, 2009 | Stu Woo

Posted on 11/23/2009 8:52:07 PM PST by UAConservative

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed one of his few allies in the state legislature to fill the state's vacant lieutenant governor's position.

That man is state Sen. Abel Maldonado, who like the governor is a moderate Republican. A 42-year-old lawmaker and broccoli farmer from near Santa Barbara, Mr. Maldonado broke a five-day budget-session impasse in February when he cast the final Republican vote needed to approve a series of spending cuts and tax hikes to close a then-$42 billion budget shortfall.

"Senator Maldonado has proven he has the strength and courage it takes to reach across the partisan divide and put the interests of Californians first and he is absolutely the most qualified person to take on the role of Lieutenant Governor," Mr. Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: abel; abelmaldonado; aholemaldonado; california; ltgovernor; maldonado; rino; schwarzenegger
RINOs picking RINOs. California is screwed.
1 posted on 11/23/2009 8:52:08 PM PST by UAConservative
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To: UAConservative

We ain’t screwed. We’re SO screwed.


2 posted on 11/23/2009 8:54:15 PM PST by REDWOOD99
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To: UAConservative

Taxed, taxed, taxed, taxed... Remember chanting that, ole Arnie? So glad you could bring it to us. Still better than Davis by a mile.


3 posted on 11/23/2009 8:58:27 PM PST by kingu (Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
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"Senator Maldonado has proven he has the strength and courage

To cave-in and tax, tax, tax. Thanks to your vote I'm poorer this year Maldonaldo. You are just another tax and spend failure.

4 posted on 11/23/2009 9:06:12 PM PST by A message
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Maldonado is excrement.


5 posted on 11/23/2009 9:15:22 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture (Chuck DeVore for U.S. Senate from California ... Bounce Boxer)
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To: UAConservative

I hate to do this but:
We told you that McClintock was the right vote but you stupido ingrained party sheeple went out to support a dying party rather than a strong conservative. What ya’ll got was this sicko fake conservative that sleeps with a Kennedy each night that set your stupido so-called conservatives back 20 plus yrs. Now live with it & for 20 yrs.


6 posted on 11/23/2009 9:21:34 PM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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To: UAConservative

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic....


7 posted on 11/23/2009 9:21:54 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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"That man is state Sen. Abel Maldonado, who like the governor is a moderate Republican."

Read that a gutless wonder. I really wouldn't care otherwise but my state is being overun by Californians who bring their ridiculous ideas with them. That is we have Harry Ried.

8 posted on 11/23/2009 9:22:38 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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All of these libs moved from the cancers that they create. The time has always been to kick them out of your arenas & that means getting after to them in your groceries stores, etc. Let them be known that they aren’t welcomed.


9 posted on 11/23/2009 9:34:20 PM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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"All of these libs moved from the cancers that they create. The time has always been to kick them out of your arenas & that means getting after to them in your groceries stores, etc. Let them be known that they aren’t welcomed.

Trust me on this, I do.

Got to go slay the dragon tomorrow morning. Good night.

10 posted on 11/23/2009 9:45:18 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: blackbart.223

Right on!


11 posted on 11/23/2009 9:46:59 PM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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To: Digger
All of these libs moved from the cancers that they create.

Funny, that's how I felt with all the libs moving into California back in the '60s. Little did I know that their progeny would become an export.

12 posted on 11/23/2009 9:53:19 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by central planning.)
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To: UAConservative

Arnold has moved so far to the left you can’t even find him on a map.

What a disaster he has been for the (formerly) great state of California...


13 posted on 11/23/2009 10:13:41 PM PST by Deo volente (Sarah Palin was right! There ARE death panels.)
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Far be it from me to say "I told you so," but hey, some of us did try to warn youse guys...

McClintock BTTT.

14 posted on 11/24/2009 1:04:40 AM PST by truthkeeper ("Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?")
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