Actually, in this case it's more of the same, just faster. Bush II appointed the people in California who got Arnold elected. Some of them were of Bryson's misbegotten ilk.
Strange how often GWB's actions and statements agree with Obama's. For example, in 2008 GWB said "There should be an end to the occupation that began in 1967. The agreement must establish Palestine as a homeland for the Palestinian people, just as Israel is a homeland for the Jewish people. These negotiations must ensure that Israel has secure, recognized, and defensible borders. And they must ensure that the state of Palestine is viable, contiguous, sovereign, and independent."