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To: Roscoe
It's already starting

You're referring to the thread reporting that Dick Riordan said, on FOX TV this morning, that Arnold should raise internet taxes. (I do not know what Riordan actually said or in what context.) In the same thread, we are told that Riordan soon thereafter said, "I should have kept my mouth shut."

Of course, you are entitled to worry that Riordan has "inside info" and that his comments constitute an unintended spilling of Arnold's true intent. Maybe, but it's still a pretty big guess. To assert it as FACT rather than opinion is baldly disingenous.

Optimists are no less entitled to assert that Riordan was just popping his mouth off and that his comments in no way presage a tax hike. (Tangent: I can't see ANY state government taxing internet sales -- successfully, anyway -- without a uniform agreement (or federal law) to do so in all states that HAVE a sales tax.)

I have my FEARS about the former interpretation, but for now fall more into the latter. (BTW, are you under the impression that I'm some rah-rah Arnold supporter who professes NO doubt AT ALL about his fiscal-policy course in the years ahead??) As I posted hours ago in the thread to which you triumphantly linked:

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TO: HON RICHARD RIORDAN, LOS ANGELES, CA

FM: A SCHWARZENEGGER, SACRAMENTO



DEAR DICK STOP

RE YOUR COMMENT THIS AM ON FOX THAT I SHOULD RAISE TAXES STOP


YOU'RE NOT HELPING STOP


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358 posted on 10/08/2003 1:16:01 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: pogo101
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TO: HON RICHARD RIORDAN, LOS ANGELES, CA

FM: A SCHWARZENEGGER, SACRAMENTO



DEAR DICK STOP

RE YOUR COMMENT THIS AM ON FOX THAT I SHOULD RAISE TAXES STOP


THANK FOR FLOATING MY TRIAL BALLOON STOP


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368 posted on 10/08/2003 1:33:28 PM PDT by Roscoe
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