[Rummyfan]

Willie Brown? Unbelievable! But politics makes strange bedfellows.

[Dog]

This is going to tick off a few freepers...

[swarthyguy]

What? No Cheech and Chong?

[NittanyLion]

USC law professor Susan Estrich

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!! I'm laughing out loud here.

[montomike]

If I was a lesbian, Tammy Bruce would be my first munch... oops, I mean choice!

[evad]

USC law professor Susan Estrich,

Holy shiite Batman

[StoneColdGOP]

investor Gerald Parsky, who is Bush's man in California

Schwarzenegger just lost my support, which he had for a few fleeting hours.

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[geedee]

Man, a splash of reality will certainly wake ya' up in the morning.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

After 2 terms as governor, He will be elected
President of Aztlan.

[Stew Padasso]

Lets hold hands and sing.

Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya

[Lexington Green]

How about Rodney King? A fellow FReeper has an apropos tagline "Can't we all just get along? ... No."

[Argus]

Whatever. I have my own recommendations for the new governor's staff, which I believe also span a spectrum:

Press spokesperson: Tom Arnold

Adviser for Women's Issues: Mary Carey

Liaison to Casino Tribes: Sacheen Littlefeather

Environmental Tsar: Ed Begley, Jr.

Homeland Security: Bruce Willis

etc.

[nmh]

An idealist dream come true. Partisan Demoncrats working with a quasi Republican? LOL! He'll get NOTHING done if he trusts or relies on Demoncrats. Arnold needs to wise up. He's governor of Kalifornia, not utopia.

[jmcclain19]

Newt made a great point about this announcement on Hannity today - saying wait before you rush to judgement on his team. He also quoted some instances with Reagan taking folks from all over the spectrum to get things done. Don't rush to judgement on this yet.

[IronJack]

Sure glad Arnold is a Republican! Heaven knows WHO he would have selected if he'd been a Democrat ...

[Sabertooth]

Parsky? I'm so glad that I didn't vote for this guy.

[Reagan Man]

But Schwarzenegger has certainly, with this list, delivered the message that he intends to govern from the center while reaching out to both the left and the right.

That's what Californian's wanted. Someone to govern from the center. Arnie's fulfilling their trust in him. This will be a left leaning-centrist administration in Sacremento. No one should be surprised. The big question is, can the Wilsonite's who are behind Arnold, eventually balance the state budget without tax increases. I don't see how they can. The education budget is off limits and social welfare spending is for all intents and purposes, off limits too. What's left to cut? Not much.

[QQQQQ]

These lists are not always meaningful, of course. They are meant, more than anything, to set a tone and send early signals about a new administration's direction. The names on the list become conduits for people seeking an appointment in the government. But Schwarzenegger has certainly, with this list, delivered the message that he intends to govern from the center while reaching out to both the left and the right.

Message:
Arnold is here to get a job done, not to play politics.

Also, by pulling in some leftists -- note, that they accepted the positions -- he outfoxed them by keeping them on his side, instead of working against him.

As they say, the best way to get rid of an enemy, is to make him your friend.

At the same time, Arnold has no illusions, he is not compromising his "cure" for what ails CA, that's why you see Simon, Brulte, and the president of the Jarvis foundation there as well.

It was a clever move. Looks like Arnold figured out a strategy of how to deal with the Democrats -- don't forget they hold most key statewide positions. Now the Democrats can't accuse him of partisanship and use that excuse to undermine his efforts. With this move he pulled the rug out from under them. He will listen to everyone, but make his own decisions.

[Spiff]

And so it begins...

Buh-bye Caleefornia. You made your bed, you sleep in it.