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Truly Unmitigated - Schwarzenegger, alas, puts Davis to shame
Sac Bee ^ | 2/5/04 | Op/Ed

Posted on 02/05/2004 4:03:00 PM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/12/2004 6:05:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

This is the guy who ran for governor saying that he was not like Gov. Gray Davis and promising that he was beyond the reach of special interests.

Now, less than three months into his first term as governor, he has come up with a campaign fund-raising scheme that is so slimy it makes Davis' efforts seem downright wholesome.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: alas; calgov2002; davis; fundraising; prop57; prop58; schwarzenegger; shame; truly; unmitigated
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The Governor likes to play chess.

Your move, Arnold.

1 posted on 02/05/2004 4:03:12 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: *calgov2002; california
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2 posted on 02/05/2004 4:04:06 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
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bttt
3 posted on 02/05/2004 4:07:14 PM PST by lainde (Heads up...We're coming and we've got tongue blades!!)
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Help Bring Colly-fornia Back ...
4 posted on 02/05/2004 4:07:30 PM PST by BunnySlippers (Help Bring Colly-fornia Back ...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Sounds like the aurthor is just upset that Arnold is a better fundraiser than most liberals. He/she also seems to be trying to pick a bone over cigar smoking. Sounds like liberal rhetoric to me.

I'm also trying to figure out where the author got data to make the assertion that the people attending the dinner where going to profit from bond sales?! Do they have a guest list already???
5 posted on 02/05/2004 4:14:13 PM PST by Tempest (Hate Me.)
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"Noooo! Arnold isn't supposed to raise money on his behalf! But he promised!"

I love this guy.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

6 posted on 02/05/2004 4:46:09 PM PST by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "I have John Kerry's medals! No, really, their in my purse!")
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To: NormsRevenge
If Governor Gall can get away with that, he can get away with anything.

Exactly! Hey mountaintoppers; put some ice on it.

7 posted on 02/05/2004 4:51:43 PM PST by 68 grunt (3/1 India, 3rd, 68-69, 0311)
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To: NormsRevenge
I don't know what the hell is going on with that guy.
8 posted on 02/05/2004 4:58:33 PM PST by TheSpottedOwl (Until Kofi Annan rides the Jerusalem RTD....nothing will change.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Ahnold's propositions: NO. NO. NO. And NO.
9 posted on 02/05/2004 5:00:55 PM PST by onedoug
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To: TheSpottedOwl
Yeh, so what? It's a free country, as they say on the playground, and NO ONE has to go to that dinner. I won't be, for instance. I like Arnold, let's see what he can do with a BIG MESS that the Davis Bunch left. We might should give him more than 2 months to do it, though, don't you think??
10 posted on 02/05/2004 5:01:47 PM PST by bboop
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To: 68 grunt
Damn, They (lobbyists,unionists&special interests) all look like ants from here on high :-]

That's OK , us Masada conservatives have lots of beer and chips, we'll just outlast 'em. LOL
11 posted on 02/05/2004 5:08:53 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
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He shamelessly refers to his proposal as "debt reduction bonds," as if it's possible to borrow your way out of debt.

Like giving a bottle to an alcoholic to 'cure' the DT's.

12 posted on 02/05/2004 5:12:19 PM PST by calcowgirl (No on Propositions 55, 56, 57, 58)
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He shamelessly refers to his proposal as "debt reduction bonds," as if it's possible to borrow your way out of debt.

Like giving a bottle to an alcoholic to 'cure' the DT's.

  No, more like breaking a rib while giving some one the Heimlich maneuver. Painful, but better that than choking to death.

  Of course, I do not (currently) plan to vote in favor of the bonds, because I have not seen any commitment to spending cuts that would actually be a cure. If there were some real cuts, and changes, I could understand borrowing to pay off current payments. It somewhat like restructuring a loan - extending payments over a longer time, but making it possible to go on.

  Just trying to be fair to his proposals.

Drew Garrett

13 posted on 02/05/2004 5:27:24 PM PST by agarrett
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To: NormsRevenge
Arnold is going to have to raise lots and lots of money to prop these turkeys up and sneak them by the voters. If Nancy Pelosi thinks these bonds are nifty than they can't be good for California...
14 posted on 02/05/2004 5:38:15 PM PST by tubebender (Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
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My analogy was simply trying to say that any source of money for Sacramento to spend is just feeding the addiction. Also, as this article points out, the prior $10.7 billion deficit amount has actually decreased to $8.6 Billion. So... instead of just 'refinancing', the $15 Billion Bond proposal is almost double the amount of the deficit that existed at the end of this past fiscal year and extends it over a much longer period. Doubling the amount can hardly be called a "debt reduction", as quoted in the article.

In the meantime, there is no action in Sacramento on current year budget reductions. The proposed budget for next year is also structurally out of balance, further increasing the deficit. The saga continues.

15 posted on 02/05/2004 5:39:02 PM PST by calcowgirl (No on Propositions 55, 56, 57, 58)
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The proposed budget for next year is also structurally out of balance,

Also fractionally larger than the current Davis and friends budget.

Of course, the net sum zero crowd will point out that a budget that isn't substantially increase from last year is "really" a cut in spending because it doesn't allow for the inevitable spending increases that result from higher populations and the God given right for governments to grow but I'm too old to buy that nonsense.

16 posted on 02/05/2004 5:48:34 PM PST by Amerigomag
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the net sum zero crowd ... LOL..

ooops , sorry. I almost forgot how many of them walk amongst us these days. :-\
17 posted on 02/05/2004 6:32:00 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Arnold bragged about what a salesman he is and yes, he makes used car salesman look like saints. He's already been caught in several lies. Arnold is a typical old time poiltician who makes deals behind closed doors.

But, the alternative was Bustamante.
18 posted on 02/05/2004 6:39:09 PM PST by Be active
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us Masada conservatives have lots of beer and chips, we'll just outlast 'em. LOL

Masada conservatives!!! Norm, I love that! I'm on that Mesa with you. Only, I've got plenty of wine, cheese, and ammo.

19 posted on 02/05/2004 7:02:23 PM PST by .38sw
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If I drink enough beer, I got plenty of ammo. :-}
20 posted on 02/05/2004 7:08:50 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
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