"the voters defeated it, because the the unions turned out their voters and the conservatives stayed home, sulking, instead of helping to pass reform to cut spending."
"Funny how so many always want to ignore that statement. Could it be guilty consciences's perhaps?"
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I don't think they have a guilty conscience, I think they just want to keep blaming Arnold, instead of taking responsibility for their own actions.
Arnold accomplished as much as anyone could in the governor's office, faced with the Dem Legislature. In fact, he did MORE, than anyone before, in this atmosphere he had the courage and took on the public employees unions, and the Dems by calling for the special election and putting props 75-77 on the ballot.
Funny how so many always want to ignore that statement. Could it be guilty consciences's perhaps?
Could it be that many are tired of pointing out that Prop 76 was anything but conservative, did nothing to reduce spending and actually authorized yet more borrowing and issuance of yet more bonds? Those pesky facts keep getting ignored, along with the FACT that the double digit increases in the budget have proposed and approved by the Governor with very little use of his line item veto power. There is absolutely no indication from the actions of the past couple years that this Governor wants to reduce spending or is in favor of smaller government.
Actually, I'm just tired of fighting with those who would remain willfully blind to reality.