Apparently, just being a movie star, and popular enough to get an initial election into the big house in Sacramento, does not get you every single little measure you want. It seems that, as governor, you might actually have to work together with a Democratic legislature, or, gods forbid, compromise with the "other" side to get things done. Granted, it's not always easy to work together, but if the aims are true, and you're flexible, things might happen. You won't have to "take the measure to the people," in a failed bid to prove that, with your popularity, you can get anything passed, with or without the Legislature.
Rightly so, the people of California said as much to their governor this past Tuesday. "Um, isn't this what we elected you to take care of for us?" is what they seem to be telling him. All four of Schwarzenegger's major initiatives--state spending, political district boundaries, teacher tenures and restricting union labor involvement in politics--were soundly defeated, as well as four other measures, on the state's ballots this week.
(Let the record show that, as a registered voter in California, I "hung my chad" for Larry Flynt during that special election in 2003. I just thought that he would be a fun politician. We'll never know.)
A contrite governor now is saying to the people of that great state that, "Well, okay. I guess I'll work harder with the Democrats up here on the hill ... well, when I get back from China anyway. I didn't mean to waste the state's money with this election. Oh, and please be sure to vote for me next year."
In a USA Today article, the writer states that the Democrats aren't doing any better than Arnold in the polls. Okay, but let him keep up his current streak of failures, and we'll be having an interesting ballot next year. I'll call it: Schwarzenegger versus Warren Beatty. You can guess the direction I'll go. Besides, if we're going to be a state that prefers to elect actors to its highest political office, let's go with someone who played Bugsy Siegel, Clyde Barrow and Dick Tracy.
Here's the USA Today article link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-09-schwarzenegger_x.htm
1 comment:
California is a lost state !
Arnold is a star (GOP) and the other star's are DEM's plus all the Union's or whatever.
He came to the voters rather then deal with the crap and it turned out the Dem's own the state.
When I get the chance I will get out!!!!
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