California Governor Schwarzenegger launches right-wing agenda (Socialists are having apoplexy)

World Socialist WebSite ^ | Nov. 29, 2003 | Don Knowland and Andrea Peters

[MarkL]

Dear Socialists,

The (spending) party is over, and it's time to pay the bill. Atlas has shrugged, you've almost driven business (i.e. employers) out of the state.

It's time to make some hard decisions... Just like I have to do every month... Do I pay my bills, or go out and buy that new DVD player. Do I pay extra principal on my car or mortgage, or do I buy that new Sony 8MP digital camera? Do I pay down my credit card debt, or do I increase it... Now that Arnold is governor, a grownup will be forced to make some grownup decisions.

Hey, I know... Maybe the socialists who are complaining the loudest about the cuts in spending will decide to get up off of their collectivist asses, and go do something for the people who they claim will be "victimized" by the cuts. Start collecting money and charitible contributions for the needy... Yeah, right... That will happen. Socialists are the most selfish and greedy people there are... By using the government to collect money and redistribute it, they don't feel any need to actually contribute themselves. And they generally don't. It seems that they're only generous with other people's money.

Mark

[MarkL]

The Worker's World Socialist and the Libertarian Party: country cousins.

You must be doing the drugs that you claim all libertarians do... As usual, where the hell do you get this?

You're just like the knee jerk liberals who hate Bush, and will blame everything on him, except you do it with "Libertarians."

Get real, and get a life!

Mark

[backhoe]

Socialists are the most selfish and greedy people there are... By using the government to collect money and redistribute it, they don't feel any need to actually contribute themselves. And they generally don't. It seems that they're only generous with other people's money.

Damn straight... see my tagline--

[Fledermaus]

ROFL..."cuts". Again, more like not increasing spending at larger levels than the socialist want.

I'll still bet you $1,000 that the level of spending on those programs after the "cut" will still be 10-15% higher than just 3-5 years ago.

Politicians can't even use the English language correctly. That's why we need less lawyers in elected office and more regular Joe's who have the common sense to say, "uh, that's really a stupid idea".

[DoughtyOne]

It's not often that you see an article that exemplifies this much lack of understanding.

[Simmy2.5]

They probably are. But don't expect any draconian cuts anytime soon. Like it or not, the liberals still control the legislative branch. So any cuts (even "phony ones") will not happen over night (or...gasp, the 8 working days Schwarzenegger has been in office [he did more work in those 8 days then Davis did in 5 years...gotta give him credit for thiat]). Schwarzenegger is simply offering them an olive branch. Those who don't take it...watch out come March and November.

"A vote for Schwarzenegger is a continuation of Davis' policies!" "If Schwarzenegger gets in, he will destory the Republican Party with his liberal views!" This has been the warning that were given to us by many conservatives here and elsewhere. Funny, what Schwarzenegger did in those 8 days he had, they don't appear to be true.

That doesn't mean I will agree with everything he does or will do, but, as these socialist show in their hate and whining, it is better to have Schwarzenegger in then either Dufus or Bustataxes in Sacramento. I feel this state is truely turning around now.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yeah, John's their man!

Socialists Equality Party***Official Vote Count for John Christopher Burton, socialist candidate for California governor (as of November 14): 6,746***

[NetValue]

Biggest possible saving = Eliminate the education "administrators" (Those who do NOT teach) who consume one-half the education budget.

[Happy2BMe]

BUMPING FOR REFERENCE

[Guillermo]

This alone is enough reason to have voted for him.

[Lazamataz]

OPEN SEASON ON SOCIALISTS!

[RAY]

sarasmom, you asked:

"Can anyone explain just exactly what "art-based therapy" is?"

It is welfare for starving artist and feel good for socialist - it also buys votes!

[hellinahandcart]

Schwarzenegger is combining these attacks on the living standards and democratic rights of California’s working people with threats to bypass the legislative process and go directly to the voters for approval of his initiatives should the state legislature fail to fall into line.

This only makes sense once you understsand that, to communists, "democracy" means communism. It has nothing to do with individuals exercising their own free will and having a voice in policy decisions, or deciding who governs.

Ballot initiatives scare the hell out of them. They're "undemocratic" because people will vote for their own interests. And we're not supposed to HAVE any self-interest. We're supposed to consider ourselves in the abstract, as they do, and accept that we don't matter as individuals.

Hell of a system they dreamed up, isn't it?

[King Prout]

eliminate art-based therapy for the developmentally disabled

ROFL! Oh, my Gawd... they actually roll out phrases like this with a straight face...

[King Prout]

All tax-levying, regulation-creating governments are parasites. A smart parasite works to enhance the health of the host. A dumb parasite kills the host. Leftists taxed and spent the moneymakers out of their state. That makes Leftists dumb parasites.

[King Prout]

just damnable

[Lazamataz]

...he took a face from the ancient gallery, then he... walked on down the hall....

'Splain.