[NormsRevenge]

"I won't jeopardize the economy of our state for such a purpose," the governor said in a statement.

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But he will jeopardize it for Global Warming.

[domenad]

I wish the bill would pass. Maybe if California manages to bankrupt itself and hemhorrages voters to the rest of the country seeking better health care, the rest of the country would take heed and shut the hell up about this universal health care nonsense.

[ElkGroveDan]

But he will jeopardize it for Global Warming.

You beat me to it.

[b9]

Good news.

[GregH]

This is nothing but Dem whipping up a sensitive issue during a election year, Angelides campaign looks stuck and needed a issue to grab on. Arnold is a smart politician and wised up to these political games.

[Brilliant]

Global warming, bond financing, stem cell research, illegal immigration--yes. Universal healthcare: No.

[MikeA]

Finally, some sign of conservatism from the guy.

[muawiyah]

What a clever deal. No doubt the plan has clauses in it that will make doggone sure that all retiree medical benefits never cost LESS than at present, nor will government or unionized labor get a break.

In effect, this plan, like all others before it, takes negotiated and earned benefits payable to certain wage earners and redirect them to others who have not paid, nor worked for those benefits.

[Jeff Chandler]

The Deutsch boy giving the finger to the dyke? (No offense, Zelda.)

[pointsal]

As near as I can tell, someone with a weird sense of humor has gotten hold of the ARNULD.

This is really the Roulette Governor .... one good decision and then a string of duds....

This is just too, too unpredictable.... but that creep Angelides is so far off the deep end that I don't think I could hold my nose long enough to vote for him.

What to do!

[Toskrin]

"Where there are no cost controls at all now"

Apparently she has never heard of Kaiser Permanaente.

[Tamar1973]

Schwarzenegger says he will veto universal health care measure

But he couldn't find the courage to veto the pro-homsexual education bills. What a shame. This is what passes for conservative nowadays?!

[Gritty]

[goldstategop]

He's not opposed on conservative grounds. Just that it : "costs a lot of money?" That's a very weak objection to state run health care.

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )

[ArmstedFragg]

...saving every person who now pays for health care significant money...

"Saving them significant money on their own costs, however they will also begin paying of half a dozen other people."

[defenderSD]

I saw a news article about the global warming bill that said the governor has the power to suspend those regulations if the state's economy is damaged by the regulations on CO2 emissions. So Arnold and future governors can ditch those regulations if it starts to hurt the Cal economy.

I think global warming caused by CO2 is totally unproven but there are other reasons to cut down on burning coal, such as substantial amounts of real pollutants released by some coal plants: sulphur dioxide gas, NO2, lead, and uranium. So hopefully that bill will lead to replacement of some coal plants with natural gas and clean nuclear power plants and that will be the end of it. That could help clean up the air in the entire western US, which is getting dirtier because of pollution drifting over here from China. (When will the MSM start to blame China for increased pollution in North America?)

[what's up]

He's good on universal health care...bad on stem cell research.

[Alia]

Bravo! Arnold! You are precisely right.

[SierraWasp]

"there would have been a transparent system"

Yes bich! There was a "transparent" system in the USSR, too!!!

[SierraWasp]

"Schwarzenegger's Democratic opponent, state Treasurer Phil Angelides, also opposed the measure."

Now this here ain't what I remember you screamin at us night and day like some kind of banshee, FairyOpinion!!! Were you perhaps lyin to us somemore???

[freedumb2003]

We'll take what we can get.

I suspect the Global Warming thing is so complicated it can't be implemented -- Arnold tossed it out as a rose to the Socialists we Californians keep electing.