The Illusionist (Mark Landsbaum Reveals Arnold The Big Spending RINO Alert)

Orange County Register ^ | 06/24/2007 | Mark Landsbaum

[goldstategop]

Here's the root of the problem. When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed his revised budget last month, he said he was "making the difficult decisions to slow spending growth ... ."

Excuse me? The difficult decisions to slow spending growth? What's so difficult?

It must be an irrepressible love of spending other peoples' money that makes it difficult, as the governor confesses it is for him, to merely slow down the annual increase in government spending.

Notice that we never hear the governor complain about how difficult it is to spend more. Every year he's been office, Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed a budget that spent more than was spent the year before. Does anyone remember him complaining about that?

Expect yet another increase in spending when the Legislature finally delivers the 2007-2008 fiscal year budget for Schwarzenegger's signature in the coming days. Don't expect Schwarzenegger to complain. He appears to enjoy it.

Indeed, the governor's been on a multibillion dollar joyride since his election in 2003. State spending under his not-so-restrained stewardship has increased in that period from $107 billion to what's expected to be $145 billion or more next year for all purposes, general and special funds. (The general fund will increase next year to $103.7 billion from this year's $102.2 billion.)

Rather than tell constituents he wants to spend less of their money, Gov. Schwarzenegger continually reminds us he's seeking creative ways to find new sources of "revenue" (which is government-speak for "your money") for him to spend.

This is typical of how government spending at all levels has exploded in the lifetime of anyone reading this column. It starts by assuming that spending more is good, and even slowing down the increase in spending is a "difficult decision."

[goldstategop]

In California, Arnold has managed to do the impossible: be a Republican who has presided over relentless government growth and bigger spending every year since he took office. If you're expecting California's RINO to reverse course, you're in for a long wait.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[claudiustg]

Arnold will need the money to build his New Berlin Wall to keep the taxpayers from leaving. I don’t think that “Every day in California is your lucky day” propaganda series is really working. But maybe it’s my just my relatively new vantage point up here in Montana.

[goldstategop]

I left California too last December. I had no intention of staying around to witness the meltdown.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Amerigomag]

Keep saying to yourself. "The Republican Party has much of the responsiblity for the mess in California."

When the party comes calling advise them. "No more until you reform."

When a CAGOP official asks why you feel alientaed by the party, give them this three word answer. "Amnesty and Austrians."

[BillyBoy]

>> Expect yet another increase in spending when the Legislature finally delivers the 2007-2008 fiscal year budget for Schwarzenegger's signature in the coming days. Don't expect Schwarzenegger to complain. He appears to enjoy it. Indeed, the governor's been on a multibillion dollar joyride since his election in 2003. State spending under his not-so-restrained stewardship has increased in that period from $107 billion to what's expected to be $145 billion or more next year for all purposes, general and special funds. (The general fund will increase next year to $103.7 billion from this year's $102.2 billion.) Rather than tell constituents he wants to spend less of their money, Gov. Schwarzenegger continually reminds us he's seeking creative ways to find new sources of "revenue" (which is government-speak for "your money") for him to spend Gov. Schwarzenegger missed the opportunity to rein in the state's spending. The state anticipates $243 million less than expected in the January budget proposal yet the May (revised budget) projects spending to increase by $1.9 billion. <<

AHNULD SEZ:

"But I'm a FISCAL conservative"

Ah, the ol' "vote RINO" crowd here never learns from the past. But the rest of us do. Imagine how screwed up our federal budget will be if "fiscal conservative" Rudy Giuliani gets elected.

[BillyBoy]

>> I left California too last December. I had no intention of staying around to witness the meltdown. <<

But haven't you heard? California is sooooooooooo much BETTER under Ahnuld instead of Gray Davis. Ahnuld has done a ton of things better than Davis, we just can't think of them at the moment.

[hawkboy]

I remember the wars here on FR between the “Tom(McClintock)Bots” and the “ArnieBots” during the Davis recall election. Looks like the McClintock supporters were right...Aaaaahnold has turned out to be a raging RINO. I voterd for McClintock but left CA in 2005 when a job opportunity opened up for me out of state.

[SierraWasp]

"THE GREAT CALIFORNIA CONSERVATIVE FROG BOIL"

Billy! That's two homers in a row!! You da comitted conservative MAN!!!

[SierraWasp]

"Amnesty and Austrians."

Brevity is not only the soul of wit, It's a sure sign of committed conservative masterful intelligence!!!

You couldn't be more righter, my FRiend!!!