California's legislature obstructs Arnold at their own peril.
White, as well as other members (and Pete himself) of Wilson's staff are all on Arnold's advisory team, and they've already said that they will put into ballot initiatives whatever the Legislature obstructs.
Considering that more than 55% of California's voters just said that they want something besides politics as usual, the Legislature will ignore, fight, or obstruct Arnold at their peril.
California can be run via direct democratic initiatives with a competent governor at the helm...no Legislature required.
Moreover, Arnold now has the Bully Pulpit of the Governor's office, making him that much more powerful in and with the media...especially considering how badly the media has been discredited for their partisan last-minute attacks on him.
California can be run via direct democratic initiatives with a competent governor at the helm...no Legislature required. In the necessary complexity and specificity for each and every issue? I doubt that, especially since some of the important existing straitjackets may require a supermajority to change. He may be able to put up a few biggies, but not that many.
< White, as well as other members (and Pete himself) of Wilson's staff are all on Arnold's advisory teamBelieve me, I know.
and they've already said that they will put into ballot initiatives whatever the Legislature obstructs.
Well, that sounds good, but will it happen? Better yet, will it work like it did on Prop 54?
Considering that more than 55% of California's voters just said that they want something besides politics as usual, the Legislature will ignore, fight, or obstruct Arnold at their peril.
There sure is alot of belief that Arnold is going to be this hard core conservative using the bully pulpit to slash spending. Some might call that a tiny bit wishful thinking. After all, if he couldn't talk about what exactly he was going to cut in the campaign, he certainly can't when he's not up for election.
What's worse is that he is a great compromiser, he wants to be loved. He is going to be extending alot of olive branches to the Demos. The first Bush did that in order to get what he wanted. Congress both applauded him for going along with their tax increase, and crucified him for breaking his pledge.
I wish Republicans would finally wake up to this reality. You do not get along with Democrates. You don't "sit down and work things out." They truely are evil---you defeat them, end of story.
They can be civil like Art Torres was during the coverage and talk a great game about working together..but here's a newsflash, they have no honor! It may be a surprise to most of their voters that their words and actions don't match, who will see it very differently from what you eventually will about what (R)nold does, and what the Legislature made him do when they completely and utterly out flank him, but nobody ever said life is "fair"