Hmm. All this baloney from this fellow and what really happened? All along, we knew Schwartzenegger was going to restructure CA's loans. Did that.
We knew he would cancel the car tax. Did that.
We knew he would advance the balanced budget agenda. Did that. "No enforcement mechanism?" Excuse me, but there is NEVER an "enforcement mechanism," and wasn't even with the GOP balanced budget amendment, because you can always declare an emergency . . . and sometimes, that's actually good (as in wars).
So I read this as a big hit piece on Arnold, despite the fact that I can't find a single higher tax in here.
All true. But where Arnold has flinched is in immediately cutting spending by a realistic amount. It would have been easier to do that now, while he has the momentum and a large popular vote behind him. Failing to cut spending now essentially leaves Gray Davis's budget practices still in place.
We know Arnold is a loser on the social issues, such as confronting the abortionists and the homosexual pressure groups. If he can't deal with the fiscal issues either, then what good is he?