Arnold Wants a Baghdad Deal For Calif.

[drfemoe]

http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/2003/10/09/cx_da_1009topnews.html

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Arnold Wants A Baghdad Deal For Calif.
Dan Ackman, 10.09.03, 9:35 AM ET

NEW YORK - Sometimes when young struggling nations emerge as democracies, the United States feels inclined to throw them a little aid. Iraq is one example. California might be the next if Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has his way.

Schwarzenegger, who was elected on Tuesday as the current governor, Gray Davis, was recalled, hasn't offered specific ideas on how he will close the state's budget deficit, generally projected at $8 billion. But he did present a general idea that the money should come from Washington, D.C.--giving the poor, benighted people of San Diego, Santa Monica and Sausalito the same benefits the people of Baghdad, Al Basra and Karbula have been promised.

Schwarzenegger, a Republican, said he would appeal to the White House directly for federal aid, hopefully meeting with President George W. Bush when he travels through California for fundraisers on his way to Asia next week.

"I will make sure that I can meet with President Bush as quickly as possible, because I have a whole bunch of business, California business, to talk to him about and take care of," Schwarzenegger said during a short news conference at the Century Plaza Hotel. "There's a lot of money we can get from the federal government."

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[Richardo]

1. "Golly, I know!! Let's put on a SHOW!!"

"I'll make the curtains!"

"I'll build the stage!"

"Old man McMillan will let us use his barn, I bet!"

"I'll invite all the boys and girls in town!"

"This'll be fun!"

"Money from Washington! Why didn't Gray think of that?"

What an idiot! I hope the REpublican morans in Cullyfornia are very happy with themselves.

[realFedUp]

5. LOL

We've already had a half-baked sale...

[tom_paine]

2. And he'll get it, too

The Busheviks will direct much loot to make the Imperial Province of Kallie-Fornia a "success" (or at least to paper over the failure with Orewllian lies and fraudulent numbers).

Since it's not their money (well, the money they haven't stolen yet), the Busheviks will be profilagte in funneling it to their Imperial Gouvernour.

[izzie]

3. Well I said Bush would buy the state.

Time for the tax payers to raise up and stop paying taxes. This raid on the taxes of this country is really getting bad.To get a state in to the GOP pocket? Even the Dem were not this big of crooks.

[Tempest]

4. If Bush complies...

We need to keep reminding all Californians of how * turned his back on California during the energy crisis while his buddies at Enron and Reliant raped the state.

[S_Kovalevskaia]

6. Yes -- Bush steals a dollar, gives back a dime, and expects gratitude

from us peasants.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi S_Kovalevskaia!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Guaranteed]

8. Wow....

What a financial juggling act. Why go through the political trouble of giving Enron taxpayers' money directly (through a taxbreak or otherwise), when you can let them steal it from a state, then just reimburse the state with taxpayer money later, and even look like a hero (and get a kickback from Enron) in the process?