How will Arnold fix California budget troubles?

[NaMeaHou]

leadership.

He said he will do it by leadership.

Is confidence the same thing as action these days?

I'm through regurgitating.

The Governor says he will get rid of a 8 billion dollar deficit by providing "leadership." No specifics - not even generalities.

And the crowds go wild!

[pstokely]

1. Chimpco could send them millions

but they haven't given any reliable red states any help

[Clete]

2. He is going to bring jobs back to California.

Snarf.

[PlanetBev]

7. He Won't Fix It....

He'll just blame Gray Davis. I can assure you, "blame Gray" will go along side "Blame Clinton" in the Repuke excuse book...

[Clete]

8. I can't argue with this.

[NoKingGeorge]

16. Blame the Democrats in Sacremento nt

[Not a robought]

3. Planet Hollywood II as a drive-thru

a scaled-down menu and franchises on every other corner.

[devilgrrl]

9. Yep, he'll turn the State into a theme restaurant.

Then he'll make a blockbuster action movie called 'California'. It'll be great, it'sll make tons of money - you watch! :eyes:

[rooboy]

4. He will eliminate waste and get rid of unnecessary duplication.

Are we clear?

[madmax]

5. Pump it up

with steroids. :evilgrin:

Call in Hans and Franz to audit the books? Yah? No?

[Bake]

6. Reality is gonna bitch-slap him like a little bitty baby

Enjoy it while you can Ahhhhhhhhnold, you ignorant fuck! What are you gonna do? Go over and beat the hell outta the legislature?

Get ready for a reality check right up the ol' back door, Gropinator.

Bake

[Media_Lies_Daily]

10. Let's see...in debt $8 billion already, $4 billion more when the car tax..

...is repealed, and oh yes, that little matter of forgiving the $9 billion owed by the utility companies.

And he did say, "You neber doe...debt kud be $20 bil-yawn!"

Bend over California...reach for that soap!

[reachout]

13. He is already backpeddling...

on his campaign promise to repeal the car tax increase on his first day.

Watch how many attempts he makes at "revenue enhancements" over the next year. He'll keep trying to tax people he thinks won't make too much noise.

Democrats will jump him, fiscally conservative Repulicans will lambast him. It will get ugly.

[TeeYiYi]

11. Two words . . . Ken Lay . . .

California is about to be Enronized.

TYY

[pippin]

12. for you state employees this should

frighten you: he may plunder the calpers pension fund--a gold mine of over $100 billion big ones just like the way his friends george and ken plundered other funds.

[dbt]

14. Teachers, line up for the showers!

Watch education suffer first. It's on Page One of the repuke playbook.

:grr:
dbt

[cosmicdot]

15. White House-directed PR ... smoke ... mirrors ... dog and pony shows ...

... hold the interest of Californians until around November 2004 ... get Ken Lay's 'business' taken care of ... the future has been sold ... BBV will take it from there ...


we can't afford all this paper trail stuff ... liberal spending ...

[cally]

17. It's probably going to be a $20 billion deficit

Looks like the court is going to say it's illegal to sell the bonds for deficit help. So, it's going to be a $20 billion deficit, $24 B if Arnie eliminates the car tax.

One way he has proposed is to eliminate the state environmental agencies. Oh, and many state jobs. We'll see.


He said he would re-open state contracts but most are already signed and are good for two years so that's impossible.

He says he will cut waste in medical....snarf

and audit everything. ROFLMAO Do they really believe that the dems haven't already done this. Sheesh.

[Snellius]

18. He will privatize Yosemite

Maybe he'll rent out the beach or sell California to Texas.

[LoneStarLiberal]

19. Vee Vill Reepeel Zee Car Tax

I loved his standard conservative line on fiscal policy:
"Veee villl balanced zee budget und reepeel zee car tax."

It's too bad most Americans don't understand economics. If they did, they would easily see what a crock of shit the conservative recipe of cutting taxes to balance the budget is.

[MrMonk]

20. A hint from the NYT

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/national/09CALI.html?hp

"Arnold Schwarzenegger moved quickly Wednesday to prepare for governing, naming a prominent Republican congressman to run his transition and strongly suggesting that he would call on President Bush to provide federal aid to California, now in Republican hands."

[CWebster]

21. Federal bail-out

Bush always serves those who play a role in his corporate ruling class.

It is his sole purpose to maintain and expand the rein of control.

[Kanola]

22. He said he will clean house in CALEEEEEFORNEEYHHAAAA

and "terminate" something. I could not stomach watching him blather his bile of bull. I am really really really curious how he is going to repeal the triple car tax (he promised, silly rabbit) and his promise to not raise taxes. I would like to see those miracles occur. Something tells me I have a better chance of winning the lottery.

[Capn Sunshine]

23. Firzt sing: Open ze buuks.

Audit everyzing.

Zen we sdtop zis Crazee spendink!!

That's what his ad said.

Where he's going to find the money for the "audit" remains to be seen.

Yes, he is backpedaling on the car tax because :

1) hey! it seems that money doesn't GO to the state! It funds local municipalities!

2)I'll be darned! seems when Pete Wilson wrote this program, he made it so it take an constitutional ammendment to repeal it! The governor alone cannot repeal this tax!

3) IF he repeals the tax, municpalities statewide will suffer imediate negative consequences.Not the kind of start he is looking for.


What about the Indians? Hey , turns out they are a SOVEREIGN NATION and you can't tax them any more than you can Canada!

Boy, this governor thing is harder than it looks!