Krikey! Willie Brown on Schwarzenegger's transition team!

[Character Assassin]

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/insider/

A Weblog by
Sacramento Bee Columnist Daniel Weintraub

October 09, 2003

First thing: open the books
Arnold Schwarzenegger has chosen Donna Arduin, the director of Florida’s Department of Finance, to conduct the independent audit of California’s books he promised during the recall campaign. Arduin, a Duke University graduate who has also worked for the state of New York and Michigan and as an analyst for Morgan Stanley & Co., is taking leave from the Florida administration of Gov. Jeb Bush and donating her time to do the Schwarzenegger audit, according to transition spokesman Rob Stutzman.
While the scope of the audit isn’t yet clear, Arduin said she intends to complete it in time for Schwarzenegger to include her recommendations in his first budget, which must go to the Legislature by Jan. 10.

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Gov.-elect Schwarzenegger today unveiled a transition team whose ideological breadth could bridge the Central Valley. It runs from Bill Simon on the right to Willie Brown on the left and includes just about every imaginable spot in between. Despite Simon’s presence, the team does not appear heavily weighted to the right. Most of the Republicans are of the more moderate stripe – people like former Assemblywoman Charlene Zettel and former state Sen. Rebecca Morgan. One of the more notable names on the list is Tammy Bruce, former president of the LA chapter of the National Organization for Women and a member of the group’s board of directors. She was a Schwarzenegger supporter during the campaign.

Others: Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, Sen. Jim Brulte, Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Tazpayers Assn., USC law professor Susan Estrich, former state Treasurer Matt Fong, LA Mayor Jim Hahn, former Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, Robin Kramer, a former Dick Riordan aide, investor Gerald Parsky, who is Bush’s man in California, Cassandra Pye of the California Chamber of Commerce, and many more....

He's not a tool of the Bush crowd, but the presence of Willie Brown on anything is a sorry hint of things to come.

Corruption, Graft and sweetheart deals follow that crook around like a shadow.

[Sephirstein]

1. lol...Sounds like British Columbia "leftists"...

Fuck I wish the NDP would denounce them and disassociate.

[bobbieinok]

2. former LA president of NOW backing Schwarzenegger?????

that is truly BIZARRE

[charlie]

9. Naw

She turned into a hard-right twit years ago.

[kentuck]

3. Better to have the camel inside the tent pissing out rather...

outside the tent, pissing in. I think that is probably what they are thinking??

[Character Assassin]

7. Willie Brown has the single worst political reputation in this state

Corrupt up to his neck in everything from tobbacco money for legislation, election fraud, gambling, being in bed with the DeBartolos, fill-in-the-blank.

Here's a progressive's opinion of the man, just to keep things even: http://www.well.com/user/sfflier/5.22.97.html#anchor150287

Why anyone would want that camel pissing in his tent is utterly beyond me.

[Robin Hood]

10. How is Eddie doing?

Does his sister still run the Niner's. wink, wink.

[Character Assassin]

11. I thought he left the state for Lousiana or something.....

Haven't heard anything about him in quite some time now.

[Athletic Grrl]

4. Susan Estrich?

:puke:

[slackmaster]

5. I saw Willie interviewed by Joe Scarborough on election night

He came across very, very well. I've never been a big fan of Willie Brown but I was impressed by his apparent positive attitude.

[Character Assassin]

8. Perhaps you'll find these equally as impressive.

California's Greatest Snake Oil Salesman


http://www.zpub.com/sf/damayor/dmayor-old.html

http://www.well.com/user/sfflier/5.22.97.html#anchor150287

http://www.sfbg.com/News/34/28/unsafe.html

Willie Brown Inc. How S.F.'s mayor built a city based on 'juice' politics
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ffile%3D/chronicle/archive/2001/04/29/MN162298.DTL

[Noordam]

6. Well we know the pension fund is dead if they are

bringing in the Jeb Bush Florida audit team.

They will declare 40 billion in it as over funded.

[Cha]

12. I can't imagine anything as insulting as bringing in the Florida

"audit team" for gratis, yet!

[shanti]

14. i know!

this truly frightens me...

[shanti]

13. yeah, this bunch is going to get a WHOLE lot

of work done together! impossible!