A good piece on an "anti-Arnold consultant"

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http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/13132286p-13976414c.html

Passion fuels 'anti-Arnold' consultant

By Dan Smith -- Bee Deputy Capitol Bureau Chief

Published 2:15 am PDT Sunday, June 26, 2005

Gale Kaufman barrels through the front door of her J Street office suite, cell phone pasted to her right ear, left hand gesturing wildly at nothing in particular.

Her voice booms. She sounds annoyed. "Is the governor playing politics with the budget? Yes, he is! He's running around campaigning!"

Kaufman ends the call and plops down at a desk dripping with paper and adorned with a pink "Governor GirlieMan" bobblehead doll still in its packaging. An aide shoves a press release from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Team in front of her. It details the governor's contention that Democrats want to end Proposition 13 protections for homeowners.

"What the ... is that? Oh, for Christ's sake! Give me a ... break."

She is the "anti-Arnold" at work. As the chief political consultant for both Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez and the California Teachers Association, Kaufman is practicing her craft: slamming Schwarzenegger at every turn and coordinating the union-led effort to oppose ballot measures that seek to limit state spending, tighten teacher tenure and denude labor of its ability to finance political causes.

Kaufman has been at the helm of the union-heavy coalition that calls itself Alliance for a Better California since Schwarzenegger outlined his plans in January.

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[oly]

1. The Texification of CA. Can it be stopped? Hope so.