State GOP delegates give Schwarzenegger early endorsement

[Kadie]

State GOP delegates give Schwarzenegger early endorsement

By TOM CHORNEAU, Associated Press Writer


Last Updated: February 12, 2005, 05:00:32 PM PST


SACRAMENTO (AP) - While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger remains quiet about his plans for re-election, a key committee of the California Republican Party agreed Saturday to a rule change that would allow an early endorsement of the popular governor.

Saying rival Democrats are already raising money for their 2006 gubernatorial candidates, state GOP Chairman Duf Sundheim asked for the rule change so that his party will be able to pay for some early expenses - such as bulk mailing - for Schwarzenegger should he decide to run next year.

"The Democrats are doing it as we speak," Sundheim said. "If we don't, it would put us at a real disadvantage."

The routine issue that typically would receive little attention sparked a controversy Friday when a longtime GOP activist, Dora Kingsley, resigned her seat on the party rules committee over the proposal.

Kingsley, who has not returned calls from The Associated Press and did not attend Saturday's committee, said in a letter distributed to the press that the change could "lead to loss of the voters' confidence" by discouraging challengers.

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[autorank]

1. California, I love you. Now, please answer this for a native son.

Why doesn't the CA Democratic Party or the Teachers Union or some Democratic group out there load up and run ads attacking Arnold by using the Ken Lay-Arnold-Riordan meeting.http://www.dailykos.net/archives/004435.html This is dynamite, it is simple, and it has a core grievance. He's a shill and a liar.

Why isn't this done? Are the CA Democrats going to just give up and let steroid-boy have his way?

[EVDebs]

3. California does have an institutional budgetary problem and Dems

get the blame. The budget needs to be made (somehow) 'pay as you go'. Arnold is using the 1992 TABOR Taxpayer Bill of Rights model from Colorado
http://www.idtaxreform.com/TABOR/ARRNOLDTABOR.htm

Look now and you see after 14 years that CO is electing Dems. That's because the inflation/popgrowth limits on budget growth require an initial year that was decently funded to begin with.

CA's budget process is messed up with local county gov spending coming from Property tax, where big business gets a huge break (since they don't move on ave every 7 years like people do) and the businesses already get favorable treatment from said counties -- but on the other hand, worker's comp and unfunded mandates, along with huge immigrant populations (both legal visa and illegals) make businesses break even especially the globalized corporations, who Warren Buffett says should pay more "Warren Buffett Urges Higher Corporate Taxes"
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0306-01.htm

We need to see what the percapita spending needs of CA really are and go through the rough few years it will take to achieve this TABOR, OR we need to tax corporations more and admit they've gotten a better deal than Joe Sixpack.

[autorank]

4. Debs, ARU would be proud of that analysis

That's the rational side of it. What about going after Arnold on the Enron thing. I suspect people have not forgotten about the power crisis. Davis failed to make the case about fraud but the facts about gaming the system are now out there, some on tape I believe.

Does any Democratic entity have the nerve to play hardball and go after Arnold?

BTW, the really sad thing about CA is the proposition process. Growing up there, I just assumed every state had it. When I lived in NYC I asked why they didn't and was told "What do you think, we're nuts!" The publics wish list without having to account for funding is the ultimate nightmare.

[EVDebs]

5. With 20+ CIA on Enron's payroll the company was proprietary

which is why you're not seeing Lay's trial. The blowback of it all. It could take out not just Cheney's coverup but most of the WH. Too bad no special prosecutor law is around now when you need it; Dems shortsightedly threw it away in June 1999. Dumb.

Arnold made a point of getting federal aid, since he's 'tight' with the Prez. That's also useless bicep-flexing that's gone nowhere. CA is a blue donor state.

[EVDebs]

6. Autorank...what is ARU ? Couldn't find it on a google search

but some weird ones Australian rugby union etc came up.

[autorank]

7. American Railway Union...

Debs crew. Keep the faith!

[skylarmae]

2. hope he doesn't run, but I suppose my chances are slim

on that one. Being a movie star and child athletic program director suit him much better IMO. He carpetbagged his way into office and exactly what has he done for CA????

[bemildred]

8. Tsk, does Anhuld need a boost now?

I don't expect they would have greased the skids for him,
if he didn't need it.