Please Welcome The New California Governor [R]

Who cares? Since when did elections in California count?

Isn't this best 3 of 5 or something?

The Arnie recall begins now...

 

Wishful thinking Ben.

 

It's going to happen. Hell, it already is happening. Look at the big thread for links to "Recall Arnold" websites.

Will Arnold keep his job for the full three years? Depends on the patience of the California electorate, since the state budget and economy won't be fixed in the next 12 months. But regardless, the Dems who run the Recall Arnold campaign will be very happy just making him spend another $20 million to keep his job.

 

Recalls will be the normal state of affairs. The gang-banging ass-grabbing novice has no business running the state. I'll keep pushing for recalls until I"m satisfied, since those are the rules now. It makes no difference what the electorate thinks. Democracy is so 20th century. Time to manipulate the rules to get the result you want.

 

Paraphrasing Geoffrey de Lusignan

If Arnold is worthy to be governor, then I am worthy to be a god.

 

This shows the seriousness that some people took with them to the polls. Was it all a big joke? What did you really win Topper?

 

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Fiscal responsibility for Kalifornia.

 

Now that Arnold is the new governor of California I'd really like to see how well he handles the state's problems.

Good luck Arnold. You will need it.

 

Arnold will be as fiscally responsible as Bush. Which is zero. Republicans can't set a budget. They just borrow and spend.

I just saw a few more thousand dollars fly out of my wallet with this decision. Recall Arnold.

 

Right on target.

 

As bitter as you feel, it's better to bide your time. Davis got booted because he's been unpopular for MANY years already. If you guys try to recall Arnold right away, there's no chance to vote him out, and it's much more likely to cause a backlash on Dems from the voters.

Of course, if Arnold does poorly for a year, you may be able to recall him in 2005. However, what's the point? You guys may as well concentrate on 2006.

 

Bad news for the Republicans.

This budget crisis is not going to go away in the near future. So now, there will be a hugely unpopular Republican govenor by the time Bush gets around to stumping out here next year, and in 2006 he's a sitting duck, barring a miracle or Internet redux.
RS

 

California is like the whore who charges herself to masturbate while bitching about the freebies for her pimp.

 

"I admired Hitler, for instance, because he came from being a little man with almost no formal education, up to power."

Let me guess, Topper: he had you at "little man."

 

All I can say is this is going to be interesting.

 

Votes for Davis: 3,363,495
Votes for Arnold: 3,313,517

GOP-style democracy strikes again.

 

Topper:

Sadly, your Chivas & Zima bender has taken its toll. I apologize for the edit, but what remains above is the closest I could identify as relevant content. And frankly, you were embarassing yourself.

Yes, the car tax was regressive and politically stupid. And structured by Pete Wilson. The average car tax would have risen to about $250. It also would have accounted for 4 billion dollars toward the state debt. As in soccer, destroying is much easier than creating. And I have yet to observe Arnie attempt to create anything other than a premature Oktoberfest beer-hall rebellion outside Perq's in Huntington Beach.

Securing the borders is a FEDERAL issue. Much of Davis's legislation was wrong for many reasons. But it dealt with quality of life issues after the illegals (human beings to some) had already landed here. Its amazing, albeit in a sad way, just how so many folks refuse to direct this uber-angst towards DC where it properly belongs.

CA is 19th in the nation is state and local taxation. I know you did'nt mention this, but you were about to.

Arnold is already on the clock. This recall has not only added to the state's debt, it has increased financial anxiety; California's record-low credit rating came the VERY DAY after the recall was certified. At least in the short term, the rest of the world considers us an avocado republic.

So what will Arnold do? Raise taxes or cut spending for schools? I'd love to hear what one of Arnie's Angry 30-45 y/o Anglo Army has to say, because Terminator CPC 243.4(a) hasn't yet demonstrated the 'roid depleted balls to bark a single unintelligible syllable.

And before you or some other righteously pissed mid/upper classs white male either mistakenly or intentionally confuse this as a defense of the Democratic party, raise your game. I'm a native of the best state in the greatest country known to man. The good news is Gray is gone. Now only if of you starfu****s would have thought to ask where the hell we're going before giving the keys to some random movie star.

Oops.

 

Arnold has already put himself on the clock. He said so himself.

 

So what, exactly, is going on at 1600 Pennsylvania? It certainly isn't fiscal responsibility, and those tax cuts were certainly just whoring for votes.

I've never figured out why small business owners buy the lie that Republicans look after their interests. Republicans enable the uber-corporations that are crushing small businesses nationwide.

 

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Dems can only blame themselves for that. It's not that small business owners buy the "lie" from Reps, but they just don't like the alternative.