Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Lets review the Arnold debacle

Can we all agree that Governor Arnold has led this State in the same direction as the outgoing President has led this nation. Lets review just a few points for the record.

When Arnold ran to replace Governor Gray Davis, one of his main points was that he wouldn't fund raise to the extent that Gray would and when he was elected he then broke the record for funds raised. One of the most damning fundraising efforts included high ticket events in New York with the Wall Street and Finance communities. You know, the same communities that have brought us to a recession that has many features of a feared depression.

Let's look at how well the Environmental Governor has been by his flagrant inconsistencies. One glaring example is when the State Lands Commission had a meeting to consider the Australian offshore LNG terminal that would have layed two large bore pipelines through the community of Oxnard. The two NO votes came from Lt. Governor John Garamendi and State Controller John Chiang; the Yes vote from the Governor's Department of Finance. His hit and miss support for Green efforts always has a pro corporation subtext.

His failure to sign a well thought out budget proposal that addressed many issues of concern and even had painful cuts along with judicious revenue enhancements means the state of the state is totally his responsibility along with his Republican "Yacht Party" legislative members. Their refusal to look at the needs for California should put the Minority Leadership on a recall hit list.

Keep all of this in mind when you look to who should be the next Governor of California in the 2010 election. I will write more on this in a later blog.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

1. reverse prop 13 now.

IT WAS as it turned out more WEALTHY WELFARE.
ONLY THOSE BELOW POVERTY LEVEL SHOULD KEEP The special rate. (AS IT WAS SOLD TO US.)

2. divide and conquer and poor programming and no real training or accountability in the disability and other social services communities has created more costs than long term successes.

transparency accountablity and review of all are necessary.

by those of us who have lived and suffered the failures, know solutions but have no voice.

please support an OffIcie of Diversity Policy in WDC to help plan and monitor local programming. to bring ALL to the table and make it equal and fair and work better and cheaper for all.

PLEASE STOP COGS FrOM NOT ADMITTING THIER PART IN THE BROKEN SYsTEM. many of us don't fall through the cracks- we get pushed.
I HAVE BEEN FIALED BY BOTH VA and COUNTY/CITY LONG AND FORM OC TO BERKELEY.

costing donations, taxes and prices we never should have had to pay in USA.

ask FOR THIS IN CA AnD WDC.

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/white_house_office_of_diversity_policy_-covers_all_agencies

more ideas from the road,
darlene matthews