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Contrast how Weiner and Schwarzenegger handled their respective scandals. Weiner started out with loud denials, (which were quickly proven to be lies) then just got in deeper and deeper. Schwarzenegger did the opposite. He issued a quick apology then, as is the accepted wisdom in Hollywood when scandal hits, dropped off the planet. He went [...] Among the gifts they said Schwarzenegger gave in their “Big Five” negotiations were “eight accounting gimmicks,” “five bucks for schools,” “three furlough Fridays,” and “two vetoed bills.” As well as “six unions screaming” and “four smoke and mirrors”! Heh. “This is a corruption of the democratic process. Texas oil companies have descended upon California to overturn a California law. There is a struggle playing out right here in California that the world does not know much about. Today, Valero and Tesoro are in a conspiracy. Not in a criminal conspiracy, but a cynical [...] California State Assemblyman and early gay rights activist Tom Ammiano recently heckled Gov. Schwarzenegger at a fundraiser, yelling “kiss my gay ass.” Arnold has responded, vetoing an Ammiano bill. Some SF blogs are aghast by this, but really, it’s just payback. Hint. Read the letters in the first column, going straight down. (If you’re [...] Gov. Schwarzenegger bangs his rattle on the high chair California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is having a infantile temper tantrum, threatening to veto 700 unrelated bills unless his bill for new dams passes. Inquiring minds want to know why his particular interest in this bill and who benefits if it passes. The San Francisco Chronicle [...] He then chortles in a video he posted on Twitter about how the the State of California will sell cars on eBay and he’ll autograph them to boost their value. This is what now passes as reasoned political dialogue in California. Like a few extra hundred thousand dollars raised by the Governator signing a [...] He didn’t evade, get defensive, or pretend everything is fine. Instead, Gov. Schwarzenegger told the legislature that the people had spoken loudly in the recent election and said no new taxes and we don’t trust you. So, the legislature and state must earn back their trust. He said redundant, unneeded commissions and boards must [...] |  | ||||
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