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Tag Archive for Arnold Schwarzenegger
Newsom Campaign Slams Brown Over His Fundraising For Republicans
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
Yesterday, Newsom For California Campaign Manager Nick Clemons slammed Attorney General Jerry Brown for his appearance last Thursday as a guest of honor at a fundraising event for the right-wing Republican San Bernardino District Attorney Mike Ramos. The event raised nearly $100,000 for…
Democratic Weekly Address: Focus on the Budget
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly address, Assembly Budget Chair Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) calls on the governor to sign off on responsible budget measures that solve the budget deficit and put an end to California’s issuance of expensive IOU’s.
Is Sarah Palin Coming to Your Neighborhood? (Orange County, Here She Comes!)
by Michael D. Fox • • Comments Off
If I’m correct that Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska governor in order to lead a right wing movement that is ostensibly independent of the major political parties, then the next question is: where will she establish her new home and…
Orange County Republicans Shed Crocodile Tears Over the Effects of Prop 13 on Local Cities
by Michael D. Fox • • Comments Off
Republican crocodile tears flowed this weekend in Orange County as a group of city officials called F.I.S.T. – “Fight Insane State Theft†– comprised of 14 Orange County mayors and 42 city council members, nearly all of them Republicans –…
Let California Fail
by Michael D. Fox • • 11 Comments
Since the proposed budget is bad (too many cuts in the wrong places), why should Democrats support it? Why isn’t the state Democratic Party telling the voters that this disaster has been caused by the Republicans? Why are the Democrats not seizing the ideological moment by calling this budget disaster a Republican disaster? We ought to insist now on a budget that is fair — and if that fails, we ought to go to the voters and tell them that the Republicans have caused their state government to fail.
Only then will we have the chance to get real change in California.
Who’s the Girlie-Man Now?
by Michael D. Fox • • 5 Comments
Back in July 2004, when the California legislature was 17 days late in voting on the state budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger mocked Democratic legislators by calling them“girlie-men.†But who’s the girlie-man now?
