[lbo-talk] Another Asshole

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Oct 8 09:36:35 PDT 2003


mike larkin wrote:


>I think we've just had one of those mini-thaws where
>it appears Bush is vulnerable, the left has a chance,
>etc. These thaws never last, and now, with Arnold's
>victory, the thermometer is dropping. Expect political
>temperatures in the subzero range, with icy gusts of
>reactionary rhetoric. All pets should be brought inside.

Arnie's got a budget to balance. He's either going to have to raise taxes, which will drive the Reps crazy (and for which it would be almost impossible to get a 2/3 vote in the legislature, no?) or cut services so deeply that people might get upset. He's got his hands full.

Doug



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