[lbo-talk] Arnie

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Fri Apr 29 17:55:12 PDT 2005


Somehow, he managed to get the cops, nurses, firemen, and teachers all organized against him. It looks bad. Doesn't seem to be able to spin himself out of this one.

Joanna

Leigh Meyers wrote:


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>From: Doug Henwood
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>Subject: [lbo-talk] Arnie
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>>Californians - how's Arnie doing? I've read a few things lately about
>>how he's in political trouble, his poll numbers slipping and unable
>>to get his agenda through the legislature. Is this the way it looks
>>up close?
>>
>>Doug
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>That's the analysis that I read in the SJ Merc, although
>precious little gets said in the California papers about
>the mechanics of politics in the state...
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>Arnie's a moron with a personality slightly better than GWB,
>and *at least* the ability to follow through and excel at his
>chosen profession... acting.
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>That's a plus for his handlers. GWB couldn't even keep a
>simple business from going down in flames, and everyone
>who cares to check can find that out.
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>Californians wanted a hero to save them from financial ruin
>but they got another kind of "H", a hack, and an inexperienced
>one to boot. California's economic problems took 30 years or
>so to create... Prop. 13 would be a good place to start, and
>the dot-crash simply started it rolling over the economic precipice.
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>The vote for Ahhhnold was a typical response from people looking
>for instant gratification, similar to the person that spends their life
>fucking themself up, and then goes to the doctor and expects an
>overnight cure. California needs someone with a serious background
>in economics as governor, but we got an actor instead. Someone
>who can smile and promise, but deliver?
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>I've seen no change whatsoever... about literally anything.
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>Will he be re-elected? ...Too early to tell.
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>Leigh
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