[lbo-talk] Arnie

[Joseph Wanzala]

I think Arnold is just playing to his crowd in anticipation of the upcoming 
Guber-elections to mitigate the potential perception that he is a closet 
liberal. It is more important to him to shore up support among Republicans 
than to try to woo progressive Democrats. Most not-so-liberal Democrats will 
likely vote for him again anyway. And lets not forget that he has also gone 
after the powerful prison guards union and appointed relatively progressive 
people to the California Dept. of Corrections despite opposition from the 
California Correctional Peace Officers Assn. he has also insisted that 
California make rehabilitation a focus of prison life. He has also made some 
really good (and really bad) appointments to the several of the State 
Commissions.

Of course, we all know what the other side of the ledger looks like, I find 
that figuring out Arnold is not that simple.

Joe W.


>From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Arnie
>Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 10:11:25 -0400
>
>Joanna:
>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.
>
>
>
>WS:
>Is not it a "messiah syndrome" - people expecting someone, a father figure,
>come and save them from the trouble, and then, if the perceived "savior"
>fails to deliver their expectations, turning against him an trampling him
>under their feet?
>
>More seriously, Arnie bashing is a diversion from the inherent stupidity of
>collective choices made by voting-turned-popularity contests.  Arnie did 
>not
>appoint himself, nor did he inherit the office - he was elected by a 
>popular
>vote.
>
>The messiah syndrome is what imho makes a popular democracy an impossible
>proposition. This country would be much better off if run by a team of
>professional civil servants instead of Podunk lawyers or B-movie actors
>turned politicos playing saviors for the people yearning for a father 
>figure
>in their adult lives.
>
>Wojtek
>
>
>
>
>
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