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18. He declared war on teachers unions
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 09:01 PM
Feb 29

He attempted to shove through a bill that was like baby-Janus back in the day

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4986403

He’s affable, hates Trump, and believes in climate change, but he’s still anti-union

He was incompetent. Being a nice person and even having right intentions doesn't mean one can govern JI7 Feb 29 #1
Agree. Overall, he's a pretty good guy. Yeah, I know about the cheating, many people cheat. beaglelover Feb 29 #16
'Schwarzenegger: Trump won't win in 2024'[ speak easy Feb 29 #2
Did he say Trump would win in 2016? patricia92243 Feb 29 #5
'I Will Not Vote for the Republican Candidate' speak easy Feb 29 #6
He was forced to be moderate-ish (as far as Repugs went) because Dems RockRaven Feb 29 #3
'the Republican party is who they have always been' speak easy Feb 29 #4
Yep, but as recently as two decades-ish ago they used to *pretend* to RockRaven Feb 29 #9
He did help Enron steal billions of dollars... hookaleft Feb 29 #7
Well we've certainly had plenty that were a heck of a lot worse, thats all i can say. Raine Feb 29 #8
He screwed the state by leaving a huge debt BigmanPigman Feb 29 #10
This. He created debt, broke things - with one of the worlds top economies. Merlot Feb 29 #13
A lot of people were laid off BigmanPigman Feb 29 #14
"I believe gay marriage should be between a man and woman" Plectranthus Feb 29 #11
Such a nice fella snowybirdie Feb 29 #12
' Nice fella!' speak easy Feb 29 #19
IMO, he was not as bad as he could have been being a Republican. Overall, he was a nothingburger. beaglelover Feb 29 #15
After a November 2005, not the worst of the worst; before that, terrible. David__77 Feb 29 #17
He declared war on teachers unions Starry Messenger Feb 29 #18
He typically ignored his advisors and sided with Johonny Feb 29 #20
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