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Johonny

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20. He typically ignored his advisors and sided with

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Feb 29, 2024, 09:23 PM

Feb 2024

President Bush. Failed to make hard choices that Jerry Brown eventually made to fix the budget deficit, and lots of out of state conservative supported props seemed to be voted on during his years.

He essentially trashed his image, his marriage, and by the end his time was deeply unpopular. It's been a long recovery for him. He was probably better off not going into politics.

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How good/bad was Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of CA? [View all] speak easy Feb 2024 OP

He was incompetent. Being a nice person and even having right intentions doesn't mean one can govern JI7 Feb 2024 #1

Agree. Overall, he's a pretty good guy. Yeah, I know about the cheating, many people cheat. beaglelover Feb 2024 #16

'Schwarzenegger: Trump won't win in 2024'[ speak easy Feb 2024 #2

Did he say Trump would win in 2016? patricia92243 Feb 2024 #5

'I Will Not Vote for the Republican Candidate' speak easy Feb 2024 #6

He was forced to be moderate-ish (as far as Repugs went) because Dems RockRaven Feb 2024 #3

'the Republican party is who they have always been' speak easy Feb 2024 #4

Yep, but as recently as two decades-ish ago they used to *pretend* to RockRaven Feb 2024 #9

He did help Enron steal billions of dollars... hookaleft Feb 2024 #7

Well we've certainly had plenty that were a heck of a lot worse, thats all i can say. Raine Feb 2024 #8

He screwed the state by leaving a huge debt BigmanPigman Feb 2024 #10

This. He created debt, broke things - with one of the worlds top economies. Merlot Feb 2024 #13

A lot of people were laid off BigmanPigman Feb 2024 #14

"I believe gay marriage should be between a man and woman" Plectranthus Feb 2024 #11

Such a nice fella snowybirdie Feb 2024 #12

' Nice fella!' speak easy Feb 2024 #19

IMO, he was not as bad as he could have been being a Republican. Overall, he was a nothingburger. beaglelover Feb 2024 #15

After a November 2005, not the worst of the worst; before that, terrible. David__77 Feb 2024 #17

He declared war on teachers unions Starry Messenger Feb 2024 #18

He typically ignored his advisors and sided with Johonny Feb 2024 #20