Gov. Making a Quiet Retreat (CA)

[Rose Siding]

SACRAMENTO — The broad policy changes that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled with a flourish in his State of the State speech in January have foundered amid a series of missteps, compromises and clashes with a well-organized opposition.

Portraying 2005 as the "year of reform," Schwarzenegger shocked the political establishment with a menu of far-reaching proposals: a new method of drawing legislative and congressional districts; spending restraints aimed at averting future deficits; an end to spiraling public pension costs; and better pay for the best teachers.

He said he would take his ideas straight to the voters in a special election if necessary.

One by one, however, his proposals have proved all but unsalable. "The whole special election … and direct democracy is looking more complicated to his people than maybe a few months ago," said Dave Gilliard, a Republican political consultant.....

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold10apr10,0,6750152.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Mark E. Smith]

1. Has Steroid Arnie Run Into Rove Fatigue?

The technique is becoming all too familiar, and people here saw right through it. And scapegoating nurses for Arnies inability to run the state? Idiotic in the extreme.

[realFedUp]

2. the ole retreat and go around the opposition strategy...

don't take your eyes off these guys...

[Pithy Cherub]

3. Gropenor Girlie-Man moonwalks too?

hahahaha! :rofl: That'll teach him to take on US, the people of CA!

Maria do something - get him back to making horrid movies!

[Lexingtonian]

4. another Bushian overreach

resulting in Wily E. Schwarzenegger trying to run back to the cliff midair.

[GreenPoet64]

5. Be careful . . . his people are still collecting signatures for some sort

of petition as of yesterday in front of local grocery store. What are they up to?

[autorank]

6. We can now say, "ARNIE IS A GIRLY MAN, NO" HAHA, AMF Arnie

[AlCzervik]

7. many thanks should be given to the nurse, teachers and firefighters

they were organized and never gave up.