Governor – it’s time to FIRE ROB REINER.
According to FR friend and national talk-show host extraordinaire Hugh Hewitt, uber-leftwing pro-tax Democrat Rob Reiner is one stroke of the Terminator’s pen from being blasted off of the California First Five Commission, where he serves as a hold-over appointee of Gray Davis. Hewitt says that if Governor Schwarzenegger names a new Chairman of this commission, then Reiner is out.
You may not have heard – but there is a growing controversy about the First Five Commission spending boatloads of taxpayer dollars on advertising promoting the importance of pre-school. Note the conflict at Reiner’s tax-the-people-to-pay- for-government-pre-school measure will appear before California voters later this year.
I had no clue about this ability for our Governor to can Reiner until reading Hugh’s post on this issue. GOVERNOR, it is time to TERMINATE ROB REINER. Appoint a new Chairman of this commission – one that isn’t sponsoring a tax increase measure, and one that doesn’t have a conflict of interest.
Here is the beginning of Hugh’s post:
The Los Angeles Times and Rob Reinerby Hugh Hewitt
Yesterday the Los Angeles Times headlined a big story on Rob Reiner, but mangled or missed key facts and whole issues –such as Arnold‘s acceptance of Reiner’s continued position as head of the big budget First Five Commission while serving as sponsor and chief cheerleader for a ruinous tax-hiking and job destroying initiative. Reiner’s a hold-over appointee from the Davis years, and he could be replaced tomorrow if Arnold simply names a new chair of the commission. (GOP activists have been muttering about Arnold’s appointment of Democratic Party partisan Susan Kennedy as his chief of staff, but keeping Reiner in a position of authority as he seeks to pass Prop 82 is another blow to Arnold’s standing with the base he will need to rally if he wants to be re-elected in the fall.)
See the rest of Hugh’s blog entry here.
Oh yes, since I have found the Governor to be a man who enjoys humor and irony, I think he should consider replacing Reiner with… Hugh Hewitt!
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February 22nd, 2006 at 12:00 am
Sorry to burst your bubble, Rob doesn’t serve “at the pleasure” of the governor.
Commissioners appointed by the governor serve 4 year terms. No commissioner may serve more than 2 terms. Rob is in his last year.
See: http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/PDF/CALIFORNIA%20CODES.pdf