The Governor gets thousands of appointments to state boards and commissions, he appoints those who help him run the bureaucracy, he appoints judges.
One rule is an important one to know — not all appointments are created equal.
Being appointed to a County Fair Board is not nearly as weighty as the appointment of an Agency Secretary, or a member of the University of California Board of Regents.
Speaking of the University of California Board of Regents, today the Governor announced the appointment of his long-time friend, business associate and former staffer Bonnie Reiss to an influential and coveted U.C. Regents seat.
Reiss, a liberal Democrat, is not exactly the kind of appointee that I would like to see from my Republican Governor. I guess California’s millions of Republicans weren’t available to serve.
I have heard from many that Reiss is a good person, and very capable. I would just like to see the prominent appointments of Governor Schwarzenegger go to people who actually think that government is too big, and spends too much.
It was Phil Angelides who was supposed to be the one who would appoint Democrats to these kinds of positions!