When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reform initiatives went down to defeat in the Fall 2005 special election, he reacted by embarking on a statewide "apology tour" in which he told voters he was sorry for trying to reform government along conservative lines, and promised never to do it again — a promise, it must be said, he has kept. in spades.
My question: when his latest "reform" initiatives go down to defeat tomorrow, will the Governor embark on a second "Apology Tour" and tell voters he is sorry for three-and-a-half years of boosting government spending, fattening the state payroll and imposing job-killing regulations on the state economy? And then promise never to do it again?
Don’t hold your breath. That would be hard and entail angering special interests, and Arnold don’t play that anymore.
May 18th, 2009 at 12:00 am
If he is consistent with 05, he should fire Susan Kennedy and hire Fleischman as his chief of staff.