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Jon Fleischman

What do SF’s liberal Tom Ammiano and OC’s conservative Mike Schroeder have in common?

I think it is fairly safe to say that San Francisco Assemblyman, liberal Democrat Tom Ammiano and former California Republican Party Chairman Mike Schroeder of Orange County, who is heading up the recall of Anthony Adams for breaking his pledge not to raise taxes, have virtually nothing in common.

That said, they do share one proclivity with each other — walking out on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

A couple of years ago, when Schwarzenegger came to the State GOP Convention and gave his infamous "you are losing at the box office and need to be more like the Democrats" lecture, Schroeder got up at the beginning of Arnold’s remarks and left.

Capitol Weekly reports today that Governor Schwarzenegger made an unfortunate, but not surprising cameo appearance at a fundraiser for Democrats in San Francisco. Apparently Assemblyman Ammiano got up and walked out on the Governor. 

Go figure — right and left unified in their lack of desire to endure remarks from the "post-partisan" Governor.  Governor Schwarzenegger can boast that he has a unique ability to bring together the right and the left for a common purpose…