Schwarzenegger could leave Calif. without budget

[Raggz]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Without a budget resolution in sight, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hinted Monday that he might not sign a budget before he leaves office next January unless he gets the reforms he wants.

California faces a $19 billion deficit for the fiscal year that began July 1, and Schwarzenegger is demanding pension, tax and spending reforms in the new budget. He said that if the Legislature doesn't give him a budget that meets his expectations, he won't act on it.

"If I don't get what I need, I will not sign it and it could drag on to the next governor," Schwarzenegger told reporters after meeting with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/07/26/state/n112013D89.DTL&tsp=1

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Only in California does a governor leave office without resolving the budget

[Cleita]

1. Schwarzenegger can leave California any time he likes

and the sooner the better. What an ass! Maybe we will be better off without a budget instead of the one he wants.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Prick.

[thereismore]

3. That's what republicans do. They fuck it up and dump it in some democrat's lap. nt

[Warpy]

4. Exactly, because he'll never do what needs to be done

and that is to call on the legislature to modify Prop 13 to index taxes to overall inflation and to raise taxes on California's fat cats.

I just hope people there are finally starting to figure out that no taxes=no services and everything held by the public auctioned off to pay for essential services until it is all gone.

[YvonneCa]

8. It's a myth that we pay no...

...taxes. FWIW.

[superconnected]

17. In truth, he was elected governor because it was f-ed up, but he also said he'd fix it.

He didn't.

[thereismore]

42. You are correct. He may have had something to do with the energy fuckup too, before

he was elected governor.

[kestrel91316]

5. Just another Repuke monkeywrencher. That's their MO - leave a mess behind.

[xchrom]

6. Recommend -- take note Cali-- this asshat will screw you. Nt

[bemildred]

7. Thinking about his legacy is he?

Fiscal chaos is perfect.

[Raggz]

11. Reagan

Well Ronald Reagan is unlikely to run again

What about Clint Eastwood? He was a mayor...

[bemildred]

13. Hey, you need to think more about CEOs, actors are so yesterday.

Maybe Keith Ellison or even Steve Jobs. Jobs. What a great name in the current economic climate. "We need more Jobs in Sacramento!"

[Raggz]

37. How about rock stars?

We already have Meg Whitman and Fiorinia and are bored with business people...

How about rock stars? Who would be good?

[bemildred]

38. Bob Dylan for Governor!

He's a rock star, right?

[Raggz]

39. Ummmnnn

Well is very good, don't you have to live in the state?

[Ian David]

9. Arnold is an economic girlie man.

[byronius]

10. Hope this educates CA on electing Movie Stars. But probably not.

He's nearly finished destroying the state. One more blow...

[Ozymanithrax]

12. To think this is what they recalled Gray Davis for...

Well, budget or no, I am one Californian who will be happy to see him not be back.

Until the State Constitution is rewritten or Prop 13 sent to the ash-heap of history, no governor will solve this problem.

[Riftaxe]

14. Only in America can a spineless Congress

forfeit their most powerful tool, by deeming a budget passed instead of passing a budget.

[oneshooter]

15. Remember that both houses are controlled by Democrats. n/t

[bemildred]

16. In California, for budgets, you need 2/3 for control.

So the Democrats do not control the Assembly, which is what it is called in California, for budgets.

[Raggz]

20. Dems have controlled the legislature since 1964

Dems have controlled the California Legislature since 1964

Barbara Boxer has Nixon's old seat.

[bemildred]

22. But not the budget process. Hello? nt

[slackmaster]

21. No, you need 2/3 consensus

Not control.

[bemildred]

24. Oh good, consensus but not control. nt

[Raggz]

25. 2/3 rds for budgets, yes

[superconnected]

18. By the way, has any Republican ever balanced a budget? I can only remember Dems doing that.

[slackmaster]

23. The Governor doesn't write the budget in California

That is the legislature's responsibility.

[superconnected]

26. Thank you for correcting me on that.

[bemildred]

27. Well, he said he was gonna fix it when we elected him. nt

[slackmaster]

30. Remember when he told you the first thing he would do would be to fix the budget?

He lied.

[bemildred]

32. He lies a lot. It's his main job skill, now that the mucsles don't work. nt

[sofa king]

40. slackmaster wins!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd1kzNBt4f4

[slackmaster]

43. I was hoping someone would get the reference.

Thanks!

[Raggz]

28. There have been no GOP governments since 1964

[bemildred]

29. Well, there have been a whole lot of Republican governors.

So I guess they are useless if you want to fix the budget, because they have failed over and over again to do that.

[rocktivity]

19. Mission accomplished

Thanks to a meeting he can't remember he had with Enron, he began his governorship six billon dollars in the hole.

:eyes:
rocktivity

[Raggz]

31. Arnold Schwarzenegger v. Feinstein

It won't help him against Feinstein

[Oerdin]

33. Honestly...

I hate to say but Arnold is right in this case. Democrats and Republicans are both acting like fools and year after year they refuse to fix the state's structural deficit. Hard choices must be made and that means there must be big spending cuts and some big tax increases but neither side will budge one inch. If I was in Arnold's position (a lame duck on his way out) I'd likely do the exact same thing and refuse to sign any budget thus shutting down the entire state government and making sure voters got royally pissed off at incumbents of both parties. He's not running again so he has nothing to lose so he might as well force a show down realizing that eventually any politician who actually does want to continue holding office will have to compromise and stop acting like a 3 year old.

My hat is off to him because it needs to be done. The closer it gets to Nov. with the state government shut down the more the incumbents will panic and suddenly a compromise will be reached.

[proud patriot]

34. just like a republican to trash the place just before leaving

[EFerrari]

35. As long as he leaves. n/t

[alp227]

36. History of CA budget:

Dates of passage and governor signing: http://www.sen.ca.gov/budget/budgethistory.pdf
Surpluses and deficits: http://www.news10.net/news/specials/budget/graphics/budget-history.pdf
List of governors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_California
Sessions of the CA Legislative branches: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_California_State_Legislature

My response to this: Once again the governor fails the state. This is sure to tarnish Whitman's/Republicans' appeal.

[David__77]

41. There is NO way he would need to sign it.

A budget cannot go to his desk without a 2/3 majority in the first place - enough to override any veto. So I fail to understand what he's saying...

[Yavin4]

44. Wait a Minute. An Action Movie Star Didn't Make for a Good Governor of the Largest State...

in the country? Who saw that coming? Wow.

Maybe Californians should elect Steve Segal or Jean-Claude Van Damme.

[mikeytherat]

45. Maybe Chuck Norris?

mikey_the_rat

[Yavin4]

47. There's A New Movie Coming Out Called, "The Expendables"

It's chock full of action stars, Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, and others.

Maybe CA voters can use it to choose its next governor.

[Xolodno]

46. Actually...he did accomplish one thing...

Open primaries.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/09/local/la-me-election-props-20100609

It won't have an immediate affect, but later on we may see and end to republicans trying out "conservative" each other, when they realize that those votes may now be in the minority.