Der Governator is trying really, really hard to get that Diznee ending to this script, you know where everything comes out alright despite the earthquake, fire, double homicide, tidal wave and outbreak of Dengue fever. Problem is, real life intrudes, and it's really not a movie out here.
The rallies that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) staged in barnstorming stops around the state last week went exactly as planned.
Thousands of people swarmed mall parking lots to see him. He blasted the old rock song "Takin' Care of Business" and then gave rousing speeches that ended with a dramatic flourish: He tore and tossed fake credit cards as he blamed state legislators for putting California on the brink of financial ruin.
"Tell them you want action," Schwarzenegger told a large crowd last Thursday in Bakersfield, "and you want it now."
It all looked and sounded just like his wildly successful campaign, except for one glaring difference. It didn't work.
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He has triumphantly repealed the tripling of car taxes that his predecessor, Democrat Gray Davis, approved earlier this year. But that has left cities and counties across California angrily scrambling to replace lost revenue -- and may force them to cut funding for police and firefighters.
So please direct all the 911 calls to the Governor's Mansion or the local offices of the republican party. I'm sure you won't have to wait for long. You should have asked the residents of Virginia how they liked the car-tax and no-replacement-revenue thing...or how they still like it.
And Mr. Issa, please call rewrite on your way to dinner, would you? This script needs some work.
posted by Jo Fish on 12.11.03 at 12:08 AM
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Paging Mr. Issa: Please put down that slim jim tool, pick up a courtesy phone, and call your office.
We need a right wing dope to finance another recall election.
posted by: Lurch on 12.11.03 at 06:47 AM [permalink]
