“Hey, I’m rich and I can do anything! I can even become governor of California. It might be fun, I will be giving back to the community that made me so damn rich, and besides I really have nothing else to do.”
I was a supporter of Arnold Schwarzenegger because I hoped that a wealthy, well educated person with moderate views could improve the management of our state. I was wrong.
If you read and listen to Meg Whitman you will know that her goals are the same stated by Schwarzenegger when he was running for office. Creating jobs, cutting state spending and fixing the education system will be her top priorities according to an SFGate on line article. She says she will cut 40,000 state jobs but doesn’t tell us how she will do that. Remember Schwarzenegger’s appointment of accountants who would find all the places where there was corruption and waste? Was he the “girlie man” who didn’t have the courage to stop that corruption and waste? Perhaps there really isn’t any consequential savings.
Remember this well intentioned Schwarzenegger quote, “It’s disturbing to realize that after taking a close look at California’s budget, it’s hard to make any sense out of it. In Sacramento, spending is out of control and as governor, I will work to get the state’s fiscal house in order. Immediately upon taking office I will order an outside, independent audit of the state budget so we can get a clear picture–uncluttered by politics and special interest influence–of how we can bring spending under control without neglecting our most important obligations.”
The Republicans need a gubernatorial candidate who really knows how the state functions and has the skills to reduce the state’s payroll. Meg Whitman’s only credential is she has the money to pay for her run for office.
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