Michael Perelman wrote: > You can look to California to see one kind of response to "ordinary > recessions." > Arnold is planning to make massive cuts, concentrated on k-14 education, > Medi-Cal, > and welfare. Almost everything will hit the poor especially hard. And the > Dems > have protested, but cannot raise taxes without 2/3 support of both houses of > the > legislature and Arnold's signature. No strong voices yet.
when the Terminator entered office, he wanted to slash spending on helping those with developmental disabilities. That evoked a shit-storm of response. The fact that a kid with cerebral palsy lit the state Christmas tree during the midst of this encouraged even more of a response. the question is whether some of the GOPniks can be dislodged from their absolute Rejectionism, their opposition to any and all tax increases. Some, more charitable, observers think that Ah-nold is trying to scare everyone enough to get the GOP to break ranks. It looks like it's going to be very bad. Our noble and wise Governator was pretty good at shoving the problems into the future (breaking the state constitution by running deficits and borrowing a lot, for example). But as with the country as a whole, it looks like the future is now. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
