It’s a new day in American politics. On the news or in our email you see evidence of campaigns using the latest technology to reach the masses such as creating videos up-linked to YouTube where anyone with a computer can watch these short clips at no cost whenever they choose.
For the past ten years the Cutting Edge-a talk show has been “on the road” covering a wide spectrum of events from medical and financial conferences to appearances by elected officials including both members of the First Family and VP Cheney to others in Orange County.
Let me take you back to July 26, 2006 where we covered governor Schwarzenegger’s appearance at Triangle Park in Placentia during his road trip around the state campaigning for his reelection. The title of the program is “The Arnold Express.”
The following is a transcript of Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle’s introduction of the governor prior to the governor’s Town Hall appearance in the park.
Mayor Pringle: “It is tough when you have a Democrat control of both houses of the Legislature..you can’t do anything you want. You can’t accomplish everything..because the governor is one vote, the final vote, but it is those legislative bodies that will decide what get’s to xx(unclear words) but even with that pressure, he has accomplished great things and I will tell you as a fiscal conservative it is so right to have the governor overseeing the fiscal policy of this state (applause) a governor that found a $16 billion hole in our structural budget and said this is where we are and figured out.. from this point forward..even without that..in charge of the Legislature..and even with a very important principle.. and that is he made a commitment then, and he’s made a commitment now, that he will insure that he will govern without any increase in taxes…no new taxes.”
To hear governor Schwarzenegger’s comments, and his Q&A with those in attendance, simply go to the following link.
Note: The above transcribed remarks of Mayor Pringle can be viewed and heard between 3:45 minutes into the program and conclude at 5 minutes.
http://www.cuttingedge-atalkshow.com/videoarchives.cfm
Take your pick. OC Register or LA Times. Both of this morning’s editions report confidential negotiations with the governor in which it alleges his requesting a “temporary but immediate one cent hike in the state sales tax.” Times. “Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear declined to discuss the sales tax proposal, saying the talks were confidential.” Register.
Gilbert final remarks. No. I have not broken the 11th Commandment. (“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican”) Sadly our governor has become a RINO
And for those arm chair politico’s. Knowing we have 80 different members of the Assembly and 40 in the state Senate, what proposal can you provide that would convince 2/3rds of them to solve this current fiscal challenge?
Larry –
Sadly our governor has become a RINO.
He’s been a RINO for a while, but here he’s acting as a moderator, and that’s a governor’s job. I’m with him on this one until someone proves to me that one cent is really going to break the back of the taxpayer at a time when we’re what… $40 billion in debt I believe?
We can’t lower taxes until we pay down our debt. That’s all there is to it. And this is coming from a woman who used to live in New Hampshire where there is NO sales tax (or income tax, or corporate tax for small business), so I am not for new taxes on the whole, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do and I think it’s important that everyone stay reasonable and explore ALL options.
SMS
Sarah.
This is truly a time for leadership.
Sadly the Governor has turned off many in the base who carried his water when displacing former Governor Davis.
As evidenced by the Placentia park video, Mayor Pringle was positive, as we all were, at a time when Arnold was able to reduce our prior massive deficit. What happened between July 2006 and July 2008 is not a mystery.
As to the $40 billion dollars I think you might be referring to Assemblyman Chuck Devore’s input that since taking office the state budget has increased by that amount (while inflation and population growth simply cannot justify that annual budget explosion).
Larry –
As to the $40 billion dollars I think you might be referring to Assemblyman Chuck Devore’s input that since taking office the state budget has increased by that amount (while inflation and population growth simply cannot justify that annual budget explosion).‘
Doesn’t that just disgust you? Where is the money going? ‘A billion here, a billion there; pretty soon it starts adding up to real money.’
SMS
I guess I can ask Assemblyman Chuck Devore to send us a pie chart of the past four years expenditures which would answer the question of where did the additional money end up.
Yes, I can probably find it on line if I take the time to dig it up.