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November 18, 2004

Just say no to Arnold

Last night on AOL's front page, they had a link to the Arnold Schwartzenegger campaign to change the Constitution to allow Arnold to run for President.

Kevin and I had a discussion about this last night and we both agreed that it's unlikely Arnold could win support for this change. Neither of us support Arnold for President, either.

Kevin can address his reasons as he sees fit. I dislike Arnold for several reasons.

On a gut/instinct level... the guy is a pig, IMO. Every time I see him interviewed, he gives me the creeps. From smoking the big fat cigars to his sleazy reputation with women, I just have a tough time not seeing him as a mysognist. This is admittedly the most shallow of reasons...but for me personally, I can't get past it.

Also, he's been pretty ineffective at fixing the budget problems in California. Since this was the main reason his predecessor was sent packing, it's a pretty big deal. Arnold made all sorts of promises during his campaign about repairing California's budget problems and so far hasn't lived up to them.

Third, I've never heard Arnold take responsibility for any of the problems in California. He does the Bush thing of blaming Democrats for every problem he encounters. From California's energy crisis (that was clearly NOT the fault of Democrats) to the budget crisis to the state's cash flow problems, Arnold refuses to take a personal responsibility stake.

I'm not a Californian so maybe I just don't get it. Any Californians or Arnold supporters out there want to set me straight?

Posted by Carla at November 18, 2004 01:37 PM