Keep Your Salary Arnold, We Want Our $300 Million Dollars Back
Dear Arnold,
When you became governor of California, we had a projected two year budget deficit of $38 billion dollars. Two days after you were sworn in, you pledged to work for free, rebuking your $175,000 a-year Governor's salary. At the time, you stated:
Well, Mr. Governor, feel free to take your $175,000 salary. But in return, we the citizens of Cahleefohrneeeah want the $300 million dollars you cost the State in calling this frivolous Special Election.
You have a lot of nerve in stating tonight:
Let me ask you Mr. Governor, 'what victories are you referring to?' You had no victories tonight. You cannot get away with saying, in essence, "I'll be back." Sorry Mr. Governor, your days leading this great State are, for all intents and purposes, finished. Like our defunct president, you too are now a lame duck.
We, on the other hand, are $300 million dollars more in debt, and without any leadership. Please do us a favor now, and simply go away. But before you leave, please drop off the check for $300 million and take your damn salary. In hindsight, your salary is nothing compared to the greater cost of your Special Election gambit.
Thanks for nothing, Arnold. Really....thanks for nothing!
Sincerely,
The Bulldog Manifesto
[Cross-posted at The Daily Kos]
When you became governor of California, we had a projected two year budget deficit of $38 billion dollars. Two days after you were sworn in, you pledged to work for free, rebuking your $175,000 a-year Governor's salary. At the time, you stated:
"I'm not going to take a salary. I'm going to start straight right away there and make that cut... and leave it in the general fund, because I want to make the first positive move forward on that."
Well, Mr. Governor, feel free to take your $175,000 salary. But in return, we the citizens of Cahleefohrneeeah want the $300 million dollars you cost the State in calling this frivolous Special Election.
You have a lot of nerve in stating tonight:
"No matter what the results are ... tomorrow the victories and the losses will be behind us....No matter what ... we're going to continue to fight for California."
Let me ask you Mr. Governor, 'what victories are you referring to?' You had no victories tonight. You cannot get away with saying, in essence, "I'll be back." Sorry Mr. Governor, your days leading this great State are, for all intents and purposes, finished. Like our defunct president, you too are now a lame duck.
We, on the other hand, are $300 million dollars more in debt, and without any leadership. Please do us a favor now, and simply go away. But before you leave, please drop off the check for $300 million and take your damn salary. In hindsight, your salary is nothing compared to the greater cost of your Special Election gambit.
Thanks for nothing, Arnold. Really....thanks for nothing!
Sincerely,
The Bulldog Manifesto
[Cross-posted at The Daily Kos]
Great post!
Posted by
Intellectual Insurgent |
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:53:00 AM
WHHHHOOOOOO! VICTORY! Arnold got shut-the -fuck-down!
Great post! California wants back the $300 million!
Posted by
sappho |
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:15:00 PM
aight
Posted by
fcsuper |
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:30:00 PM
Labor took back California for the working people this year and next year, let's go for the rest of the whole damn country!
Posted by
librarylady61 |
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:19:00 PM
ahh yes, gotta love organized government labor . . . no new ideas, same old pay-raises. im gonna start a petition to make it harder to fire bad doctors as well. . . wanna sign?
Posted by
Jonathan |
Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:59:00 AM
What a loser. Idiots like you have been
running and ruining california for
decades. So let's see:
(1) Union members can't make a choice
if they want their money to go
to political campaigns.
(2) No need to balance the budget,
just keep spending!
(3) California teachers, who do the
best job in the country (!!!) get
fast tenure. Gee, wish I could get
tenure at work.
(4) We're gerrymandered as bad as Texas!
The same losers that brought the
past crises still have their
thrones.
You ought to call this the Bullshit Politics spot. You hate Arnold because he's Republican, and you're party hacks.
Posted by
Disgruntled Californian |
Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:30:00 AM
Disgruntled Californian,
You make me laugh. If only you had an understanding of the propositions. From your comments, it sounds like you were well indoctrinated at your right wing fantasy camp. You have no clue what you are talking about.
People that slam organized labor are perhaps the most ignorant of citizens. They have absolutely no comprehension of this nation's history. Either that, or they are part of management now and have a direct interest in slamming labor.
Posted by
The Bulldog Manifesto |
Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:58:00 AM