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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (15745)11/10/2003 8:21:57 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793677
 
Can Arnold save California?

November 10, 2003

BY ROBERT NOVAK SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST

LOS ANGELES -- California Republican politicians, who had signed a political blank check to back Arnold Schwarzenegger's improbable campaign, spent an uneasy three weeks after his landslide election. They feared the governor-elect would bring to Sacramento a motley collection of his pals from Hollywood and buddies of his Kennedy in-laws. But last week, Republicans were breathing sighs of relief over his key appointments. So were many other Californians.

Schwarzenegger's most important selection was to fill the key post of finance director. He picked Donna Arduin, who earned a national reputation as a budget-cutter and tax-cutter during five years as Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's budget director. The appointments that followed for the most part confirmed that the former Mr. Universe's administration marks a sharp departure from the feckless rule of Democrats. Although picking ex-Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan as secretary of education did not please die-hard conservatives, it pleased the California Teachers Association even less.

What happens next will be the nation's most compelling political story. The state's Republicans, at death's door before the recall election, now envision Schwarzenegger as their savior. More important is whether he can save the Golden State. Once the land of opportunity for dispirited Americans throughout the continent, it has become burdened with profound pessimism. One prominent Republican activist told me he pities Schwarzenegger for having to face a government-created malaise transcending a mere budget crisis.
REST AT suntimes.com
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