The whining by unions in California continues.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2006
LEADERS OF THE ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA DENOUNCE SCHWARZENEGGER’S BRAZEN ANNOUNCEMENT
OF $120 MILLION CORPORATE-FUNDED CAMPAIGN
Sacramento – Today the leaders of the Alliance for a Better California denounced the Governor’s stated fundraising goal of $120 million for the November election, among the costliest elections in U.S. History. The Alliance is a coalition of nearly 2.5 million firefighters, nurses, teachers, police officers and average citizens who overwhelmingly defeated Governor Schwarzenegger’s damaging Special Election agenda.
“It is clear today that the Governor learned absolutely nothing from his resounding defeat in November and that his astounding hypocrisy continues,? said Lou Paulson, President of the California Professional Firefighters (CPF). “The idea that he would actually brag about his goal to raise $120 million in corporate special interest money flies in the face of everything he has said since November to try and rebuild his tarnished image. Given his track record on breaking promises, I guess we shouldn’t be all that surprised.?
Schwarzenegger is hosting a dinner in Beverly Hills on March 20th, charging $100,000 a person for special access. He has also provided high-dollar donors with unprecedented access to his Chief of Staff Susan Kennedy, whom he has put on both his state and campaign payrolls.
“The governor ran as a reformer, but he's taking special interest fundraising to record levels. It's just one more broken promise,? said Ron Cottingham, President of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC). “To meet his goals, he'll need to raise almost four million dollars a week from special interests — and that doesn't leave much time for work. Instead of doing the people's business, he'll be consumed by fundraising.?
“Unfortunately California’s educators and students are all too familiar with this Governor’s broken promises,? said Barbara Kerr, President of the California Teachers Association (CTA). “It’s hard to understand how this Governor can so quickly commit to raising over a hundred million dollars for his political campaign, when he can’t seem to commit to repaying the $3 billion he still owes California’s schoolchildren.?
The Los Angeles Times reported that the governor’s fundraising goal was decided at a closed-door meeting of the California Business Roundtable, which consists of the leaders of the state’s biggest corporations.? |
