What Economic Problems? Arnold is doing great

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Sometimes you don't even have to work at this:

SACRAMENTO - The state may be facing a growing economic crisis, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing just fine, thank you.

That was the image at the Capitol this week, when Schwarzenegger pulled a money clip stuffed with his own cash out of his pocket when asked if the state would be running out of money any time soon.

"Not at this point," he said. "As a matter of fact, I still have some left." (CoCo Times 7/2/08)

So, don't you Californians worry, Arnold is doing fine! Sure, your house has been foreclosed upon and you're looking for work in record numbers.  But don't worry, Arnold has money rolling in from the DVD sales of T3. And as soon as he can get out of Sacto, he can make a movie with Stallone for another $25 million. So, what is your problem?

Combine this with the story in the Bee that--gasp--legislators will have to put their vacations on hold, and you have a regular "let them eat cake" news cycle.

Of course, Arnold can't personally pay the state's debt, but he could go out on a limb like Pete Wilson did back in the 90s by proposing tax increases to get the Republican legislature to play ball. But as of yet, there's only the modest sales tax proposal. That won't cut it. Now if Arnold wants to flash the bling around, he should be waving a real budget proposal rather than his gas money for the Hummer.