Arnold to Sanford and Jindal: I vill take de stimulus money if you don’t want it
posted at 6:02 pm on February 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
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Two videos, one from this morning and the other from 1990, tracking the evolution of a Republican icon. I’m no expert on Milton Friedman, but I imagine he’d find the “emergency” rationale for higher taxes rather highly nuanced indeed.
Exit question: When Schwarzenegger calls on the GOP to be “team players” by acquiescing in The One’s agenda, how long does he intend for “the game” to last? Until the emergency passes, whenever that is, or for Obama’s entire term?
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I’ll take it a little further. You seem to be pro-Big Business as long as it is unionized, with artificially high wages and benefits packages. Once the unions do their work of making US labor prohibitively expensive, then it’s the fault of Republican politicians.
ddrintn on February 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
My IDIOT governor, I am so proud that I voted for him. /s
xplodeit on February 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Where’s Opie. What happened to Spielberg. Aren’t they patriotic. Why aren’t they donating. Maybe they can have a Hollywood gala concert and celebity-a-thon and let all the folks in Hollyweird pony up their own dough to bail out CA. U2 can headline and Tom Hanks can walk around with a basket taking the collection.
Wait, my phone is ringing! It must Arnie congratulating me for my suggesting. What’s that? It’s the actor’s guild. They know where I live and where my children go to school.
Um, nevermind.
Laura in Maryland on February 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I’m someone who thinks of business as accountable to the communities to which they serve – that accountability and profitability go hand in hand – and not a perpetually evasive entity.
sethstorm on February 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Accountable to the government, in other words, usually resulting in increased costs and lower customer satisfaction. Such as happens when people like Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid get into the car-designing business.
You seem to envision a hierarchy of accountability, in which the “community” (read, “the state”) is paramount. Profits, shareholders and customers be damned. That’s a big part of our current problem, sethstorm.
ddrintn on February 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Over at Flopping Aces, Scott posts the following, beginning with a quotation from Obama. Scott’s analysis has links within that cite the facts and sources.
“Now, my administration inherited a deficit of over $1 trillion, but because we also inherited the most profound economic emergency since the Great Depression, doing little or nothing at all will result in even greater deficits, even greater job loss, even greater loss of income, and even greater loss of confidence.” – B. Obama
It might be technically true that his Presidential Administration inherited it, but he himself did not. No, he created it. Before being elected President Barack Obama was a Senator in a party that controlled both houses of Congress with a lame duck President. From 2006-present, the economy has faltered increasingly. However, the big crash happened while he was a senator at a time when Congress ruled the land (ie a lame duck Presidency). Yes, President Bush still had some power, but the majority of power was with the Democratic Party-controlled Congress; with Senator Obama’s Congress. Add to that the fact that President Bush was unusually catering to Pres-elect Obama after the November election, and not only did Bush consult with Obama, but at Obama’s urging he authorized the bailouts for insurance company AIG, for car corporations, and for the $700billion TARP fiasco. Obama himself URGED the first $700billion, the deficit “his administration” inherited was created by a budget that he and his party created in Congress just prior to his election as President.
No, Obama did not inherit the bad economy. He created it, and shame on him for misrepresenting its origin by sly wording rather than honest and genuine admission of mistakes. Bush had enough mistakes to take responsibility for, and the time for scapegoating passed when millions of Democrats (filled with the spirit of hope, change, and bi-partisan unity) booed the figurehead of 46% of the nation as his helicopter left the Inauguration.
Obama and the Democrats created the bad economy, it happened on their watch-because of their budgeting, their bailout demands, and their poor choices. Time to man up Mr President.
onlineanalyst on February 22, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Da Guvenaytah would like a bigguh paht of Obama’s stimulating pahckage, pleece.
Lone Star on February 22, 2009 at 9:59 PM
No Allah, it isn’t enough. Not yet. Arnuld, go f**k yourself. My group is taking signatures to recall your lying a**. You are worse then Davis every was. We want you out. We also have been calling Hollingsworth and telling him to take Maldanado out. Hope your happy with doubling the registration fees. Do you know how many cannot afford that? Do you know that there are some people that will have to quit their job? Screw yourself Arnuld. You could care less. Not only are you not a Republican, you are a Democrat in sheeps clothing. We want you out of Office. Take your girly talk and walk.
sheebe on February 22, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Arnie: don’t worry, I’m from the government and I’m here to help.
Speakup on February 22, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Incredible — this is the same guy who campaigned for McCain and urged tax cuts, now he’s saying the stimulus bill is ‘fantastic’?!?
Arnold, you’re a liberal, just admit it. Your wife wears the pants now and you’re the pansy girlie-man.
Richard Romano on February 22, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Businesses have but one responsibility and that is to make profit for their owner(s) or shareholders.
Xolom on February 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM
NRO’s Jim Geraghty reports on an interview with Tim Pawlenty at the Governors; confab and the stimulus funds. Pawlenty makes some indirect jabs at Ahnold.
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWViNGQxNzNiNzM4OTIxN2U3NDUxZGZkMmUxMDcxMzY=
onlineanalyst on February 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Arnold is a bit dim these days…premature dementia caused by too many ‘roids.
AUINSC on February 22, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Conservative States need to declare themselves sanctuaries from federal taxes and print their own currencies before they can turn down the looter money or else they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces.
It is not in the best interest for people to elect conservative governors and have fiscal responsibility in their states right now. The more parasitic a state’s government, the more it will benefit. Conservatives need to either try to become more parasitic than liberals or remove themselves from the parasite by secession while also purging the parasites within their borders.
Buddahpundit on February 22, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Arnold had his nuts cut off in that stupid special election he tried. Maria cut him off and now he’s the eunuch in chief of the People’s Republik of Kalifornia.
Fighton03 on February 22, 2009 at 10:54 PM
http://vdare.com/guzzardi/090220_california.htm
RealDemocrat on February 22, 2009 at 11:03 PM
So you wouldn’t mind a drug-manufacturing company cutting corners on quality control to save on production costs? Or a clothing company using Third-World slave labor to maximize profits?
Too much oversight is without doubt a Very Bad Thing. But very ugly things have happened in the past when the only concern businesses had was how to make more money. Left totally unchecked, a bunch of greedy men in suits can do just as much damage as our pork-loving Clowngress.
Dark-Star on February 22, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Don’t blame me.
I voted for tom McClintock, then moved out of California to Nevada.
He never fooled me. Uh uh. Not for one stinkin’ second.
Saltysam on February 22, 2009 at 11:20 PM
The brilliant Hugh Hewitt thought Arnie was such a great choice!
Vntnrse on February 22, 2009 at 11:37 PM
What if we all quit paying our mortgages? What would happen to the Banks then? I am so mad I could spit fire. They make a mess then take what we have. Our money. Maybe we should help and let it all fall. Quit paying our mortgages, or put our homes up for sale. I am spewing but might not be a bad idea.
sheebe on February 23, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Then why do I come up with examples that are decidedly non-union and require some creativity(such as IT/programming)? To re-iterate that from another post, they only touched unionization when horse already left the barn.
sethstorm on February 23, 2009 at 12:11 AM
See the last 30 years for a perfect example.
sethstorm on February 23, 2009 at 12:14 AM
I vill just benchpress all ze illegal aliens und everyt’ing vill be great!
I vanted to change the name of Kaleeforniyah to TAXES, but dat might haff been confoosing.
Send me money Barree!
Qvick!
profitsbeard on February 23, 2009 at 12:17 AM
LOL!! Thank you for a nice laugh. Love how you wrote that!
sheebe on February 23, 2009 at 12:21 AM
He’s not a republican, really. Well, neither are most republicans…..ohwell
tx2654 on February 23, 2009 at 12:28 AM
Ahnode has become a buttsniffing liberal. Far too many Kennedy family reunions.
Jaibones on February 23, 2009 at 12:29 AM
There are two adages passed down through tradition that make cogent comments on association. One is ‘birds of a feather flock together’ and the second is ‘if you lie down with dogs you wake up with fleas’.
Now take Obama’s relationship with Ayres and Dohrn and Arnold’s relationship with the Kennedy’s I think you have to agree that common sense tells you that these adages apply to both Obama and Arnold.
Why modern man or woman does not see this is beyond me.
Folks: crooks associate with crooks; rich people associate with rich or influential people; the golfers with personal jets associate mostly with the golfers with personal jets; and RINO’s associate with RINO’s or liberals and conservatives associate with other conservatives or libertarians and radical socialists associate with radical socialists or Marxists.
I am not talking about anything profound here.
technopeasant on February 23, 2009 at 1:00 AM
And RINO’s if you break bread with the Messiah and drink his wine you ‘have lain down with dogs and awakened with fleas’.
By definition if you associate with disreputable people you can expect to become more disreputable and disrespected yourself.
technopeasant on February 23, 2009 at 1:05 AM
What a whore.
SuperCool on February 23, 2009 at 5:28 AM
Absolutely disgusting. I say we repo the Republican tag on all these losers. I no longer use the tag Republican anyway, I prefer to be called a Conservative.
TXMomof3 on February 23, 2009 at 6:24 AM
Hmmm, that sounds like the liberal mantra.
Johan Klaus on February 23, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Ahnold is like the last 12 volt drill I bought at Harbor Freight, a broken down POS tool.
SKYFOX on February 23, 2009 at 7:55 AM
If Arnold is a Republican then I’m Chemical Ali
Ares on February 23, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Girly Man with his stones locked in Kennedy’s Lock Box!
sabbott on February 23, 2009 at 8:02 AM
Arnold is the most conservative person in Hollywood. I guess that counts in the GOP out there…..
Right-brained on February 23, 2009 at 8:15 AM
Arnold is a typical liberal . . . he behaves like a junk yard dog pillaging a garbage can when he is competing for government give away programs.
rplat on February 23, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Arnie Boy begging like a dog. I bet the California libs are sooooooo proud of their leader.
volsense on February 23, 2009 at 8:44 AM
“Take” is the operative word here.
Fuquay Steve on February 23, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Don’t blame me, I voted for Tom McClintock.
OmahaConservative on February 23, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Arnold’s socialist wet dream knows no bounds.
maverick muse on February 23, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Spread the wealth.
TAKE the wealth.
I won. I trump.
Obama/Schwartzenegger
maverick muse on February 23, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Excellent idea.
True_King on February 23, 2009 at 9:29 AM
I suppose this issue is why there are divisions within the Republican party. I cannot see how states can turn down help right now, unless they truly have enough in the coffers and their economy is separate from the rest of us.
When a fight is over, it’s over. Time to move on and do what is best for people. If there’s truly strings attached, then fine. Turn that down. But to turn it down without a lot of input from people in the state is foolish and petty.
AnninCA on February 23, 2009 at 10:04 AM
I just got a look at my state’s spending of the stimulus package funds. All the money went to just about three cities. All run by and have been run by Dems for the past few years. It looks like a pay off for votes or those Dems don’t run their cities very well. Some of the funds went to fix levees in the downtown area of a large city. This has been a reocurring problem for the past 30 years especially in the spring with the snow melt in the mountains. They have had lots of time to fix the problem, but the powers that be never really took charge and did the work.
Our little town had an aging sewer system. A lot of it from the very beginning of the town’s sewer system’s exhistence. It took almost five years to complete. Streets all torn up and water standing when we had lots of rain and snow. It’s done now. Water hikes were inevetible and people complained, but it was well worth the money. Republicans have been in charage in the town and county every since we have lived here. Almost 15 years. Things do get done here and there doesn’t seem to be that much corruption. I am sure that there is some, but so far nothing really that bad. People’s minds seem to be right most of the time even though some are Democrats. Most of the officials seem to actually work for their constituents.
It becomes so obvious after living out here for a while that the Dems bring corruption to everything they touch. The RINOS are that way because they love their perks like the Dems and are not willing to make the tough choices. Arnold should have had that place cleaned up out there a long time ago. But he didn’t stick to his principles and didn’t have the courage to make the tough decisions. Working with Democrats never, ever works. They just want to take the easy way out. Giving Arnold more money is like pouring money down a rat hole.
BetseyRoss on February 23, 2009 at 11:15 AM
That’s not going to solve anything, the main problem we have is with welfare and other big government programs that have sucked California dry for the past 10 years. Oh and the $10 billion we erroneously give to illegal aliens.
Cr4sh Dummy on February 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Since all these states are taking our tax dollars, the least we should expect is to be able to cast a vote in their elections. No paying taxes without representation, right?? I know, we don’t have that at the Fed level either.
hillbilly on February 23, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Arnold wants to be president and he is not a natural born citizen. Hmmmm….
JeffVader on February 23, 2009 at 3:10 PM
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Now who would know better than the poser who has grown his state’s deficit to insurmountable levels. No problemo! We just raise taxes…
stacman on February 23, 2009 at 4:56 PM
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