I posted stories on the main page this morning so early, I missed this gem (it wasn’t up on the Sacramento Bee website yet).
In this column, Dan Weintraub focuses on the role of State Senate President Pro-tem in the BIG BOND$ process. He starts with the analogy below, and then details later in the column where Perata has staked out positions on some of the Governor’s demands. The two of them DEFINITELY do NOT see eye-to-eye.
The column starts:
Perata on public works: I am in the driver’s seat
By Dan Weintraub, Sacramento Bee
"He’s working with me," Perata replies, with the emphasis on "me."
The analogy: Perata and Schwarzenegger are driving a car. Perata is behind the wheel. The governor is in the passenger seat. Sure, when they arrive at their destination, Schwarzenegger will jump out and the crowd will mob him. He’s the celebrity.
"I go park the car," Perata says, sounding self-deprecating. Then he adds: "But I am driving the car."
It goes without saying that he does not see himself as a chauffeur. In his view, he is the navigator as well as the driver.
By Dan Weintraub, Sacramento Bee
"He’s working with me," Perata replies, with the emphasis on "me."
The analogy: Perata and Schwarzenegger are driving a car. Perata is behind the wheel. The governor is in the passenger seat. Sure, when they arrive at their destination, Schwarzenegger will jump out and the crowd will mob him. He’s the celebrity.
"I go park the car," Perata says, sounding self-deprecating. Then he adds: "But I am driving the car."
It goes without saying that he does not see himself as a chauffeur. In his view, he is the navigator as well as the driver.
Read the entire column here.