Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was a guest of Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona and other first-responders here in Orange County for a major press briefing today at the Incident Command for the Santiago fires. Assemblyman Chuck DeVore was on hand, and penned an outstanding write-up sharing his perspective on the the Governor’s visit and presser. It begins:
Governor Schwarzenegger as chief executive: a glimpse into your government at work
I have often been openly critical of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fiscal, environmental, and energy policies. I have also praised his policies when I agree with them. That said I have always seen our Governor as a strong chief executive.
I spent 24 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard. During that time I have worked for or observed many leaders, from corporals and sergeants up to colonels and four star generals. I was the company commander of HHB, 640th MI Battalion for three years as well. In the corporate realm I saw leadership and exercised it too. I know leadership.
This afternoon I listened carefully to a fire briefing for Governor Schwarzenegger at the Orange County Sheriff’s mobile command post in Irvine Regional Park.
Present in the command post were the Governor, State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, Senator Dick Ackerman, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Sheriff Mike Carona, Assistant Sheriff Jack Anderson, Orange County Fire Chief Chip Prather, state fire officials, U.S. Forest Service officials, and other local fire agencies with personnel working in Orange County, about 15 participants in all.
I watched as the Governor absorbed the situation and asked questions… Read the rest over at OC Blog here.
Watch the press conference here.
I have often been openly critical of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fiscal, environmental, and energy policies. I have also praised his policies when I agree with them. That said I have always seen our Governor as a strong chief executive.
I spent 24 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard. During that time I have worked for or observed many leaders, from corporals and sergeants up to colonels and four star generals. I was the company commander of HHB, 640th MI Battalion for three years as well. In the corporate realm I saw leadership and exercised it too. I know leadership.
This afternoon I listened carefully to a fire briefing for Governor Schwarzenegger at the Orange County Sheriff’s mobile command post in Irvine Regional Park.
Present in the command post were the Governor, State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, Senator Dick Ackerman, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Sheriff Mike Carona, Assistant Sheriff Jack Anderson, Orange County Fire Chief Chip Prather, state fire officials, U.S. Forest Service officials, and other local fire agencies with personnel working in Orange County, about 15 participants in all.
I watched as the Governor absorbed the situation and asked questions… Read the rest over at OC Blog here.
Watch the press conference here.