Posted by Dan Schnur at 12:00 am on Dec 07, 2005 Comments Off on Arnold’s other Democrat
The furor over Susan Kennedy shows no signs of dying down, but
this morning’s San Jose Mercury News reports on what may be another
Democratic staffer-incuded headache for Schwarzenegger. Terry
Tamminen, the governor’s cabinet secretary and top environmental
advisor, opened for Al Gore at a Stanford event yesterday, in which
the former VP spoke out against global warming. No problems there,
as Schwarzenegger has already signed on to a host of pro-green
legislation since taking office.
But the San Jose Mercury News reported that Tamminen delivered
the "most politically biting jokes" of the day. And guess who
Tamminen bit?
"Tamminen began his remarks by reading from a piece of paper he
said was given to him by TV producer and environmental activist
Laurie David: “The top five things President Bush says he will do
to address global warming.” Among the satirical suggestions made by
Tamminen: switching the power on Vice President Dick Cheney’s
pacemaker to nuclear power, and invading Silicon Valley to secure
more solar panels.
“The No. 1 thing President Bush says he will do to address
global… Read More