Posted by Dan Schnur at 12:00 am on Mar 10, 2006 Comments Off on The first vote of the ’06 campaign
The next few days should tell us how much legislative
Republicans want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger re-elected.
The infrastructure bond currently being negotiated does not
appear to meet the principles of fiscal conservatism that Tom
McClintock outlined in January. But that bond, regardless of the
policy specifics involved, is a key to the governor’s re-election.
While Schwarzenegger can certainly be re-elected running a “taxes
on steroids” campaign against Phil Angelides, the ability to tell
voters he’s done something significant in terms of road, school and
levee construction will make that task much easier.
So do Assembly Republicans protect the state’s fiscal situation
and endanger Arnold’s re-election.? Or do they compromise on
principle under the assumption that four years of Governor
Angelides would be much more damaging?
My guess is that six Republicans in the Assembly compromise,
just enough to get the bond on the ballot. The rest of the caucus
gets to have it both ways. That’s one of the few advantages of life
in the minority caucus.… Read More