Philip W. Moore, Jr. wrote:
> Oh Bill, don't get your panties in a wad...like I usually do. I have
major
> policy gripes with Arnold and view him as nothing more than an
opportunist.
>
> It amazes me that California ousted its previous governor when it was
the
> state legislature that passes all of those laws and was responsible
for the
> energy crisis.
<snip>
Dumbass -
Arnold's predecessor was completely ineffective.
He did not engage the Legislature at all.
Arnold, while not being particularly effective in passing anything
other than a middle-of-the-road agenda, has been a surprisingly
excellent politician. He's a charmer. He visits the legislators often,
in *their* offices and the result is that he has quite a bit of
influence with the power of his personality.
Personal power isn't always evident in public appearances. Both Bush
Sr. and B. Clinton had it, but you wouldn't know that from Bush Sr.'s
speeches - he was a crappy speech deliverer. I haven't heard Arnold
give a political speech yet, but the anecdotes of his personal charm
have been pouring out of the Capitol.
Dude's gonna be running for President when the amend the Constitution.
It's gonna be weird.
K. Gringioni.
