Arnold Schwarzenegger,  California

Schwarzenegger Orders Plan for California Budget Cuts

Graphic Courtesy of Jay D. Dyson

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday ordered all state departments to draft plans for deep spending cuts after receiving word that California’s budget is plunging further into the red — largely because of the troubled housing market.

State officials have warned the governor that the likely deficit for next year has jumped from a few billion dollars to as much as $10 billion, threatening to wipe out the progress Schwarzenegger has claimed in getting the state’s accounts in order.

Here we go again.

The Governator has FAILED to bring fiscal order to the California state budget. He has borrowed and spent and borrowed some more.

While the Governor has traveled across the globe spewing global warming initiatives (many of which codified in California law take effect well after Arnold leaves office), trade deals and other political fads, California’s structural deficit remains. So, how will Arnold respond?

By calling a Special Session of the California Legislature to spend an additional $14 billion a year for a health plan that includes illegal aliens.

Flap would recommend to the Governor that he pay attention to the job he was elected. But, it is far easier to cut the budget, blame someone (housing crisis, Bush, etc.) and return to the Hollywood social scene in three years.

Leadership is not Arnold’s forte.

Update:

Flap’s California State Senator Tom McClintock is NOT shocked.  And, why should he be?

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