Senate rejects Schwarzenegger's proposed spending cap, bond measure

Senate rejects Schwarzenegger's proposed spending cap, bond measure

TOM CHORNEAU, Associated Press Writer Friday, December 5, 2003


(12-05) 23:43 PST SACRAMENTO (AP) --

In a setback for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Senate rejected his proposed spending cap and $15 billion bond measure late Friday. Democratic alternatives also failed to pass.

The Assembly continued to debate the Democratic plans as the midnight deadline for putting measures on the spring ballot approached, but it was clear they lacked the votes to pass.

Schwarzenegger must now seek an alternative to the large bond issue and spending cap proposal he hoped voters would ratify March 2.

Republicans said Schwarzenegger's proposals were reasonable and warned they would try to put an even tougher spending limit plan on the November ballot if the attempt to put a spring ballot plan together failed.

Democrats said the governor's spending limit would strangle education and other state programs and his bond measure would burden state budgets for years. (snip/..)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/05/national0243EST0424.DTL

This is just another example of what happens when you elect inexperienced people to office. Start circulating the recall petitions.

thnx for the post JL.

..and Gov. Groppenfuehrer will preside -albeit in that unintended cosequences way-over the final demolishing of the so called "Reagan Revolution" in soooooo many ways.

Let the counting begin!

Republicans- just because the party can't be outlawed DOES NOT mean they are fit to govern!

run California as badly as possible and blame it on the Democrats. Schwarzenegger said that if Davis was recalled and he was elected, he would provide leadership for a better California. What he really meant was that if Davis was recalled and he was elected and really screwed things up badly that he would blame Democrats, screw things up much, much worse, he would get some ballot measures going that would make things even more screwed up and he would blame others.

i actually followed that -- i have to get thermometer now -- i'm feeling hot and light headed.