Arnold Schwarzenegger

Ultimate Fan Quiz - Arnold Schwarzenegger

AMC Movie Blog (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

When does Schwarzenegger utter his immortal "I'll be back?" Take our Arnold Schwarzenegger quiz and see if you're right.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fiddles while State of California burns

The Truth Will Set You Free (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

Sheer arrogance and apathy prevail as State of California is going under because of insane partisan politicking & stalemate with current state constitution twisted beyond comprehension and common sense. Unmitigated open/illegal immigration, anti-business culture, hostile race relations & corrupt union and corporate influence and high taxation for ineffective government continue to strangle...

GOP: Calif. slump is demoralizing U.S.

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 35 minutes ago

SACRAMENTO, July 5 (UPI) -- The state of emergency for California's economy, the world's eighth largest, is demoralizing the entire country, a Republican strategist said. Adam Mendelsohn, a former communications director for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said Saturday California is seen as a trend-setter and is the subject of a national fascination. Schwarzenegger told the San Francisco Chronicle budget...

Gary Kamiya On The California Crisis

D-Day (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

I'm sure many political observers will laud this New York Times magazine article on California's crisis and the men and women who seek to solve it, but I found it oddly pedestrian. The profiles of the candidates reveal little of substance, and aside from displaying the salient fact that Arnold has no interest in the well-being of his constituents, I didn't see the point. “Someone else might walk...

As California Goes…

The Reality Check (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

As a lifelong resident of New Jersey, one of the most fiscally imprudent states, it may be deemed unfair for me to say bad things about California, but having lived in a state that has “been there, done that” it also endows me with an understanding of what happens when a state is taken [...]

Thanks to Destructive Measures

Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | yesterday

such as Proposition 13, it is becoming increasingly apparent California is becoming ungovernable . The voters tossed Gray Davis on his ass over the state's mess, but Arnold Schwarzenegger has not been able to reverse course. The state may well be unfixable. If it is, then the entire country is hopeless. As for Gavin Newsom, he doesn't have a chance in hell; his big mouth about same-sex marriage guaranteed...

Five Lessons To Have Learned Fom 2009 Already [2009 To Date]

io9 (Free subscription) | yesterday

With the middle of the year having fallen earlier this week (July 2nd for the curious), it's time to take stock, look back and wonder: What has 2009 taught us so far? Here are five pieces of wisdom... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Is California governable?

Joe Scott 3: Body Politic (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Sunday New York Times magazine piece by staff writer Mark Leibovich is compelling. It takes a look at the cast of characters lining up to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former Mr. Universe and action-hero star, who gets a revealing close-up, along with mention of his “increasingly orange hair.” One comes away from the read with a deep sense of déjà vu. The Democratic...

Arnold: Make Budget Talks Reality TV

Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | yesterday

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants another starring role onscreen—and he's looking to bring California’s legislators with him. The governator wants budget meetings televised or streamed online to show the public what gives, reports the Los Angeles Times . “A debate in front of the people” would “expose the problems and let everyone answer them,” he said....

California budget cuts target school bus service

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Plumas Unified bus winds through the scenic countryside to drop off students. Many districts are cutting back transit services. The little yellow school bus may soon be coming to the end of the road. Budget cuts and increased fuel costs are combining to make it harder for school districts to provide bus service for students. And a new state proposal could render transportation funding as optional...

We've got to address medical labor costs

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday

California's attempt to reform health care in 2007 is becoming a harbinger for the debate over health care reform now unfolding in Washington. Reform failed here because it was determined that the proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and then-Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez did not really reform health care. Rather, the initiative simply shifted unsustainable costs onto the government....

Little progress reported on state budget

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

California lawmakers have little to celebrate this Fourth of July as talks continue on how to close the state's deficit.

• Backroom talks continue on Calif budget crisis - Sacramento Bee

REFILE-California governor signals key budget concession

Financial24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of averting a cash crisis, the San Fr ...

Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis

Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | yesterday

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized ...

Schwarzenegger: US Infrastructure “Like a Developing Country”

EngineeringDaily.net (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger advocates for a high-speed rail system to modernize US infrastructure, which he considers to be on par with that of a developing country. He says, "Our trains go the same speed today as they were 100 years ago," Schwarzenegger says. "So where is the progress?" Related Content: Stimulating the Infrastructure $130 billion of construction spending...