Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Chron: Who Cares About Fact?
The Chron has been drooling over Schwarzenegger ever since he announced on Jay Leno he was running in the recall election.
So we recently had this "analysis" of the budget fight:
Winner: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. His approval ratings are in the dumps and he's not popular with his fellow Republicans, but the "post-partisan" governor summoned his Conan persona, sword intact. He held the GOP line, demanded cuts, tracked waste and abuse and played the political tough card with furloughs of state workers. And his poll numbers went up.
Everyone loves a strong sword wielding action hero, according to the Chron. Except that, in the real world:
A new PPIC Poll in California shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) job approval rating dropped to a new low of 28%.
The last time a California governor's approval rating was that low was in 2003 when then-Gov. Gray Davis faced a recall election and was in a budget standoff with the Legislature.
A record-low 14% of Californians believe the state is headed in the right direction.
Carla should really get over her crush on Arnold. Yes, he is available for hot steamy dates, he won't let his marriage get in the way, but just not with you, Carla.
So we recently had this "analysis" of the budget fight:
Winner: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. His approval ratings are in the dumps and he's not popular with his fellow Republicans, but the "post-partisan" governor summoned his Conan persona, sword intact. He held the GOP line, demanded cuts, tracked waste and abuse and played the political tough card with furloughs of state workers. And his poll numbers went up.
Everyone loves a strong sword wielding action hero, according to the Chron. Except that, in the real world:
A new PPIC Poll in California shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) job approval rating dropped to a new low of 28%.
The last time a California governor's approval rating was that low was in 2003 when then-Gov. Gray Davis faced a recall election and was in a budget standoff with the Legislature.
A record-low 14% of Californians believe the state is headed in the right direction.
Carla should really get over her crush on Arnold. Yes, he is available for hot steamy dates, he won't let his marriage get in the way, but just not with you, Carla.
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