{"id":9110,"date":"2009-06-12T18:33:22","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T18:33:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-06-12T18:33:22","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T18:33:22","slug":"arnold-moves-forward-on-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2009\/06\/12\/arnold-moves-forward-on-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Moves Forward on Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the interwebz were abuzz with news that Arnold was threatening to shut down the state government<\/a>.  Today, he has a little action item to go along with that:<\/p>\n

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday followed up on his threat to block a high-interest loan that could be needed to keep California government running if he and state lawmakers fail to balance the budget soon.<\/p>\n

The governor revoked the state controller’s authority to take out such an emergency loan, a day after saying he was willing to bring state government to a “grinding halt” should budget talks stall. A loan would cost too much, he said, and give lawmakers an excuse to procrastinate. (LAT 6\/12\/09<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While it isn’t completely clear that a) Arnold will stand firm on this revocation and b) that he has the authority to really block the loan.  That being said, the Democrats are taking this quite seriously.  <\/p>\n

Asm. Noreen Evans (D-Sonoma Cty.) and Sen. Mark Leno (D-SF\/Marin) both responded harshly. Evans called the plan “hallucinatory and irresponsible” while Leno took the tack of pleading to the Governor’s better graces.  As of yet, neither approach has yet swayed the Governor.  <\/p>\n

At this point, you never know what kind of games Arnold is playing at, and that’s precisely what he has in mind.  But at a deeper level, he’s playing with people’s lives.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, the interwebz were abuzz with news that Arnold was threatening to shut down the state government<\/a>.  Today, he has a little action item to go along with that:<\/p>\n

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday followed up on his threat to block a high-interest loan that could be needed to keep California government running if he and state lawmakers fail to balance the budget soon.<\/p>\n

The governor revoked the state controller’s authority to take out such an emergency loan, a day after saying he was willing to bring state government to a “grinding halt” should budget talks stall. A loan would cost too much, he said, and give lawmakers an excuse to procrastinate. (LAT 6\/12\/09<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While it isn’t completely clear that a) Arnold will stand firm on this revocation and b) that he has the authority to really block the loan.  That being said, the Democrats are taking this quite seriously.  <\/p>\n

Asm. Noreen Evans (D-Sonoma Cty.) and Sen. Mark Leno (D-SF\/Marin) both responded harshly. Evans called the plan “hallucinatory and irresponsible” while Leno took the tack of pleading to the Governor’s better graces.  As of yet, neither approach has yet swayed the Governor.  <\/p>\n

At this point, you never know what kind of games Arnold is playing at, and that’s precisely what he has in mind.  But at a deeper level, he’s playing with people’s lives.
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