Schwarzenegger Calls Out GOP Stimulus Hypocrisy

He's looking for a handout, lol. California is broke

J Ryan,

Was he lying?

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham “wrote LaHood asking for $360 million to improve Interstate 73 near Myrtle Beach. The construction funding 'is expected to create 5,789 new jobs in the I-73 corridor region,' said the letter, one of a dozen grant pitches signed by Graham.” Spokesman Kevin Bishop told Bloomberg: “We have to pay it back, so we might as well ensure that we get our share of the money.”

Republican Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole called the stimulus a “recipe for disaster” last year; today he's seeking “funding for a grant to help develop an international trade center on a 2,700-acre industrial park, a project he called 'a catalyst for the potential creation' of almost 30,000 jobs.”

Republican Texas Rep. Kay Granger sent out a statement on the anniversary of the stimulus calling the measure “government waste at its worst.” Just months before, she signed her name to six grant proposals, including a toll-road project in the suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth that she posited “would create approximately 3,500 jobs in the local community,” the wire service said.

Republican Texas Rep. Pete Sessions dubbed the stimulus “a massive spending binge by the Democrat-controlled Congress,” only he requested money for four different projects — among them a proposal to add a Dallas streecar line. Bloomberg notes the project got $23 million.

Republican Florida Rep. John Mica said he applauded “President Obama's recognition that high-speed rail should be part of America's future,” shortly after the House passed the Democrats' stimulus bill — which he'd just then voted against.

Republican Indiana Rep. Steve Buyer labeled the stimulus bill a “sham” last year, but fired off a personal missive to Obama's Transportation Secretary seeking $80 million for highway construction, which he called “vital to the economic health of North Central Indiana.” In closing, Bloomberg notes that Buyer wrote: “Ray, appreciate your personal attention. Steve.”

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Arnie's a true Governor.

He says forget partisanship, the country can't afford it. The American people can't afford it, CA can't afford it.

Hypocracy, in this case, shows the inability of the GOP to lead. While he may be Republican himself, he sees that hypocracy is the shining example of the bald-faced lie, and is deconstructive. For everyone.

Arnie is on the correct side of this issue, but (speaking as a native Californian) he'll get nowhere fast by over-estimating the I.Q. of the rightwing electorate there.

Point taken. I know he's been fighting the legislature for some time. Not all of his ideas are bad, but without actually being there, it's hard to know.

I left CA in 1986, so there's a lot that's happened since. Arnie wasn't Governor then, and I had always thought the right-wing electorate was small.

Times, how they have changed.

He's looking for a handout, lol. California is broke

J Ryan,

Was he lying?

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham “wrote LaHood asking for $360 million to improve Interstate 73 near Myrtle Beach. The construction funding 'is expected to create 5,789 new jobs in the I-73 corridor region,' said the letter, one of a dozen grant pitches signed by Graham.” Spokesman Kevin Bishop told Bloomberg: “We have to pay it back, so we might as well ensure that we get our share of the money.”

Republican Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole called the stimulus a “recipe for disaster” last year; today he's seeking “funding for a grant to help develop an international trade center on a 2,700-acre industrial park, a project he called 'a catalyst for the potential creation' of almost 30,000 jobs.”

Republican Texas Rep. Kay Granger sent out a statement on the anniversary of the stimulus calling the measure “government waste at its worst.” Just months before, she signed her name to six grant proposals, including a toll-road project in the suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth that she posited “would create approximately 3,500 jobs in the local community,” the wire service said.

Republican Texas Rep. Pete Sessions dubbed the stimulus “a massive spending binge by the Democrat-controlled Congress,” only he requested money for four different projects — among them a proposal to add a Dallas streecar line. Bloomberg notes the project got $23 million.

Republican Florida Rep. John Mica said he applauded “President Obama's recognition that high-speed rail should be part of America's future,” shortly after the House passed the Democrats' stimulus bill — which he'd just then voted against.

Republican Indiana Rep. Steve Buyer labeled the stimulus bill a “sham” last year, but fired off a personal missive to Obama's Transportation Secretary seeking $80 million for highway construction, which he called “vital to the economic health of North Central Indiana.” In closing, Bloomberg notes that Buyer wrote: “Ray, appreciate your personal attention. Steve.”

Arnie's a true Governor.

He says forget partisanship, the country can't afford it. The American people can't afford it, CA can't afford it.

Hypocracy, in this case, shows the inability of the GOP to lead. While he may be Republican himself, he sees that hypocracy is the shining example of the bald-faced lie, and is deconstructive. For everyone.

Arnie is on the correct side of this issue, but (speaking as a native Californian) he'll get nowhere fast by over-estimating the I.Q. of the rightwing electorate there.

Point taken. I know he's been fighting the legislature for some time. Not all of his ideas are bad, but without actually being there, it's hard to know.

I left CA in 1986, so there's a lot that's happened since. Arnie wasn't Governor then, and I had always thought the right-wing electorate was small.

Times, how they have changed.