Schwarzenegger...naked to the world! Renters & homeowners enraged that tax breaks failed to make cut in State Budget! Arnold must go!

Quite a few renters and homeowners were in a state of shock when they opened their mail boxes this past week and found a curt letter from Sacramento informing them that they would not receive a check for their annual tax break.

According to the communication, Governor Schwarzenegger axed those funds from the State budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year ahead.

Homeowners and renters are outraged!

Many were counting on those funds to get them through a financial crisis that has been gaining momentum and negatively impacting citizens around the globe.

Unlike George Bush (for once, I say "bless him") who sought an emergency rebate for taxpayers around the country earlier this year, Schwarzenegger essentially thumbed his nose at California voters.

"Let them eat cake," appeared to be his response when he signed the budget into effect last week.

Notwithstanding, many Californians are shaking their heads over the costly waste of Government resource arising from the Governator's refusal to sign into Law a handful of "bills" that were presented to his office last week.

A handful of the measures wormed their way through various levels of government - at which point - they were approved by the Senate.

The whole process was a costly venture footed by the taxpayers of this great state.

In view of the fact a handful of the bills were worthy of his signature, it boggles the mind to think that at a time when fiscal responsibility is of paramount importance in the Government sector, he chose to veto the measures.

All that moolah down the drain!

I was going to jokingly point out that I hoped Arnold's di** was bigger than his brain - for his and Maria's sake - but a glance at the photo above says it all in my estimation.

For the record, informed sources tell me, he's not even a "grower".

Now that he is naked to the world, I think it is high time the voting public sent the dope-smoking cigar-wielding jar-head back to Austria.

Let him yodel, and beat his sagging chest, somewhere else!


Don't Bogart that joint, Arnold...

Governor Schwarzenegger...vetoes AB 2279. Patient rights jeopardized by misstep!!!

Don't Bogart that joint, Arnold!


According to patient rights advocates, Governor Schwarzenegger’s veto of AB 2279 - a bill to protect job rights for California’s medical cannabis patients- is a setback for fairness and non-discrimination.

However, Americans for Safe Access (backers of AB 2279) have vowed to continue to go on and fight the battle in the courts, if necessary.

AB 2279 would have stopped workplace discrimination against hundreds of thousands of patients who are legally-entitled by California State Law to use Medical Marijuana.

AB 2279 was proposed as a solution for a "right to work" which was compromised by a California Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.

The Governor’s veto means that California employers can fire workers who use marijuana for medicinal purposes - which is permitted under State law – even if the individual uses medical cannabis in the privacy of their own home.

According to Don Duncan, a representative at ASA, the Governor has misstepped.

"The veto represents a failure of common sense for California’s embattled Governor."

ASA has been heartened by the number of people who helped fight for patients’ rights during the campaign for AB 2279.

Staffers have noted the battle isn't over yet.

"It is important that Governor Schwarzenegger and his staff understand that Californians strongly disagree with this decision. This is not the last time the Governor will be asked to sign legislation to protect patients’ rights."

Consequently, ASA is asking supporters to call Governor Schwarzenegger office in Sacramento and inform him they are not in accord with his decision.

Governor's Office: (916) 445-2841

In the alternative, ASA staff are requesting that California residents write to the Governor personally, and urge that he reconsider his position.

ASA has drafted the following letter as a guideline for supporters to follow.

"I am a medical cannabis patient/supporter who is very disappointed in your decision to veto AB 2279, a bill that would have stopped workplace discrimination against legal medical cannabis patients. This veto leaves hundreds of thousands of law abiding Californians in jeopardy. I expect the Governor to work with lawmakers to protect legal medical cannabis patients from discrimination next year."

An Edmund Burke quote is applicable here.

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little."