LAT - As Popularity Ebbs, Governor Reaches Out (Ahnold)

[Starfury]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A chastened Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger extended a conciliatory hand Tuesday to California lawmakers, as a new opinion poll showed voters dislike the governor nearly as much as they do the highly unpopular state Legislature.

At a Capitol news conference the governor called to spur negotiations on the overdue state budget, Schwarzenegger acknowledged that the public is upset by the bickering between him and his Democratic opponents over a policy agenda he unveiled in January.

"All of us in this building can share blame -- all of us, including myself," Schwarzenegger said. "People make mistakes sometimes, and I think we learned there was a very clear message that we must work together. I am looking forward to that. The people ... feel good when things work well."

A Field Poll released this week showed 58 percent of all Californians disapprove of Schwarzenegger's job performance and 31 percent approve - about the same point former Gov. Gray Davis reached after three years in office. Schwarzenegger came into office 18 months ago with soaring public approval ratings, after unseating a governor for only the second time in U.S. history.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-governor22jun22,0,2842264.story

[Corgigal]

1. Do OVER

I say.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. RE-CALL!!!!!!!

[shanti]

3. oh fuck him

he's an egotistical liar and phony. i hope no one falls for this crap.

[xxqqqzme]

4. yea, his good buddy *

says the same shit about congress - guess arNOld is getting the saurove approved scripts when kommander kookoo bananas has learned his lines.

[shanti]

5. exactly

they are so predictable.

[wickerwoman]

6. The Governator shaking hands with "girlie men"?

Fuck him.

The chance for bipartisan cooperation was 2 years ago *before* he ran.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

7. Yeah, Ahnold....I got your "reach-out" right here!

[dArKeR]

8. The correct pronunciation is "Ah-no"!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

9. 31 per cent is a lot.

It's a lot more than 10 or 15 per cent.

[Carla in Ca]

10. What upsets me is he wants to try to

realign districts like DeLay did in Texas. Gray Davis is not a charismatic man and I appreciate that he has apologized for the energy crisis but damn, so many people voted for Arnold because they thought it was 'fun' or 'cute'. The longer he stays, the more this blue state gets ruined.

[TheDebbieDee]

13. That "energy crisis" was a plot to bilk the State of California

out of billions through price gouging. You guys can thank Enron for the energy crisis that they created to line their own pockets!

[Carla in Ca]

14. Absolutely...but

I was surprised to hear Davis take the blame last week.

[LibDemAlways]

11. "I am looking forward to that."

Here's this idiot just now figuring out that he has to work with the legislature in Sacramento. The delusional POS actually thought governing a state required only the ability to talk tough like in one of his stupid movies. Unfortunately for the dumbasses who voted for him the knowledge that he can't separate fact from fiction comes too late.

[pinniped]

12. Hasta la vista, asshole.

.

[truthisfreedom]

15. Schwarzenegger Humbled (admits he's to blame)

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/11954867.htm

Posted on Wed, Jun. 22, 2005


Schwarzenegger humbled


GOVERNOR SHARES BLAME FOR LOW APPROVAL

By Kate Folmar

Mercury News Sacramento Bureau

SACRAMENTO - With polls showing tepid support for his performance and his agenda, a conciliatory Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger conceded Tuesday that he shares some of the blame for Californians' discontent.

``I guarantee you that all of us in this building can share blame. All of us, including myself,'' Schwarzenegger said at a Capitol event where he wanted to talk about the budget, but was peppered with questions about his lackluster poll numbers. ``People make mistakes sometimes, and I think that we learn. These are very clear messages that we must work together. And so I am looking forward to that.''

Schwarzenegger's comments came as the independent Field Poll found that about one in three Californians approve of his performance -- sobering news for a governor accustomed to public adoration. Since embarking on a series of controversial government-overhaul efforts in January, the Republican governor's numbers have plunged, even as he called a special election for Nov. 8.

A separate poll released today finds that voters are inclined to reject two of his three initiatives aimed at reform. Only 35 percent of likely voters support Schwarzenegger's spending cap measure, which would give him vast budget authority, and his plan to redraw the state's legislative districts, the poll found. The only popular Schwarzenegger proposal would extend from two years to five the time it takes teachers to achieve tenure; 61 percent of likely voters support that concept.
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Contact Kate Folmar at [e-mail] or [phone].

[warrior1]

16. good

now step down.

[cthrumatrix]

27. ONLY solution ...get the hell out of office

[no_hypocrisy]

17. Don't be fooled and don't gloat. AS loves being discounted and

coming back from bad polls to be a "winner". This scenario is not a problem for him. He is not humbled, he is not worried. And he's got something planned with the help of national money from other republicans. They aren't about to let him fail or lose his office.

[rocktivity]

39. Right--he's using Georgie's "lowered expectations" tactic

For instance, I don't believe for one second that Bush is throwing in the towel on SS privatization--he'll just give it another name. And since when do Rethuglicans want to "work together?" Of course, Arnold means, "we must work on getting what my backers and I want!"


rocknation

[ET Awful]

18. Odd, that's not what he said when Grey Davis was in office.

Then mistakes were completely impermissible. The Gropeanator can kiss my butt.

[SHRED]

19. Hey Arnold!

[trapper914]

20. 1/3 approve

That sounds almost Gray Davis-like. Recall election, anyone? Maybe with W's support, Mary Carey could win this time!

[Big Kahuna]

21. Maybe all he needs

...is 10,000 body guards, "loyalty tests" at every public event, "free speech zones" 5 miles away for his detractors, lots of anti-anxiety drugs, and to be completely sheilded from reality by his handlers.

[non sociopath skin]

22. A Repug apologising? Hey, watch out ....

... there's a flock of pigs just passing overhead,

The Skin

[Art_from_Ark]

30. That flock of pigs must have been Ahhhhnuld's bankrollers

coming to shoving more money up his snout

[Dudley_DUright]

23. I noticed he did not rescind the call for the special election

STFU Arnold. I bet he loses all three votes.

[Daphne08]

24. Schwarzenegger What?

Arnold is a professional ACTOR... well, of sorts. :eyes:

Nonetheless, I'm sure he does "humble" very well.

[grytpype]

25. He'll never make it in big-time Repug politics.

The big boys know you never accept responsibility, never say it was your fault, never concede defeat. Ever. That's what got Duhbya where he is today. This guy is just not presidential material.

[tanyev]

26. Here's how you fix it, Ahnuld.

Resign. And don't ever, ever run again.

[kevinmc]

28. ``I guarantee you that all of us in this building can share blame....

All of us, including myself,''

Nice to see he can still blame everyone for his lousy numbers. He gives speeches and blames the problems of the State on the Democrats and Unions and zero blame on himself, but when it comes to HIS lousy poll numbers he lumps in everyone including the press, instead of HIM just taking the blame.

[MaineDem]

29. Yesterday he "downplayed" polls; today he takes blame

What happend overnight? Did he get pressure from the White house like Frist?

Goodness, all these GOP flip-floppers lately...

[PurityOfEssence]

31. Overall approval of 37%

Bummer.

[alcibiades_mystery]

32. Registered voter approval of 37%

Overall approval of 31%

D'oh

[PurityOfEssence]

37. Thanks, you made my day.

Even better. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[The Backlash Cometh]

33. He apologized? Maybe that's the difference betweem conservative

Republicans and moderate Republicans? Moderates have a residue conscience left?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

40. Don't kid yourself, it's an act.

The very first people the governator went after were injured workers...picking on the weakest..there was nothing MODERATE about it.

[earth mom]

34. Wow-did Maria make him do it?

Haven't heard a rethug politician apologize...ever! :wow:

[AlGore-08.com]

35. It's an apology the way "I'm sorry you're to blame" is an apology

He's blaming everybody else and then at the very end he accepts a teeny, tiny part of the blame.

Because Governatin's hard. It's HARD.

[dryan]

36. I still...

can't figure out how this guy got elected in the first place.

[NYC Liberal]

38. Humbled? More like he has an election to win.

You had your chance Ahhnold! And you FAILED. Now it's time for you to GO!

[K8-EEE]

41. Bwaa Ha Ha, This Will Piss OfF The Orange County Repukes!!

Make him lool all girly man-esque in the eyes of the GOP wackos...