Campbell leaves finance post

[davidinalameda]

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/13533620p-14374260c.html

State Finance Director Tom Campbell stepped down from his job Wednesday to take a two-month unpaid leave and campaign on behalf of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget control and redistricting initiatives on the November special election ballot.
"Tom's ability to articulate the need for budget reform and his knowledge of the budget make him uniquely qualified to be a fantastic asset to the campaign," Schwarzenegger said in a prepared statement about Campbell, who had already been on leave as dean of the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Campbell, a former state senator and member of Congress, will be replaced in the interim at the Department of Finance by Michael C. Genest, a longtime official in the Department of Social Services until joining the Schwarzenegger administration in 2003. The director's job pays $129,432 a year.

[cascadiance]

1. So is Campbell potentially trying to run for governor?

If Arnold decides not to run in 2006? Perhaps the pukes think if that Campbell takes the mike on pushing these ballot initiatives, that if one or more get "rescued" by him, that will get him more of a platform to run on in 2006.

One more reason to vote down ALL of Arnie's measures for this election. We don't want ANY rethug getting credibility from this election. We should remember that no matter how much Campbell tries to depict himself as a moderate, he did vote for impeachment of Clinton and speak loudly for it!