"I enter this office beholden to no one except you, my fellow citizens. I pledge my governorship to your interests, not to special interests," Schwarzenegger said.
He does this, then there is hope for California and the Country.
11-18-2003
Governor Schwarzenegger Calls Legislative Session
Schwarzenegger wants lawmakers to reform workers' compensation law, deal with the budget deficit and repeal a bill granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Calling himself "an idealist without illusions," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took charge of California immediately after he was sworn in on Monday, repealing an unpopular car tax hike and calling the Legislature into a special session to deal with the state's budget mess.
Also Monday, Schwarzenegger suspended implementation of new state regulations and called for a review of all regulations adopted, amended or repealed during Davis' administration.
Front and center will be the state economy which, while showing some signs of recovery, is troubled. California's credit rating is the lowest among all 50 states and state finances are in disarray.
Schwarzenegger promised to put the state's finances in order, and added "I will not rest until California is a competitive, job-creating machine."
Democrats, still the state's dominant party, have said that they will be willing to give the new governor a chance ? but most observers agree political good will is not a lasting commodity.
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If the Democrats continue to Poo Poo on the people they will be the ones that will smell like it. Hopefully Arnold is successful and that success spread to the rest of the Country.