Yes, when the "I'll be bock hasta la vista baby terminate terminate terminate" bravado dies down, the reality is that the guy is just as incompetent and dishonest as any professional politician.
Governor Drops Plan for Groping Inquiry
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is dropping a plan to hire a private investigator to examine allegations that he groped at least 16 women over the last three decades, a spokesman said Monday.
The governor is busy with the state's budget crisis and doubts that such an inquiry would appease critics, said Rob Stutzman, communications director for Schwarzenegger. Because of that, he has decided not to look into the charges himself — as he promised to do in the final days of the recall campaign — Stutzman said.
"The governor, in talking with counsel and advisors, concluded that there was very little point to the investigation," Stutzman said in an interview. "The issue has become quite too political. He has apologized and continues to be sincerely sorry for anyone he has offended, but also thinks the time has come to move on."
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Shortfall in Car Tax to Hit Home
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's promise to protect local governments from losing money as a result of the reduction of the state's car tax is set to fail its first test Wednesday.
Administration officials have notified cities and counties that the state will be $254 million short on the December car-tax payment to local governments, which originally was scheduled to be $381 million and is due midweek.
Moreover, local officials learned Monday that the pain will get worse next month, when payments to the locals go from a third of what they expected to nothing at all. From January through March, state officials plan to divert all remaining car-tax money away from local governments to pay $600 million in refunds owed to drivers who paid the higher car tax this fall.
