I'm no fan of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. I was appalled when the voters of California elected him and I remain so today. Arnold has a shrewd understanding of Power but he's totally out of touch with working people. He's currently on a quest to screw teachers and schools workers, and since I'm one of them, I have to hit back any way I can:
March 1, 2005
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Inre: Fund Raising
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
A week ago or so I saw a piece in the Los Angeles Times in which you were reported as saying that only the press cares about the fund raising orgy you are currently locked into, or something along that line. Your central point was that the people could care less that you are dashing from one end of the state to the other like some sort of entry level mafia bagman.
Let me set you straight, Governor: there are a lot of people out here who think your big dollar dinners and photo parties with the rich and famous are obscene, though maybe not as obscene as your comment that just because people give you money doesn’t mean you owe them anything.
How stupid do you think we are? Even though the people you cultivate can chip $20 or $30 grand into your campaign coffers without batting an eye, and maybe in rare cases do so without a thought about what they might expect in return for their largesse, the majority are looking for some edge, some advantage, some inside track to a fat state contract, a timely veto of a thorny piece of legislation, or maybe just a phone call from one of your people that opens a door long closed.
The whole perverted American political system turns on money, which is the reason you find corporations doling out checks to both sides as a way of hedging their bets. Those of us who follow the political game know that the easiest and quickest way to find a rat is to follow the money.
You know the old saying, Governor, you can fool some of the people some of the time…
Indeed.
Sincerely,
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