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...allow for beautiful artistic and narrative latitude, these books can refer to real-world issues only obliquely. Ex Machina, however, does it directly and with wry humor. Mitchell comments on the limits to his heroic powers: “People blame me for Bush in his flight suit and Arnold getting elected governor. But truth is…those things would have happened with or without...
...Winter of Arnold?s Discontent...
...When Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Capitol Hill for the first time as California's governor in late 2003, he received warm welcomes from both Democrats and Republicans. But when he returns to Washington today the governor will get a chilly reception from California legislators who feel he hasn?t delivered on his promises. During his gubernatorial campaign, Schwarzenegger said he would be the "Collectinator," using his relationships with the White House and Republicans in Congress to get more federal dollars to his state. California at the time received about 79 cents for every dollar it pays in taxes...
...Democrats aren't Arnold's only problem. Frustrated by a strong Democratic state legislature that has stopped many of his initiatives, Schwarzenegger has proposed a plan to redraw California's district lines, many of which were created explicitly to protect incumbent legislators in both Sacramento and Washington. The goal would be to create not only geographically-accurate districts, but also ones who would elect more moderate (and perhaps Republican) members to the State Assembly. But in Congress, Republican members are openly worrying about the implications of Schwarzenegger's plan, because redrawing lines could put them in danger of losing seats...
...Percentage of U.S. voters who say they oppose amending the Constitution to allow a foreign-born President, according to a Gallup poll 58% Percentage who oppose it when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is mentioned as a candidate...