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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pulled up in an SUV outside Mule Creek State Prison in the Sierra foothills. The Governor was in combat mode. Of all the legacies of dysfunction he had inherited from his predecessor, Gray Davis, the situation in the prisons was one of the most flagrant. Big campaign...
Californians have come to expect such antics from their Republican Governor. At a typical event, he comes crashing onstage, delivers a macho statement of intent, metaphorically flexes his muscles, then roars away. Nothing could be more different from the distinctly undynamic Davis, who ended up a hostage of Sacramento's...
The public loves the performance. Schwarzenegger enjoys a fairly stable 65% approval rating. What's more, California's economy has improved under his leadership. At the end of the Davis administration, 76% of California voters said they believed the state was going in the wrong direction, according to the nonpartisan...
At the same time, Schwarzenegger is coming under attack by Republicans on his right who object to his progressive position on many social issues. Says state senator Tom McClintock, who ran against Schwarzenegger in the election that recalled Davis: "You cannot finance socially liberal programs with fiscally conservative policies. The...
Stand-up comics, of course, do one-person shows every night, in clubs and concert halls, so it's no surprise that they would eventually make an assault on Broadway. The bigger question is whether they belong there. Cantone, a New York City comic and actor perhaps best known for...