Schwarzeneger faces many obstacles to fulfilling bold agenda for state gov [View All]

[sharonstone]

When he takes office Monday, Arnold Schwarzenegger will begin running the nation's most populous state with an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days and high expectations.

He'll soon learn the differences between making promises and actually getting them accomplished, particularly for a Republican dealing with a Democrat-controlled Legislature.

"People will be forgiving to a degree," said Barbara O'Connor, director of the Institute for the Study of Politics and the Media at Sacramento State University. "They perceive him as new to Sacramento, and they will be willing to give him a little time. But they are not going to be willing to have him raise taxes and they're probably not going to support any massive cuts -- especially to education
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