Ah-nold Blocks Dozens of Environmental, Health Rules

[hatrack]

"An executive order signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could delay the implementation of dozens of environmental and consumer protection measures and give Schwarzenegger's political appointees unprecedented powers to rewrite regulations.

On his first day in office, Schwarzenegger ordered a six-month halt to the creation of new rules affecting hundreds of issues so he can review how they will affect California's business climate. The order could affect everything from the state's efforts to develop an unprecedented computer recycling program to a new law requiring hospitals to have a minimum level of nurses on duty.

Business advocates praised the move as a signal that Schwarzenegger is committed to building jobs in the state by streamlining burdensome regulations.

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But others charged that the new governor is already doling out favors to business contributors and trying to overturn legitimate laws passed by the Legislature and signed by former Gov. Gray Davis. They also argued that Schwarzenegger, who campaigned on an open-government and pro-environment platform, is reneging on promises made before the recall election. "This is a page right out of George Bush's playbook,'' said Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco."

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SF Chronicle

[otohara]

1. Interesting, This Wasn't Reported on TV

yesterday. All I heard about was the "no auto tax" deal. Unfucking believable

[hatrack]

4. "But . . . but . . . but . . . but . . .

He appointed an environmental activist to his cabinet!! He's really green at heart!!" Thus spluttered the talking heads and "analysts", when they weren't too busy talking about Jacko/Lacy/Kobe/Paris.

It's taken Ah-nold exactly two days to show what his administration is going to be all about. Lots more similar Golden State fun and games coming up soon, I fearlessly predict.

[otohara]

2. Bobby Kennedy - Save The Earth - Dump Bush

Bobby must be so disappointed w/ cousin Maria

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/11/19/bobbykennedyjr/index.html

In a slashing interview, environmental leader Bobby Kennedy Jr. denounces the administration's "crimes against nature" and discusses the Democratic presidential pack, the dawn of Arnold's California reign -- and his own political future.

[glitch]

6. worth seeing the ad for the free day pass

Near the end of the article he says Schwarzenegger asked him to help pick his environmental team, and he had hopes that Schwarzenegger would be an 'environmental' governor. Kennedy had endorsed Davis, but it sounded like he hoped S wouldn't be as bad as a typical Bush appointee.

[pmbryant]

8. Yes, Bobby Kennedy Jr likes Arnold and thinks he will be "good"

Family loyalty? Or what?

:shrug:

Here's an excerpt from that interview:

I think Arnold will be good for California. I think that having a Republican in office is always a bad thing, because you're bringing in the people who got you elected -- the Chemical Manufacturers Association, the Farm Bureau, the American Petroleum Institute, and all of these kind of bad characters, the pirates of the American economy. But I think Arnold will be good. He said to me last summer, during an August weekend on Cape Cod, that he wanted to make the environment one of his key issues, that he was going to be the greatest environmental governor in the history of California. And he asked me then to help him put together a team. I didn't endorse him because I had a close relationship with Governor Gray Davis and Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, who had done decent things on the environment. But I helped Arnold put together an environmental policy, which Arnold read and then adopted. And it's probably stronger than Gore's policy. It's certainly stronger than anybody else who was running for California governor, with the exception of the Green Party candidate.

(snip)

[Kolesar]

3. Where does he get the authority to overrule state law?

I was hoping that Mr. Muscles would be somebody that the environmentalists could work with. He has not been in office for one week, and he is proving to be just another republican.
I don't use this icon often, but Ahnold deserves it :puke:

[Zeke]

5. Wake Up!

How foolish are you?

Arnie was the Bush-backed candidate and you're surprised, even a little bit, that Arnie is acting like just another Repug?!

Arnie's backed by the assholes who lie about 9-11!

Fucking wake up and give their kind ZERO credit.

[arcane1]

7. Arnie's campaign was run by Pete Wilson fer crissakes

and he met with KEN F-ING LAY during the bogus power crisis

this is 3 days into his term, and he's already added $4billion to the debt, and given hand-jobs to the polluters and screwers

we're screwed

[Kolesar]

9. I was serious, guys

I know he met with Kenny Boy, but I was hoping the steriod-damaged governor would at least display some amount of deference to the environment and be "lobby-able".

[arcane1]

10. I would expect nothing but lip-service towards the environment

Arnold is, after all, the one who got the Hummer made available to the public :puke: