[As mayor, he has promised to plant 1 million trees, to start building a subway to the ocean, and to take over the city's ailing school system, from which approximately 60 percent of Latinos and 50 percent of African-Americans drop out.] Antonio doesn't do politics for the purpose of political expediency, ... His thinking is guided by what's in his heart, gut, and head. |
[Schwarzenegger wants power] without checks and balances, ... I think that's too much power. |
Antonio doesn't do politics for the purpose of political expediency. His thinking is guided by what's in his heart, gut, and head. |
Everybody understands that we've got to put down the boxing gloves and get some stuff done. |
has no confidence (in Mexico) and doesn't treat it like a modern democracy. |
He is at his best when he is trying to bring people together, like he did last year. But that rhetoric has changed. He now has shifted over far more to the Republican mantra of dig in your heels and fight for those things which ideologically position the party to be able to motivate its base. |
History will show that Gov. Schwarzenegger had a chance to end the last vestige of legal discrimination in our state, ... Instead of choosing the way of the future the governor has aligned himself with the enemies of equal rights for all. |
I almost feel as though the governor picked up a grenade and sort of threw it at the Legislature and ran away, |
I want to approach it from the standpoint that California does not have enough help from Washington, D.C., ... That is the only reason we ought to be considering declaring an emergency on the issue of illegal immigration in California. |
If we're living within our means, then why are we spending $50 million for a special election? ... This was an unnecessary election to begin with. |
John Hall and I worked shoulder-to-shoulder for nearly a decade in the trenches of politics and public service. No one was more devoted to his craft and to working families. He was passionate about his profession, and particularly in helping young people. In his service on the Contractors State License Board, he was a staunch advocate for professional standards for his trade. We will miss him dearly. |
Nothing can be further from the truth, |
Obviously the governor had a very positive tone about us getting back to work, rolling up our sleeves and tackling some of the tough issues that confront our state, |
That's a very positive sign, |
The fact of the matter is unions are outspent by corporate contributors 24 to one, |