Gov. Arold Schwarzenegger defends Obama stimulus plan

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Source: NY Daily News/Reuters

WASHINGTON - California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger played Conan the Contrarian Sunday, pummeling his party for hypocrisy on jobs and health care.

With the one-year anniversary of the $787 billion stimulus bill last week, Republicans chorused that it had failed, and created no jobs.

But Schwarzenegger, who finishes his term this year, sang the Democrats' tune, claiming the recovery act was vital, and mocked members of his party who crow about the money they get in their own districts.

"I find it interesting that you have a lot of the Republicans running around, and pushing back on the stimulus money and saying, 'This doesn't create any new jobs,'" the Govinator told ABC News' "This Week."

"Then they go out and do the photo ops, and they are posing with the big check and they say, 'Isn't this great,'" he said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/02/21/2010-02-21_republican_governor_arnold_schwarzenegger_defends_obamas_stimulus_plan.html

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Schwarzenegger has several years of trying to govern around an obstructive conservative minority.

[NewJeffCT]

1. Good for Arnold on this

we need to run an ad with him saying that exact thing

[SpiralHawk]

2. Pummeling Republicons for their Hypocrisy

Sooooo richly deserved.

Republicons = The Latter Day Pharisees.

[Mz Pip]

3. There is very little love remaining

between Schwarzenegger and the CA Republican legislature. During our endless budget crisis the Republicans wouldn't return his phone calls.

And although cuts to services and programs in CA have been deep they would have been a lot worse if it weren't for the stimulus.

FOr what it's worth I signed the first ballot initiative petition that I have in years - the one to end the damn 2/3 majority needed to pass any budget legislation in CA.

[Jefferson23]

4. Good, and don't vote Republican any longer Arnold...switch over.

[goclark]

5. Glad to hear something good that he has done

Many will be glad to see the door hit him on the way out.

[Duer 157099]

6. Isn't it amazing that it's newsworthy when a republican tells the truth? n/t

[Festivito]

7. So what when ten TV CONs will say it doesn't. /nt

[eagertolearn]

8. Maybe more thinking republicans will come out and expose the ignorance

of their party. The repugs want everything to fail, even if it hurts millions of people, so they can get back in power..and do what? You had 8 years and look at the mess we're in. Good for Schwarzenegger!:yourock:

[Plucketeer]

9. Let's hope that he keeps on on this tirade!

Like it or not, Arnold has the star power to attract cameras and microphones. If it takes the Verminator to shed light on the roaches in government, so be it!

[stlsaxman]

10. Sounds like Arnold's been watching Rachel...

just sayin'

;)

[eagertolearn]

I think everyone is watching Rachel! Except for the non thinkers!

[eagertolearn]

11. I think everyone is watching Rachel! Except for the non thinkers!