Schwarzenegger Endorses Obama's Global Warming Plan

[wyldwolf]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office sent out a press release today touting a global warming plan by U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat. The presidential candidate from Illinois has introduce a national carbon-reduction initiative based on Schwarzenegger's own efforts in California unveiled in January.

Schwarzenegger has said he's inclined to endorse a Republican for president, but may not make any decision in the primary. The GOP governor already has held a high-profile meeting with U.S. Sen. John McCain, also about global warming standards, and with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Former Gov. Mitt Romney received a private meeting last week. Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said the governor and Obama have never talked.

Schwarzenegger's log-rolling with candidate Obama came after the senator's campaign issued a press release that said: "I've introduced a proposal known as a National Low-Carbon Fuel Standard, based on the one introduced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California just a few months ago. Like raising our fuel-efficiency standards, this approach simultaneously reduces our dependence on oil and reduces greenhouse gas emissions."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/politicalmuscle/2007/05/this_was_inevit.html

[rinsd]

1. I think Ahnuld is considering a Senate run.

He's been banging the environmentalist drum for a few months and now he attempts to attach himself to a rock star in the Democratic party.

[Posteritatis]

6. What's his take on environmental issues in general?

Most of the environment-related news I catch out of California around here tends to have conservatives and Randroids bursting into flames in fits of apopletic rage, which can't be all bad..

[rinsd]

7. His rhetoric has been cautiously encouraging

Here is a recent article

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17996834/site/newsweek/

[ProudDad]

11. And he AIN'T GONNA DO SHIT!!!

He's already vetoed the single-payer universal coverage bill our Dem legislature passed last year in favor of his pump up the rich insurance companies and criminalize lower middle class folks bullshit.

[Colobo]

2. Obama is reaching across the aisle; very good!

[PresidentObama]

4. My thoughts exactly. Obama definitely is playing well with independents and moderate GOPers.

If only Obama/Edwards or vice versa was the ticket, we'd win by a huge margin.

[kwolf68]

5. How do you know it wont be?

Edwards or Obama wins the primary and takes the other out with them in 2008?

[Tellurian]

8. yeah, really..

I hope my candidate doesn't ruin the day for you, exuding all this testosterone and male bonding.

[Tellurian]

3. Very Interesting!

I see Ahhnold as a token Republican- this wouldn't be considered a defection, more as Obama "wrangling" than anything else.

[Capn Sunshine]

9. Wish I could find my Arnold sound bite.

He's telling a group of republican consultants about global warming " you'll be like da polah beah , ot deah on an ice floe" if you don't get on board"

Also, Hill's speech at the CA convention was solid in this area. I found a snippet of it which she was using in Iowa:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JeOJXKXMxs

Arnold is succumbing to the wave, he's getting off the neocon bandwagon. Not that it helps us with the power companies today.

[ProudDad]

10. Don't BELIEVE the Groppensteroidenfuhrer!!!!

When in doubt, the Aaaaaaaannnnnnooooollllddd supports corporations and privatization in ALL matters.

His "health care" plan is a get richer quicker scheme that CRIMINALIZES those of us who can't afford to buy "health insurance".

When in doubt, believe this, arnold's a fucked up pro-corporate REPUBLICAN first and ALWAYS...

[ProudDad]

12. More on the groppensteroidenfuhrer's "health care" plan

Romny`s Massachusetts Health Care Plan and Arnold`s California plan have something in common.

In both plans everyone is mandated by law to have health insurance – or be penalized. The penalty - you lose your individual state income tax exemption.

Arnold`s has a government funded subsidy to low-income individuals to assist with the purchase of private health insurance – up to 250% of poverty. (A single individual earning $27,000 is above 250% of poverty and would have to pay $3,200 a year in coverage.)

Rommy`s plan has a sliding-scale subsidy to individuals for the purchase of private insurance with incomes up to 300% of federal poverty level (or $49,800 for a family of three.) Individuals with a income less than 100% of poverty ($9,800 for a individual) will not be required to pay any premiums to private insurance. The subsidy is a voucher

And there is no deductible.

Both plans would make criminals of people who do not purchase the private insurance, and there is a built in penalty easily applied by the state.

But what both plans really have in common is this:

THEY CREATE A NEW MARKET FOR THE PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO MAKE A PROFIT OFF OF – AND THE TAX PAYER GETS TO PAY FOR IT.

WE PAY – THEY PROFIT.