Gov. backs Prop. 93 to keep leaders in place

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In case you had any doubts about voting against this "Keep Nunez in charge" proposition.

SACRAMENTO — The late Everett McKinley Dirksen, the melodic Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, reportedly intoned: "I live by my principles. And one of my principles is flexibility." Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a "Dirksen moment" Tuesday.

The governor flip-flopped on term limits -- a risky, gutsy move prompted by political pragmatism.

Simply put, Schwarzenegger endorsed Proposition 93, the legislators' ballot initiative to change their term limits, because he wants to keep the current leaders around. He doesn't want them termed out. They're the Democratic devils he knows, rather than the replacement devils who might be opportunistic hotheads or timid lap-dogs for their party caucuses.

Sure don't want any "timid lap-dogs for their party caucuses" do we? Why that would be democratic.

That's especially true of Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles), the governor's Sacramento equivalent of Danny DeVito, a Hollywood pal he co-starred with in the 1988 movie "Twins." Nuñez is a lot younger but only a few inches taller.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap17jan17,1,5695740.column?coll=la-headlines-california

[mitchtv]

1. Nunez is a lot cuter , too

smarter than Devito too, he didn't support Gropenator for Gov.

[roody]

2. If Arnold is for it, I am sure I am against it.

[mitchtv]

3. Term limits sucks

that's why we have elections. Dems support it. Pukes have only to gain with term limits

[roody]

4. Then get rid of them altogether.

Without sweetheart deals for those in power at the moment.

[mitchtv]

5. term limits is a republican scam to oust Dems

They hate elections (term limits)Dems support 93. This dems attacking Dems has left us with the gropenator in charge. You'd prefer an unskilled Puke as speaker?

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6. Term limits has put more power with lobbyists

The lobbyists have the institutional knowledge since the legislators and their staffs change so frequently. All the staff I've spoken too say that the Legislature is less effective than it once was. I support 93.