Benedict Arnold Schwarzenegger Gives California A Big Middle Finger

I have written many times that the two most regrettable votes I ever made were the two times I voted for Benedict Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California.
And, another fellow Californian points out a lot of why those votes were so regrettable.
Meredith Turney in this column explains that Benedict Arnold actually grew the state government at an alarming rate.
For instance, the largest tax hike in California history occurred thanks to Benedict Arnold. The irony is that one of the issues Benedict Arnold rode into Sacramento on was the so-called car tax. The correct government euphemism is the Vehicle Registration Fee. When he won the special recall election, the first thing he did was roll back the fee hikes instituted by the Gray Era, former governor Gray Davis. But, by the time he left office in January of this year, he raised the fee.
But, the real financial mess is allowing government to grow 40%. The state debt rose from $34,000,000,000 at the beginning of Benedict Arnold's term and now stands at $91,000,000,000. Or as Miss Turney notes, for each California resident, illegal or legal, the debt per citizen went from $997 to $2,362.
I believe that is called Obamanomics. And Benedict Arnold was practicing it before the Dear Leader, President Obama, became president. What a trailblazer.
The worst legacy was Assembly Bill 32. That is the Global Warming act that will when all is said and done put California out of business. So to speak.
It will cost California over 1,100,000 jobs. It will affect revenues that working people who are not working pay to the state. And it will be to prop a failure known as "Green jobs". Ask Spain how well that has worked out for them.
But you know, I almost feel really bad for Benedict Arnold.
While he was toiling away in Sacramento for seven years, he says that he lost out on around $200,000,000 in potential income.
Hey, Benedict Arnold. No one put a gun to your bloated head and made you run for governor. You claimed you did so to solve problems. All you did was make our problems worse. And your comment, sir, is essentially giving us, the citizens of California, a big fat middle finger.
You sir have cost this state jobs, revenue and reputation. You sir not only made this once Golden State a laughingstock, you also ruined the political party you claimed to be a part of. That would be the Republican party.
Now the former governor can get back to making money. And maybe when he recoups some of that lost income, fork some over to the state. You know, to help in the debt that he created.
But until then, remember that this guy, Benedict Arnold Schwarzenegger, gave us a big, fat middle finger. Now, one way to give it back is to not see him return to the silver screen.