The Politics of Expediency

Mr. Schwarzenegger, our governor here in California, seems to have no principles other than expediency. He employs whatever means will serve to bring him to his desired end. First he says he's going to balance the budget by fiscal conservatism. Now, after getting stymied by the Democrats in that goal, he has decided to raise money by floating new bonds - ie., new taxes and debt to be borne on the shoulders of the future. Classic fiscal irresponsibility, particularly when the state budget could be fixed in other ways, such as slashing waste and bloat.

If you're going to behave like a Democrat, why don't you just call yourself a Democrat, Mr. Governor?

Why are Democrats so addicted to taxing the heck out of people and then spending it on creating bigger and bigger bureaucracies that essentially do nothing? Does such behavior excite them? Are they thrilled by turning the concept of waste into a governmental industry? Do they secretly admire the long, grey halls of Soviet Russia and all those faceless bureaucrats who hurried up and down those corridors, day after day, accomplishing nothing at great cost?

Speaking of desired ends, I hope that Schwarzenegger's time in office will end soon and not be renewed by re-election.