Originally published February 27 2005
Schwarzenegger fends off critics
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
In various news from the nation's capital, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is visiting at a time when he is under fire from all sides for his policies. The liberal rankings from the National Journal have tabbed John Kerry as the most liberal and John McCain as the third-most liberal Republican. Finally, Democrats have been attacking Bush's plan to save Social Security, but still have not come up with a counter-proposal.
When Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Capitol Hill for the first time as California's governor in late 2003, he received warm welcomes from both Democrats and Republicans.
But when he returns to Washington today the governor will get a chilly reception from California legislators who feel he hasn't delivered on his promises.
During his gubernatorial campaign, Schwarzenegger said he would be the "Collectinator," using his relationships with the White House and Republicans in Congress to get more federal dollars to his state.
California at the time received about 79 cents for every dollar it pays in taxes and so far that hasn't changed, even with the country's most famous Republican not named Bush in Sacramento.
The 33 Democrats in the House, along with Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, plan on asking Schwarzenegger why he isn't getting more from the White House, and why he isn't asking congressional Republicans, especially those from California, to amend the federal budget so the state gets more money.
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