** SCHWARZENEGGER ADDRESS TO BRITISH CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE. Originally slated to be the Tory conference keynoter, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had to cancel due to California’s legislative business being dragged out by the state budget stall of the summer. His friend, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, filled in in his stead. Bloomberg was a moderate Republican, but after he and the former action movie superstar appeared on the cover of Time magazine as the poster boys for post-partisanship, Bloomberg became an independent. Which makes their selection by the Tories quite intriguing. Schwarzenegger addressed the conference in Blackpool via satellite Sunday morning (late afternoon in the UK):
Hello everyone. It is a tremendous honor to address the 124th annual Conservative Party Conference. I am sorry I could not join you in person.
But we are in the middle of a special session of the Legislature that I called, to address two of the biggest issues facing California. One is comprehensive health care reform and the other is a long-term water plan to make sure California has all the water it needs to remain prosperous for generations to come.
So I had to cancel all travel except a long-term promise to attend the Special Olympics World Summer Games in China in a few days.
But I am happy to talk with you via satellite because as someone from Europe who now lives in America, I have a profound appreciation of the bond between our two nations.
No matter the challenge, no matter the issue, Americans know you have always been our trusted and valued friend.
And I suspect you feel the same way about us. It’s fantastic you found such a great new keynote speaker, my good friend and soul mate, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Now I have to say… Because just like your dynamic leader David Cameron, the mayor always puts the people first.
He knows, like David Cameron and I know, that we are public servants, not party servants. And that our job is to recognize the issues that matter to the people the most and to solve them. Issues we are all working on very hard in California, New York City and in Great Britain.
Issues like health care, balanced budgets, economic development, education reform, public safety, infrastructure and of course global warming and protecting the environment. These are not conservative or liberal issues. They are issues everyone cares about.
People want quality health care, no matter what party they belong to. They want safe communities, no matter what party they belong to. They want a healthy environment, no matter what party they belong to.
Think about global warming, which your party has done such great work on. We are changing the dynamic. Last year, after I signed our landmark climate change bill, everyone was inspired by California’s leadership on this vital issue.
Mayor Bloomberg did the same thing in April by proposing his green plan for New York City, the most ambitious environmental blueprint for a city in history. And by being a strong and forceful voice on climate change, David Cameron has revived your Conservative Party’s green heritage and helped strengthen Britain’s resolve to set an example on this issue.
That is the kind of leadership people are hungry for. They want action and results, not ideology and stalemate. They prefer progress with messy compromise, over defeat with pristine principles.
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity,” Winston Churchill once said. “The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”
I agree 100 percent. I know David Cameron and Michael Bloomberg do, too. Thank you very much. And now let me introduce to you one of the great mayors ever, my friend, Michael Bloomberg.
** IOWA: OBAMA AND ROMNEY LEAD THEIR PARTY FIELDS IN NEWSWEEK POLL. The new Newsweek poll of likely caucus voters in the first-in-the-nation Iowa presidential caucuses shows Barack Obama with a narrow lead in the Democratic race and Mitt Romney leading the Republican race.
Obama leads Hillary Clinton, 28% to 24%, with John Edwards close behind with 22% and Bill Richardson fourth at 10%.
On the Republican side, Romney leads with 24%. Fred Thompson is second at 16%, followed by Rudy Giuliani at 13%, Mike Huckabee at 12%, and John McCain at 9%.
** NEWT WON’T RUN FOR PRESIDENT. In what ranks as no surprise, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said this morning that he will not run for the Republican presidential nomination. Earlier in the week, he’d said that he would run if he determined by October 21st that he could raise $30 million for the effort. He’s since learned, he said today, that he can’t run for president and remain head of his think tank.
** UNIVERSITY SEMINAR STARTING SUNDAY. I’m doing a university seminar most of next week, beginning tomorrow morning, so NWN publishing will not be as frequent as usual.
** SCHWARZENEGGER TO ADDRESS BRITISH CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE IN LIVE SUNDAY WEBCAST. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had been slated to keynote the British Conservative Party conference in Blackpool only to cancel on account of his special legislative session, will nonetheless address the Tory gathering at 7:15 AM Sunday morning via satellite. The event will be webcast live on the UK Conservative Party web site.
His topic will be climate change and modern center-right politics.
** SCHWARZENEGGER TO ATTEND FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL CEREMONY. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who in 2005 was viewed as an enemy of the firefighters union for his special election initiative agenda — which at one point targeted their pensions — will participate in a memorial ceremony at 11 AM in Capitol Park. Also on the program is U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, whose seat Schwarzenegger may take on in 2010. Schwarzenegger just signed a bill granting health benefits to firefighters’ surviving family members.
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RE: Newt
AHHHHHHHH!
You’re not doing it at Berkeley, right?
I never thought he’d run. I mean, I get all his stuff, and it’s interesting, but …
I figured early on I didn’t have to read his alternative history novel on World War II.
He just started a series in the spring, with an alternate Pearl Harbor.
>richard locicero :
RE: Newt
AHHHHHHHH!
Sep 29, 2007 10:53 AM
I never thought he’d run. I mean, I get all his stuff, and it’s interesting, but …
I figured early on I didn’t have to read his alternative history novel on World War II.
He just started a series in the spring, with an alternate Pearl Harbor.
>richard locicero :
RE: Newt
AHHHHHHHH!
Sep 29, 2007 10:53 AM
Right. More later.
>Ann :
You’re not doing it at Berkeley, right?
Sep 29, 2007 10:54 AM
There is an interesting editorial in today’s Financial Times (weekend edition),Arnold is appearing with the Tories just as they are clearly at a major crossroad as a party. It sounds like Cameron is facing the same sniping and unrest as Arnold with his CRP…The editorial’s title says it all:”Brown has pushed Tories into a corner..Cameron must nevertheless seize control of the political centre” Further, it asserts that the Blair -Brown success was due to the fact that Blair “FIRST (emphasis added) changed and cosolidated the party” BEFORE taking it to the center…it then claims that Cameron is doing it exactly the opposite thus dealing with a party that is sending mixed messages to party faithful and the public…(now that sounds familiar) this appears to me to somewaht similar to the mistake Arnold made in dealing with CRP…and perhaps the mistake the Dems are making nationally, the last polls I saw showed that the “Brown Bump” had disappeared and the if Cameron and his party got their act together on vital issues, climate change being one of them, there would be a real contest…however, the editorial warns that this week is vital for Cameron and his party and they have their “work cut out for them.”
Good points, as usual.
I still need to do another Arnold and the Republicans column, focusing on the missed opportunity following his election in 2003 to begin modernizing the party.
If not Berkeley?
Cal and Oregon are tied, 3-3 late in the half. Not the big expected track meet.
Barbara I caught the BBC “Politics in Britain” show last night and, apparently Brown and Labor are up again and word at their conference was a General Election this Fall. And the talk on the show was all about Cameron’s difficulties and the disaray in the Tory ranks. They also said that next week’s party conference in Blackpool was crucial as, of yet, no compelling reason to vote Conservative has been shown.
Gee, ain’t politics fun?
thank you. on the run or rather my horse is …looking forward to that column…hve a great wkend.!
Cal’s taken the 4th quarter lead in Oregon, 24-17. They got robbed of another TD.
Cal wins 31-24…shall move up in the top ten standings, but will never reach number one.
What a game!
What a game!
Yes, it was quite the finish. Feel sorry for the young man who fumbled away the Ducks chances with seconds remaining, but guess that’s the nature of the game.
California is a very good squad, so is Oregon. Will be interesting to see how they match up against Southern California.
In other Pac 10 news, Oregon State is leading UCLA (when the smog lifts) 14-0 in the second quarter.
Cal, ranked #6 nationally, will move up with two of the five teams ranked ahead of it losing today.
Maybe they’ll go to the Rose Bowl for the first time in my life.
Perhaps they will. But, won’t you be conflicted as to which game to attend…either viewing your USC Trojans play in the BCS championship game or your Bears settle for the wilted Rose Bowl?
What you going to do????
I will not permit an asterisk to be attached to a Cal Rose Bowl appearance.
KK,
I was thinking about you today. Put together a little meal this evening I think you would have enjoyed…
Grilled pork chops that had been marinated in bourbon, maple syrup and dijon mustard, grilled peaches and baked sweet potatoes. Polished it off with a variety of Straus Family Farm ice creams.
Final long walk before my half marathon comes tomorrow, so, sadly, had to pass on the wine.
By the way, only kidding about the wilted Rose Bowl. The Granddaddy of them all will never be wilted.
Interesting question.
USC will be # 2 in the country tomrrow.
Cal will be #3 in the country.
Been a USC fan since 1956, if I had a vote LSU would be ranked #1, Trojans, who need to wake up, #2 and California would be #3.
Solon – why do you think the two games would be on the same day?
Nick,
Fully understand that the games are played on different days, just having a little fun with Mr. Bradley.
There was a time, however, when not only were the major bowl games (Rose, Cotton, Sugar, Orange) played on the same day they were virtually the only bowl games played. That’s before the concept that football fans truly wanted to see to teams with 6-5 records hook-up up for one more game came into being.
One of the early not so important bowl games was called the Liberty Bowl. Started out in Philadelphia. Couldn’t draw there, so it moved to Memphis, or some other Southern city. This is back in the 60′s…it’s now moved some many times I believe it’s called the Homeless Bowl!
Heard a rumor the other day that there’s a new bowl game…Tidy Flush Toilet Bowl. It will feature the two worst teams in the country.
Off to the path. Enjoy your Sunday.
Carole W…
Sacramento Bee has a nice article about yesterday’s ceremony for the Firefighters. Here’s the link:
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/406692.html
Carole W…
Sacramento Bee has a nice article about yesterday’s ceremony for the Firefighters. Here’s the link:
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/406692.html
LSU is Number One, I’m sorry.
Video on Monday?
Sacto,
13 miles! Whew that is a long run! I appreciate the article. Thank you for letting me know. I am so glad the Firefighters are being honored. We have had our share of fires and EVERY time the Firefighters have saved countless lives and property. I love them. Now if we can convince Richman how valuable they are.
Dave is asking me if your run is all down hill?:)
Sac Bee article:
What a beautiful picture of the men and women in uniform. The little girl is adorable. I have friends that are fighting cancer related health issues from years of smoke and chemicals. I hope some day in the future,, we find a cure for cancer and no more bickering about public safety health benefits and retirements.
Carole W:
Tell Dave that it’s walking I do, not running. I was blessed to run three marathons, but my joints no longer support that activity, so I walk. Love being out there and am looking for an all downhill course!
You’re quite welcome for the article. Totally agree about the picture…very touching.
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Now for those college football fans out there…the Coaches’ Poll is out and USC remains #1, LSU is still a distant second while the Bears of Berkeley move to #3. Oregon (13), Arizona State (19) and UCLA (25) are other PAC 10 ranked schools.
Solon there’s a good reason for the coache’s poll. I think it is finally getting thru the heads of the raters that the PAC10 is a FAR stronger conference than the SEC or BIG10. See the Bowl results.
Richard,
Agree…and the AP poll is in: LSU is #1, Troy #2, Golden Bears #3
What is that Newt thinks about? His hypocracy? The man’s a joke and his followers are worse.
Fascinating dynamics right now in both prez primaries.
The Dems: Perhaps over the next month, HRC’s inevitability steamrolls everyone.
Or, there could be a backlash against the Clintons, and this past week will have been seen as HRC’s peak. Interesting to see both Zeb Brez and Rob Reich debunking Bill C. Certainly, it’s time for those Dem with reservations about eight more years of the Clintons to put up or shut up.
The Reeps: Tom Friedman says 9/11 is over, but if the religious right is fading as per the CW, what else if not fear can the Reeps run on?
The Reeps could try being the party of fiscal responsibility and liberty. It used to work pretty well for them before they became the party of corporate obeisance, pay to play and lifestyle regulation.
The Reeps could try being the party of fiscal responsibility and liberty. It used to work pretty well for them before they became the party of corporate obeisance, pay to play and lifestyle regulation.
Hmm.
They’re working very hard to make Hillary appear inevitable. However, I’ve seen more inevitable candidates.
9/11 is not over. What polling shows is over is the Republican edge on 9/11. As reported here.
>Chris M :
Fascinating dynamics right now in both prez primaries.
The Dems: Perhaps over the next month, HRC’s inevitability steamrolls everyone.
Or, there could be a backlash against the Clintons, and this past week will have been seen as HRC’s peak. Interesting to see both Zeb Brez and Rob Reich debunking Bill C. Certainly, it’s time for those Dem with reservations about eight more years of the Clintons to put up or shut up.
The Reeps: Tom Friedman says 9/11 is over, but if the religious right is fading as per the CW, what else if not fear can the Reeps run on?
Sep 30, 2007 03:19 PM
As predicted!
>Sacramento Solon :
Richard,
Agree…and the AP poll is in: LSU is #1, Troy #2, Golden Bears #3
Sep 30, 2007 01:51 PM
… Incidentally, the best way to restore the Republican edge on 9/11 is to act as if 9/11 is over.
9/11 will be over in a few decades.
Hopefully.
Video on Monday.
>Jonas Blane :
LSU is Number One, I’m sorry.
Video on Monday?
Sep 30, 2007 08:31 AM
“the best way to restore the Republican edge on 9/11 is to act as if 9/11 is over”
That’s an excellent way of putting it. The need to improve security is clearly still with us. And in fact, was with us even before 9/11.
Funny story: This past weekend was “ArtCarFest”, a rolling artshow throughout the Bay Area with cars decorated in various extravagant ways. My gf, being a mechanical engineer and a car nut, has a ’72 caddy that she’s done up with lace-stenciled roof, chains and lanterns, and other decorations ( http://tinyurl.com/36f2y6 ). So, we were out at one of the events for this, and one of the guys there, who has a sort of post-apocalyptic Mad-Max themed car, was telling us about some legal trouble he’s in.
He was at another festival recently, and somebody was telling him, oh, you should do some photos of your car in front of this run-down refinery a few miles from here, it’d fit with your theme. So he drives out to the refinery, comes up to the gate, and it’s hanging wide open. The “no trespassing” sign, as it turns out, is ON THE GATE, and hence when the gate is rolled open, it’s off behind the wall where you can’t see it. He rolls right in, and then the gate closes behind him. He realizes maybe he’s made a mistake, and wanders around for ten minutes looking for somebody to help him out. When he finally finds them, they freak out, and treat him like he’s some kind of terrorist. So now he’s facing a bunch of fines and possible prosecution, because of their stupidity in not noticing their gate was left open, until after it had been open long enough for a random stranger to wander in.
But hey, you can’t bring a liquid bomb onto an airplane, unless you’re clever enough to pack the ingredients in separate 2oz containers and mix them later in the bathroom!