SACRAMENTO, Calif. --Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed or assigned dozens of staff members this year to high-paying jobs elsewhere in state government -- some of them to six-figure posts he once said were a waste of taxpayer money and should be eliminated.
An Associated Press investigation of Schwarzenegger's staff turnover after last year's disastrous special election revealed that he moved 40 people to other state positions, and at least half of them saw their salaries increase, some by more than $30,000 a year.
Schwarzenegger also gave six former staffers jobs with state boards and commissions he previously tried to dismantle.
Rewarding loyal aides with plum jobs is a long-standing political practice. But many of the appointments run counter to Schwarzenegger's own pronouncements and raise questions about his willingness to make future cuts in state agencies where many of his former staffers now draw paychecks. More on the story.
I smell another recall election in the the horizon in Kalifornia real soon...
5 comments:
I am so glad I don't have this guy for Governor. The most I read about him the more I roll my eyes.
Just be glad that you don't.. There is still more turmoil for the Gropinator more than ever.. I look for another recall in that state.. He won't last 4 years as Governor...
I really feel sorry for his wife Maria Shriver, oh what this woman has had to put up with.
And it is too bad that she gave up her career as journalist for a non-speaking and inexperienced governor.. Look for another recall in that state.. If they recalled Gray Davis, they will recall the Collectinator...
Interesting read SPB..I can't keep up with the Gropinator!
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