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Veto message seems to spell out guv's feelings
The San Francisco Bay Guardian picked up on what could be interpreted as a not-so-hidden message in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of AB 1176.
Read the first letter of each line to see one way to read the message the governor sent to the bill's author, Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.
To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 1176 without my signature.
For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many
unnecessary bills come to me for consideration. Water reform, prison reform, and health
care are major issues my Administration has brought to the table, but the Legislature just
kicks the can down the alley.
Yet another legislative year has come and gone without the major reforms Californians
overwhelmingly deserve. In light of this, and after careful consideration, I believe it is
unnecessary to sign this measure at this time.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
A coincidence of composition or a not-so-subtle diss to the Democrat who reportedly greeted the governor's surprise stop at a Democratic fundraiser with "You lie!" and "Kiss my gay ***" just days before the bill got axed?
"My goodness, what a strange coincidence," Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said. "I suppose when you do so many vetoes, something like this is bound to happen."
McLear also pointed out that the margin-hugging text of other vetoed measures spell words such as "poet," "a bow" and "soap."
Kevin Yamamura contributed to this report.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian picked up on what could be interpreted as a not-so-hidden message in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of AB 1176.
Read the first letter of each line to see one way to read the message the governor sent to the bill's author, Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.
To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 1176 without my signature.
For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many
unnecessary bills come to me for consideration. Water reform, prison reform, and health
care are major issues my Administration has brought to the table, but the Legislature just
kicks the can down the alley.
Yet another legislative year has come and gone without the major reforms Californians
overwhelmingly deserve. In light of this, and after careful consideration, I believe it is
unnecessary to sign this measure at this time.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
A coincidence of composition or a not-so-subtle diss to the Democrat who reportedly greeted the governor's surprise stop at a Democratic fundraiser with "You lie!" and "Kiss my gay ***" just days before the bill got axed?
"My goodness, what a strange coincidence," Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said. "I suppose when you do so many vetoes, something like this is bound to happen."
McLear also pointed out that the margin-hugging text of other vetoed measures spell words such as "poet," "a bow" and "soap."
Kevin Yamamura contributed to this report.
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