EDITORIAL BAD FAITH.GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] promised a new era of open government when he took over for Gray Davis last year. He would end ``politics as usual'' he said, by bringing transparency and honesty to the state's capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. . How then does he rationalize ra·tion·al·ize v. 1. To make rational. 2. To devise self-satisfying but false or inconsistent reasons for one's behavior, especially as an unconscious defense mechanism through which irrational acts or feelings are made to appear all of his backroom back·room n. or back room 1. A room located at the rear. 2. The meeting place used by an inconspicuous controlling group. adj. 1. deals, and now his veto of SB 1164, a bill that would have lifted unreasonable restrictions for journalists to interview inmates of the state's scandal-plagued prisons? And a bill signed by the governor last week gives public agencies more time to dillydally in responding to public-information requests. The measure extends the time limit to respond from 10 calendar days to 10 working days. Both of those bills undermine Schwarzenegger's promise to change the culture in state politics from serving special interests to serving the public. |
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