Because he's got sack. He's vetoing the CA state budget being proffered before him by our do-nothing bunch of imbeciles in the state ASSembly.
Basically after 2-1/2 months of finger pointing and partisan bickering they've "compromised" on a drunken-sailor spending plan that (among other things) allows them to raid the previously voter-approved earmarked bond fund for new school construction to fund their ineptitude.
BRAVO to this guy for standing up for some principles!
They'll undoubtedly spin this to make him look like the obstructionist/bad guy, but the fact of the matter is that Arnold has a pair and they're mistaken to think he'll cave because he's "over a barrel" politically or whatever.
We need more of this from government.
(sorry if this crosses into the realm of PARF - if it needs to be moved there, so be it - I just couldn't contain my excitement about this!)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122160571723145269.html?mod=special_page_campaig n2008_mostpop