January 17, 2008

Rattling cages

The governor's blunt admission to the Sacramento Bee's editorial board that he does not expect to close any state parks -- despite proposing to shutter 48 of them in his budget plan last week -- is further evidence that his entire cuts-only budget plan was really designed only as a way to get discussions going with the Legislature. Schwarzenegger said the parks proposal was meant to "rattle the cages" and get people talking about raising park fees or finding other entities, including cities, counties and private foundations, to take over the parks. His after-the-fact candor is refreshing, even if it reveals that his budget plan was less than candid.

Posted by dweintraub on January 17, 2008 7:09 AM