At the end of this afternoon's press conference introducing Sen. Darrell Steinberg as the Senate’s next president pro tem, outgoing Don Perata took a swipe at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's brand of leadership.
Asked what he thought about the governor saying Proposition 93 failed because of state lawmakers, Perata initially said, "I wasn't surprised at his comments."
Pressed further by a TV reporter, Perata said:
"This has always been a one politician state, as far as he is concerned, and we are being used to be pointed at for not doing stuff. And everywhere he goes, with the exception of when he is in Big 5 talking to us, he seems to find lots of criticism for the Legislature.
"And I just remind everyone that he is no longer a citizen politician. He is a real, for real politician, just like the rest of us.
"If you want to blame us for what's been going on in this state, he's not first. I am sure he won't be the last. But I don't think it's very constructive with what we are faced with today."
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