Dan Wood: The Eponymous Weblog

Living in California, U.S.A., I feel like I'm not only living in the country that is the laughing stock of the world these "W" days, but the state that is the laughing stock of the country, with a "Governator," not a real Governor, at the helm. This is the guy who was elected on the promise of getting rid of the special interests — who seems to be spending most of his energy collecting big bucks from big corporate interests.

Now, we're bracing for a "Special Election" in November which he's forcing down our throats. Six right-wing, big-business initiatives that couldn't wait until next year, since Arnold would not be allowed to campaign for them if he waited. So we will have an election that will waste $80 million of taxpayer money.

The first six — 73 through 78 — are just disgusting. One unnecessary measure turns school teachers into scapegoats for problems with our educational system; another guts the recent Proposition 98 for minimal school funding. (Clearly, Arnold hates teachers!) A "parental notification" measure won't actually do anything to actually reduce abortions. Another kicks off an early reapportionment, years since the latest census. Another stifles the political voices of unions. And then there's the fake prescription drug "discount" measure that doesn't solve any problems — at least there's a counterproposal (Proposition 79) that is competing ... however, this means that big bucks will be spent by the pharmaceutical industry trying to pass theirs/Arnold's version.

Inspired by the fact that these deplorable measures are all numbered in the "seventies", I envisioned and executed an image of Arnold as a Disco Dancer from the seventies. Here is its world premiere! Feel free to ... uh ... view.

(Larger version available.)