Bush and Arnie Working Together

[MrPopup]

Hasta La Vista....Democrats, 2004

************************

Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's first appointments Thursday reflect his close ties to the Bush White House, a relationship he downplayed during the campaign but now is counting on to bring California more favorable treatment from Washington.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...0/MN206784.DTL

Nevertheless, the transition team announced Thursday contains many of Bush's closest California contacts, including four of the seven leaders of Bush's 2000 California Campaign: Gerald Parsky, the chairman, Rep. David Dreier of San Dimas (Los Angeles County) and state Sen. Jim Brulte of Rancho Cucamonga (San Bernadino County), who co-chaired the campaign, and Eloise Anderson, who served on the Bush 2000 California committee.

The transition team also include Bush confidante George Shultz, Matt Fong, the former state treasurer who raised in excess of $100,000 for Bush's 2000 campaign, and Viet Dinh, a former assistant attorney general in Bush's Justice Department.

John Cogan, a Hoover Institution fellow instrumental in developing Schwarzenegger's economic plan, was among Bush's top economic advisers during the campaign and the early days of his administration.

Schwarzenegger's campaign communications team was led by Sean Walsh, who worked in Bush's father's White House, and Rob Stutzman, who with Walsh flies regularly to Washington to meet with Bush's political team. California Republican Party Chairman Duf Sundheim, a major cheerleader for Schwarzenegger,

[who]

Oh NO!