Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 million

Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 million...
VIENNA (Reuters) – Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, the bodybuilding star turned actor and politician told a newspaper in his native Austria, insisting 'it was more than worth it." Counting expenses and lost income from acting in Hollywood films, "in all it is probably more than $200 million," he told Krone when asked how much his two terms in Sacramento had cost. "But I'm not sorry. It was more than worth it," he said. "What was much worse w...

Schwarzenegger: Being a governor cost about $200M in lost film pay, expenses
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just left office due to term limits, told a newspaper in his native Austria that his seven years as the "Governator" had cost him a pretty penny. Adding up his expenses and lost revenue from taking a Hollywood hiatus, Schwarzenegger estimates he lost "probably more than $200 million." But, he insisted, "it was more than worth it." California, meanwhile, is running a $25.4 billion Budget Deficit. "What was much worse [than the lost income] was t...

Schwarzenegger: Being Governor Cost Me $200 Million And Damage To My Family
Reuters: Vienna (Reuters) -- Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, the bodybuilding star turned actor and politician told a newspaper in his native Austria, insisting 'it was more than worth it." Read the whole story: Reuters Get HuffPost Los Angeles On Twitter! Know something we don't? E-mail us at [email protected] ...

Schwarzenegger claims being Governor cost him $200 million
It might have come with a sweet California mansion, but being Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger $200 million, he claimed earlier this week. The former governator told a newspaper in his native Austria that his time in office, including expenses and lost revenue from movies and Endorsements, resulted in a hefty pay decrease, Reuters reported. But Schwarzenegger said he didn't regret taking the oath of office. "It was more than worth it," he told the paper. The loss of money wasn't even the wo...

Serving as Governor Cost Schwarzenegger $200 Million
Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, he told an Austrian newspaper, Reuters reports. Said Schwarzenegger: "But I'm not sorry. It was more than worth it. What was much worse was the damage my time as Governor did to the family. There is a lot there that needs to be repaired." ...

The $200 Million Governorship
Via the Reuters: Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 millionVIENNA (Reuters) - Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least...

Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's while he was President, son says in new book
Former President Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's Disease during his Second Term in office, his son claims in a new book. Ron Reagan says that if his father's illness had been diagnosed while he was President, he would have given up control of the country. "I've seen no evidence that my father (or anyone else) was aware of his medical condition while he was in office," Reagan wrote in his book "My Father at 100." In excerpts from the book, first released by U.S. News and World Report Friday, Reag...

An older, bolder Jerry Brown deserves kudos for his budget plan
It's a different Gov. Jerry Brown we're seeing these days — a subtle but significant difference between Brown I and Brown II. The Brown who was Governor at age 36 would not have been as bold — as calmly willing to stick his neck way out — as the 72-year-old version. The contrast—along with a stark stylistic difference between Brown and predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger — was evident at a news conference Monday. The new Governor unveiled his cuts-taxes-and-shuffle r...

An older, bolder Gov. Jerry Brown deserves kudos for his budget plan
Gov. Brown is showing a willingness to take big risks in his share-the-pain plan to close the Budget gap It's a different Gov. Jerry Brown we're seeing these days — a subtle but significant difference between Brown I and Brown II. The Brown who was Governor at age 36 would not have been as bold — as calmly willing to stick his neck way out — as the 72-year-old version. The contrast—along with a stark stylistic difference between Brown and predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger...

State has plan to save child care subsidies
Assembly Speaker John Pérez will announce today that state officials have found a way to save child care Subsidies for 55,000 low-income families - a program that then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to eliminate last year. The Subsidies are available to parents who were formerly on cash assistance but now have jobs or are in school. Supporters had argued that eliminating the Subsidies was shortsighted and could ultimately cost Taxpayers more than keeping it, because many parents would quit ...

Lawmakers getting new cars despite push to pare California's vehicle fleet
Reporting from Sacramento — Lawmakers have spent at least $259,000 in Taxpayer funds on new SUVs and other vehicles for themselves in the last year despite a push by the new Governor and the last one to cut California's fleet amid the state's Financial Crisis. Newly elected Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D- Salinas) is taking delivery of a 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid, worth $37,269. More than $32,000 went to buy a 2011 Ford Edge for freshman Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks), a "Tea Party" Activist and ...

Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan a 'good starting point,' nonpartisan analyst says
Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Jerry Brown's Controversial spending blueprint got a welcome boost Wednesday when California's chief Budget analyst called it a "good starting point" for tackling the state's chronic Deficits. INTERACTIVE: Try your hand at eliminating the state deficit The review is far more flattering than the nonpartisan legislative analyst's office offered for many of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's spending plans. In particular, the Budget expert approves of Brow...

Spider-Man: Your Friendly Neighborhood Sissy?
There are many who bemoan Hollywood’s tendency to cannibalize itself with endless sequels, prequels, and reboots. I am not one of them. Film is a child of theater. Part of the pleasure in attending a new production of a play you have seen before is considering the take of a fresh group of artists on the same old material. We wouldn’t fault a theater troupe for yet another production of Romeo & Juliet. So why fault filmmakers for remaking an old film? Quality is certainly affect...

University of California President Mark Yudof: The BMOC
Mark Yudof became president of the University of California in 2008. Some timing. Since then, the university has seen its state funding, which accounts for about 13% of its operating Budget, cut again and again. Now Gov. Jerry Brown wants another $500 million out of UC's bottom line. That's a 20% drop in state dollars. With this cut, for the first time, Students will shoulder more of UC's costs than California will. Yudof is a realist and a self-deprecating fellow who jokes about his girth. (If ...

George Bronk Used Facebook To Hack Women's Emails
Sacramento, Calif. — In a cautionary tale for users of social-networking sites, a California man has admitted using Personal Information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into women's e-mail accounts, then send nude pictures of them to everyone in their Address Book. The California Attorney General's office said Friday that George Bronk, 23, commandeered the e-mail accounts of dozens of women in the U.S. and England. He then scanned the women's "sent" folders for nude and seminude photos ...

Frances Fox Piven On The Tea Party: Its All About Sex
Listen to Frances Fox-Piven talk about the rich, white Tea Party people. After the usual BS about how Tea Partiers don’t like having a black man in the White House, she explains that she’s absolutely sure the Tea Party is all about sex. She admits she doesn’t have any data to back up her allegations. Something about “backward looking people,” you know, because only rich, white, backward looking people have sex. By the way, Piven is an honorary chairperson of the D...

Son suggests Reagan had Alzheimer's as president (AP)
NEW YORK – Ronald Reagan's son suggests in a new book that his father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease while he was still in the White House. The memoir quotes excerpts from Ron Reagan's book "My Father at 100," published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA). Reagan's son writes that he believes his father would have left office before his Second Term ended in 1989 had the disease been diagnosed then. U.S. News & World Report was the first to break th...

Michael Steele Fights For Second Term Ahead Of RNC Election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Will he be fired or not? GOP Chairman Michael Steele is fighting for survival atop the Republican National Committee, seeking to hold off four challengers accusing him of financial mismanagement and poor stewardship during his rocky, two-year tenure. The 168 members of the RNC were set to vote by secret ballot Friday on who should serve as party chairman during the 2012 Presidential Election cycle, when Republicans will try to defeat President Barack Obama. Eighty-five ...

Reagan Had Alzheimer's As President, Says Son
NEW YORK — Ronald Reagan's son suggests in a new book that his father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease while he was still in the White House. The memoir quotes excerpts from Ron Reagan's book "My Father at 100," published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA). Reagan's son writes that he believes his father would have left office before his Second Term ended in 1989 had the disease been diagnosed then. U.S. News & World Report was the first to break the publis...

RNC's Steele Out, Backs Cino; Wisconsin GOP's Priebus Leads
What is this? Wisconsin state party chairman Reince Priebus (L), a Candidate for the Republican National Committee Chairman, talks with RNC meeting attendees. Wisconsin state party chairman Reince Priebus (L), a Candidate for the Republican National Committee Chairman, talks with RNC meeting attendees. Updated at 4:05 pm — RNC Chairman Michael Steele ended his Reelection bid Thursday afternoon, once his chances continued to diminish after four rounds of voting. Steele asked his supporters ...

RNC Member Yells Out No When Asked To Support Steele For Second Term
This afternoon, following Michael Steele’s shaky tenure as head of the Republican National Committee (RNC), the group gathered in National Harbor, Maryland to decide whether or not to grant Steele a Second Term or elect a new leader. Four other Candidates “have been campaigning to win over RNC members,” and many observers aren’t expecting Steele to win re-election, given his Controversial tenure and the organization’s Financial Troubles. Indeed, hostility towards ...

GOP chief Michael Steele fights for second term
FILE - Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele answers a question during a debate in Arlington, Va., in this Oct. 25, 2006 file photo. Steele is fighting for survival atop the Republican National Committee. He's trying to hold off four challengers accusing him of financial mismanagement and poor stewardship during his rocky two-year tenure. The committee's 168 members are to vote Friday Jan. 14, 2011. Will he be fired or not? GOP Chairman Michael Steele is fighting for survival atop the Republi...

Son suggests Reagan had Alzheimer's as president
NEW YORK — Ronald Reagan's son suggests in a new book that his father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease while he was still in the White House. The memoir quotes excerpts from Ron Reagan's book "My Father at 100," published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA). Reagan's son writes that he believes his father would have left office before his Second Term ended in 1989 had the disease been diagnosed then. U.S. News & World Report was the first to break the pu...

DPA Chair Todd Turner To Resign
Chairman Todd Turner has announced his Resignation. Turner told The Associated Press that he would not run for another two-year term when the party’s state committee holds its election for chairman next month. “I’m not going to seek a Second Term as Chairman. I’ve enjoyed it, but the time requirements would make it very difficult for me to serve for two more years,” Turner said when asked about his future plans. We beat the drum on this for awhile.  Funny thing...

Mass. Gov. Patrick to keynote Dems annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be the Keynote Speaker at the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, the party said this morning. Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Patrick, elected to a Second Term in November, has emphasized Clean Energy and Education Reform, among other issues, in his time in office, so his message is likely one that will find a friendly audience. And the Colorado trip will help him fulfill one of the goals he’s set for his Second Term as ...