The cover of heroes
The Alliance for a Better California -- the coalition of public employee unions that has hounded Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at nearly every public appearance he has made this year -- announced this afternoon it would NOT stage a protest when Schwarzenegger tapes an appearance on the Jay Leno show later today. The reason: "out of respect for the Tonight Show's 'Support Our Troops' theme for this evening."
Hard to say whether Schwarzenegger factored in this protest-protecting situation when he agreed to go on the show, but it is reminiscent of a trick former Gov. Gray Davis pulled in San Diego a few years back. Worried that he would be roundly booed when he walked out to throw the first pitch at a Padres baseball game, Davis surrounded himself with police and firefighter heroes as he made his way to the pitcher's mound. It worked: No one dared boo, lest their jeers be mistaken for disapproval of the men in uniform.
The 1960's type union (UFW) demonstrations picketing the governor are getting old/worn-out and the Paycheck Protection initiative is winning.
The unions are regrouping and saving their resources for a ballot box fight in November which could neuter them big time.
Their rationale for hounding the Governor is over: pursuading Arnold to NOT call a special election.
The special election is going to happen and now the unions wish to pursuade the Governor to campaign against or at least remain neutral on Paycheck Protection. This will happen if and only if the Governor receives significant concessions over the state budget process.
Flap has learned from Republican insiders that even if the Governor agrees to not campaign for PP, the CRP will.
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