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| 2006-09-25 | |
| LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Democratic candidate for governor of California said Sunday that if elected he would call immediately on President Bush to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq. "I will do everything in my power, as governor, to bring our National Guard units home," Phil Angelides said. Angelides, the state treasurer, acknowledged he could not recall the troops on his own. He said he would consider filing a lawsuit or taking other steps against the Bush administration to seek their return.
Earlier this year, Angelides opposed Bush's request to put Guard troops on the border with Mexico. Schwarzenegger agreed to send 1,300 troops but refused a later request for more. The governor has control over troops requested for border missions. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 Atty Gen'l, not Senate. Equally unqualified by philosophy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-25 23:20 |
| #10 Uh, Jerry's running for state Attorney General. Red Ron's the mayor of Oakland (again, if I recall correctly). You're currently residing in the land of fruits and nuts. 75% of the state of California votes red, but the 25% that votes blue resides on the left coast and makes up the majority of the population. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-09-25 22:52 |
| #9 Sarge, I am living in an Oakland area hotel until my Indiana home sells. I heard on the radio this morning that Jerry Brown is running for State Senate. When I got here I found out that Ron Dellums in now mayor of SF. I feel like I will be living in Madame Tussauds. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2006-09-25 22:37 |
| #8 LOL Sarge!! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-25 20:55 |
| #7 I really feel bad for Phil because he is going to get spanked hard next month. His only path is to go way WAY out on the fringe and hope that maybe the rest of the lemmings will jump with him. Next week he will propose disbanding the Guard and covert them into “Peace Units”. The following week Phil will actually go to church, probably the First AME which loves Democrats. Just before the election he will declare publicly that he is gay/bi. Sorry Phil you just don’t matter, really. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-09-25 17:41 |
| #6 Talk about girlymen. He looks like he should be running for bookkeeper. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-25 15:10 |
| #5 I'll sue you too Frank |
| Posted by: Phil Angelides 2006-09-25 14:49 |
| #4 the little tax-and-spend jug-eared loser has dropped like a rock since he beat Westly for the Donk nod. He can't even count on the majority of Democrats to vote for him. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-25 13:41 |
| #3 A better idea would be Angelides out of California. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-09-25 09:34 |
| #2 Once they are federalized, they belong to the nation government. I'm sure with Kennedy and Souter on the court still, he might have a chance to get the Constitution declared Unconstitutional again. Some states have a state militia command and control structure to take over emergency and law enforcement missions if their Guard units are not available. In theory, CA and other states can just move their resources into that and away from the National Guard. It is not subject to federalization. However, it has to be funded fully from the state's own budget. Considering that CA and many states are usually bleeding on their accounting books, its something that will result in 'ghost brigades'. |
| Posted by: Ebbomoling Omiter6310 2006-09-25 08:53 |
| #1 Rudy Perpich, the then-governor of Minnesota, tried the lawsuit thing back in the 1980s to prevent the eeeeevil warmongering Reagan cabal from sending the Guard to Central America to crush the democratic people's socialist paradise of Nicaragua. IIRC, he lost. Big time. "Notice me! Notice me!" Angelides shrieked, stamping his tiny feet in impotent rage. "I'm your next governor. Me! Not that damned Nazi bodybuilder. I'm for progressive taxation and more welfare and |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-09-25 07:04 |