The Buzzards Begin to Circle

The sharks smell blood in the water...insert tired animal cliche here...any way you look at it, the anti-Schwarzenegger forces have finally decided to stand up to the "Governator".

Yesterday, State Treasurer Phil Angelides became the first Democrat to officially announce his candidacy for Governor. While relatively unknown, Angelides does have a 12-1 money advantage over Schwarzenegger at this early stage in the race ($12.5 million to $1). The fact that he can pronounce CALIFORNIA correctly is enough for us, so check out his site here.

On the other side of the country, State Attorney General and rumored Gubernatorial aspirant Bill Lockyer raised eybrows by suggesting Arnold's leadership style reeked of Austrian politics. Lockyer was asked the obvious question of whether this was backhanded way of calling Arnold a Nazi, and suggested he may have in fact been comparing him to an Astro-Hungarian emperor...Way to go Bill, as soon as you have a website up, you've earned a link.

Aside from those who want to take his job away, Arnold is also facing increasingly vocal opposition to his bird brained policy proposals. Among others, nurses, firefighters, and teachers are all lining up and making themselves be heard. One thousand protestors are expected at what was supposed to be a quiet Los Angeles fundraiser tonight.

Meanwhile, back in Sacramento, Schwarzenegger got sued! A political watchdog group has sued Arnold for violating campaign finance laws. Godspeed to these heroes.