• ivanafterall
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    198 months ago

    Reagan was also Governor of California before he became president.

    • @[email protected]
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      78 months ago

      All I really remember from The Governators time was how many parks got built.

      It was actually kind of ridiculous because the signs went up into all kinds of places I had been using for hiking for years, dirt lots or unmanaged areas that connected to wilderness. Then bam, sign goes up with a big green ✅ and Swartzennegers name. No park at first just the signs. And a shit ton of them. Like a ridiculous number. It took time from there but they were all eventually turned into parks and green spaces.

      He gets a lot of shit because he is an over the top character, but California has done far worse. Newsom is worse. Davis did less.

      • ivanafterall
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        38 months ago

        I actually think he’d do a great job. I just don’t think it’s likely to happen due to the constitutional requirements, which would never be changed in a normal political environment, much less in this one.

        • El Barto
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          28 months ago

          Let’s remember that a lot of people think of Trump doing a great job.

          Never again.

        • @[email protected]
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          18 months ago

          I mean he was kinda milquetoast, but also, California is like, fucking impossible to manage. I don’t think people realize how strange and departed interests are in Sacramento. It’s a clusterfuck because California is so variable in its territory, people, and ideologies.

          • ivanafterall
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            18 months ago

            I’ve appreciated his efforts to use his platform to try to be a voice of reason to other Republicans in recent years. He’s flawed, but he’s a legit role model with a head on his shoulders.

            • @[email protected]
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              28 months ago

              Yeah, I’ve never really understood his fascination with Repubs. He doesn’t carry their idealogy. It’s kinda weird. He’s like a baby swan who the first politician he saw was a Republican and so he’s a Republican. He even says as much in some interview.