Wow, some truly ground breaking campaign rhetoric from the Democrat L.G. of California.  Whoever told him to make a crack about acting and movies deserves a raise.  The future of the Democrat party appears to be safe – Lt. Governor Cliche is in charge.  From the Sacbee:

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi became the first candidate to announce he is running for California governor in 2010 by blasting the incumbent Thursday over the state’s budget stalemate and declaring that he would raise taxes if elected.

The veteran Democratic politician announced his gubernatorial bid on the west steps of the Capitol, moments before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an order to cut thousands of temporary state jobs and freeze pay of 200,000 workers at $6.55 an hour to help the state pay its bills.

The timing of Garamendi’s announcement was no coincidence as he used the state’s budget standoff to tout his own credentials as a leader who can direct the California out of a fiscal morass.

“California is not a movie set, and gridlock is not acceptable,” Garamendi said in a dig at Schwarzenegger, the action star governor whose name won’t be on the 2010 ballot. “This is real life. This is about real people and Californians who are hurting.”

He added: “A stunt like a pay cut to $6.55 an hour doesn’t solve the problems that California faces.”

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