What's Arnold Smoking In Those Stogies?

Did Bob Mulholland spike the Governor's stogies? Because that's about the only forgivable explanation of Schwarzenegger's decision -- according to FlashReport.org and Capitol Weekly -- to appoint arch-Democratic professional operative Susan Kennedy as his new chief-of-staff.

First he sends Mike Murphy to unsubtly signal a group of businessmen to get ready for an Ah-nuld accommodation to the Democratic agenda. Now he picks the former executive director of the California Democratic Party and the California Abortion Rights Action League -- someone who proudly lists her exertions to elect Clinton/Gore in 1991 and Gray Davis in 1998 -- on her PUC bio.

Does the Governor want a primary challenge? Because he might be surprised at the depth and intensity of the revolt he would face from the GOP rank-and-file.

UPDATE: From The Hogue Blog:

New Gov 'Chief of Staff' is a "Married Lesbian"

Another point to the Governor's "possible" placement of Susan Kennedy as his 'new' Chief of Staff.

I'm told tonight (by source) that Susan Kennedy is a radical 'Pro-abortionist, and she is a 'Lesbian'; and she married her partner in Hawaii.

What does this mean to Assemblyman Mark Leno's "Same Sex Marriage Legislation"? Hard to say no and veto, when your number one administration official is a lesbian and married.

We could be looking at (1) more taxes, (2) signing of the "Same Sex Marriage Legislation", and (3) a new liberal social agenda to win back the independent voters of the state.

More on the morning show.

Ugh. The only way it can get worse is if Kennedy's partner turns out to be Carol Migden or Sheila Kuhl. Or both.

ANOTHER UPDATE: FR Blogger and veteran OC Blog commenter Phil Paule sums it up well in this post.

AND ANOTHER UPDATE: Hack N Flacker Marvin Lucas tut-tuts us Reps on why it took the Susan Kennedy appointment to wise us up to what Dems like her have known all along. Indeed.

Comments

[Phil Paule]

Tonight the Gov took a knife and stabbed the 1.6 million Californians ( Reps, Dems & Others ) that signed the Recall Petition in the back.

[Phil Paule]

I am going to bed now, when I wake up I am sure that Bob Mulholland will have been named Deputy COS

Gray Davis Recall RIP
2003-2005

[Silence Dogood]

I'm honestly thinking I may end up with a foot in my mouth from laughing at the possibility of a primary challenge. And I'm almost at the point of wanting it there.

[gopher]

It's time to draft Dennis Mountjoy for Governor. He will hold Arnold's feet to the fire.

[DR]

I don't think Dennis Mountjoy could hold a marshmallo to a fire, let alone Arnold's feet.

[Silence Dogood]

LOL!

[really?]

I think you fail to see the power of the "I don't want to wear a motorcycle helmet" contingency that is out there... depending on turnout, Mountjoy could just take it...