Gov's Radio Address Given By a Dem?

For the first time, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a guest legislator--a Democrat, no less, and one who was one vote shy in her own Democratic caucus from serving as his chief foil in the Seante as Pro Tem. Sen. Martha Escutia, who teamed with the governor to push several health in schools bills this year, spoke about her efforts: Five years ago, when I first introduced legislation with the goal of getting healthy food into our schools, people said it was a wacky idea. One lawmaker even said that my bill was, "Eat a burrito, go to jail." Hey, even I laughed at that one, but the serious issue still remained. We were neglecting a very important responsibility - seeing that our kids grow up healthy - and I was determined to make that happen, no matter how long it took. Today, I am happy to report that we have achieved a major victory for California's students. Governor Schwarzenegger and I, as a bipartisan team, worked to get the toughest school nutrition reforms in the nation passed by the California State Legislature. And this week, at the Governor's Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity, he signed those bills into law. I am surpised hte Governor's staff let five years ago slip in, because it predates the legislation to the governor she worked with (granted, it was under this governor that the legislation passed). But why on the day after he announced his candidacy would Schwarzenegger passed the mic to a legislative Democrat? Is there a shifting dynamic of appearing bipartisan in the air? You can read the entire address here.