Schwarzenegger comes out swinging

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't wasted any time hitting the campaign trail--barnstorming the state only hours after Democrats tapped Phil Angelides as their nominee. Now, he is hitting the airwaves with two ads, including a negative spot criticizing Angelides. The more negative ad transcript follows: Would you drive backwards? Walk backwards? Then why take California backwards to a time we never want to see again? When soaring taxes forced jobs and businesses to flee our state. That's where Phil Angelides has promised to take our families with his $10 billion in new taxes. Or, we can keep moving forward … protecting the California dream for you and your family. That's our choice. The words are spoken over images of a bird walking backwards, cars moving backwards, then cars driving backwards and then Angelides himself moving backings with the $10 billion plastered on the screen. The positive ad has similar imagery (except the people and children running in fields are moving forward) and the same voice-over announcer. Here’s the transcript: Tomorrow is going to be better than today for Californians … Because we've pulled our state back from the brink of bankruptcy. We've reduced the deficit …Cut the car tax …And created 500,000 new jobs. We've brought Democrats and Republicans together to begin repair of our roads, schools and levees. Governor Schwarzenegger is moving us forward to protect the California dream for you and your family. You can find the ads here and here.