Acrostic A.R.N.I.E.
This kinda relates to the climate of tantrum and frustration that Copenhagen is offering, as well as the spools of red-tape that accompany any government decision.
In case you missed a letter the Governator sent to law-makers in Sacramento in early November, here it is in reproduction. Hard to align the letter as per the original, which you can enjoy here, but the initials of the seven bold words tell the story. In Arnie’s original, these opened each line, and the acrostic was luminous.
Pure coincidence, said Mr Schwarzenegger when the expletive was detected. Yeah, right. Maths wizards at UCLA calculated the odds of these seven letters falling into line all by themselves, and came up with the odds of 8,031,810,176 to one. A nice piece of action if that dark horse bolted home.
For your cathartic pleasure, the letter:
To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 1176 without my signature.
For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many
Unnecessary bills come to me for consideration. Water reform, prison reform, and health
Care are major issues my Administration has brought to the table, but the legislature just
Kicks the can down the alley.
Yet another legislative year has come and gone without major reforms Californians
Overwhelmingly deserve. In light of this, and after careful consideration, I believe it is
Unnecessary to sign this measure at this time.
Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzzenegger